Arvo A. Ranta

Arvo A. Ranta entered the Navy in March of 1942.  He served as a Machinist's Mate 2nd Class.

Mr. Ranta died in service on April 27, 1944, from injuries received in a plane crash in Alaska on April 7, 1944.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 261.

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