Cargill Ronald A.

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Ronald A. Cargill is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

490th Bombardment Group Roll of Honor

Name:

Ronald A. Cargill

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-927669

Unit:

851st Bombardment Squadron

Date of Death:

1945-02-25

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Ronald A. Cargill was born on June 19, 1924. He was the son of Gladys Lillian Cargill. He served in the 851st Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of a B17 during World War II.

Ronald was killed on February 25, 1945, in a bombing raid over Germany. Flying over Munich, a tiny piece of flak hit him in the neck and killed him instantly. It was his 11th mission.

2Lt Cargill is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.