Stanton, Richard B.

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Stanton, Richard B.
Air Corps Lieutenant killed in an air crash on 09-02-1943 in New Guinea.

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RICHARD BURGESS STANTON

BIRTH DATE

3 Aug 1919

BIRTH LOCATION

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

FATHER

Howard Clinton Stanton, Swift & Company

MOTHER

Lulu Wing Rider Stanton

SIBLINGS

Robert L Stanton, William M Stanton

SPOUSE

Mary Beth Wilson Stanton

HIGH SCHOOL

Morgan Park HS (3.5 yr); The Peddle School (.5 yr) - 1939 graduate

HIGH SCHOOL LOCATION

Chicago, Illinois; Hightstown, New Jersey

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Reserve Officers' Training Corps, football, student court

HOMETOWN

Chicago, Cook County

HOME STATE

Illinois

ENTERED KNOX

1939

CLASS YEAR

1943

MAJOR

Economics

FRATERNITY

Phi Gamma Delta

WAR / CONFLICT

World War II

MILITARY SERVICE

US Army Air Forces

SERIAL NUMBER

O-659 492

RANK

First Lieutenant

UNIT

6th Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group

INCIDENT

A passenger on B-24D "Battlin' Betts" #42-41099, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, USAAF, which took off with crew of 4 and 5 passengers from 5 Mile Drome (Ward Drome), Papua New Guinea on an engineering test flight over Fishermans Island (Daugo Island). They were last heard from via a radio contact stating they were near Kekini Rocks, Redscar (Redscar Head), Central Province. They never returned to base and were not heard from again. Additional: Brisbane U-21759 Cas msg #1694 ramyrad C-5494 8 Sep 43 previously reported missing as of 2 Sep 43 *Status now killed FINAL plane washed ashore indicates severe crash into sea, change in status made under Par 6C War Dept cir 195, 1943. (AC)

INCIDENT LOCATION

Near Kekini Rocks, Redscar Head, Central Province, Papua New Guinea

CASUALTY DATA

DNB / Died Non Battle - lost at sea

DATE OF DEATH

2 Sep 1943

AGE AT DEATH

24

LOCATION OF DEATH

Papua, New Guinea

BURIAL

MIA

MILITARY CENOTAPH

Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial; Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines

FIND A GRAVE

AWARDS

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal

REMARKS

Transferred to Knox from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
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