Takara Ronald K.

Monuments

Douglas C-47 42-92700 Crash Site Memorial

Douglas C-47 (42-92700) Plaque

Name:

Ronald K. Takara

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

30102047

Unit:

Date of Death:

1944-11-01

State:

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri

Plot:

Section 82

Row:

Grave:

Site 112

Decoration:

Comments:

Ronald K. Takara was born on January 15, 1918, in Onomea, Hawaii. A passenger on the C-47 #42-92700 on November 1, 1944, the flight was evacuating wounded soldiers and prisoners and was trying to reach Montélimar from Luxeuil and then to a hospital in Naples, Italy. On board are five crew members, nine American wounded soldiers (including Sgt Takara), and six German wounded prisoners. At around 2:30 PM, the airplane hit the Pilat mountain range and crashed due to poor weather conditions. Unfortunately, there were no survivors.

Sgt Takara is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA, in the same grave as 2Lt Ward and PFC Romano.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net