Name:
Edward Basil Ruto
Rank:
Flying Officer
Serial Number:
J/14738
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-05-14
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Plot:
2
Row:
F
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Comments:
Edward Basil Ruto was born on June 18, 1917, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. He was the son of Oscar Ruto, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Lena (nee Bernodo) Ruto (deceased when Edward enlisted).
Edward served in the 419 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flying Officer during World War II. He was Killed in Action on May 14, 1943, when his Halifax aircraft #DT 672 was shot down at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany during night operations against Bochum, Germany.