The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Henry Ranes
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
729 BOMB SQ 452 BOMB WING
Date of Death
March 24, 1951
Staff Sergeant Ranes was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On March 24, 1951 while flying a low level mission five miles north of Sunan, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.