Ruto Edward Basil

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Edward Basil Ruto is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

ISOB Edward Basil Ruto

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

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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.