World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ralph R. Cima
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
William David Wilson, 6th Bomb Group Assn.
CORPORAL (RADARMAN); WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 39TH SQUADRON, 6TH BOMB GROUP ON TINIAN ISLAND. ON 12 FEBRUARY 1945, HE AND HIS CREW WERE ON A RADAR SEARCH MISSION FOR JAPANESE SHIPPING BETWEEN TINIAN AND THE JAPANESE EMPIRE. FORTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THEY CRASHED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND AIR MEDAL.