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| PBY flight engineer Arvo Ranta died after his plane crashed in Asiatic waters. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/537687642983646824/ |
Arvo Arthur Ranta never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on October 22, 1917 in Minnesota. His parents were both born in Finland. His father worked as a farmer. Arvo had an older brother and sister and a younger brother.
He enlisted in the Navy in March 1942. He became a flight engineer and aviation machinist's mate second class on PBY-5 Catalinas. On March 31, 1944 his plane was on patrol over Asiatic waters when it crashed into the ocean. Ranta survived the crash but he died the next day while in a raft. The survivors were rescued by a PBY that landed on the water to pick them up.
His grave is at Gilbert Cemetery in Minnesota.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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