Korean War
Service # | AF18376285 |
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Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | July 10 1953 |
National Defense Service Medal
Staff Sergeant Stanton was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Stanton was a member of the 55th Strategic Wing stationed at Lakenheath, England. On July 10, 1953, he was a passenger on a C-47 Skytrain transport traveling from Lakenheath to Sola Airfield, Stavanger, Norway. When the aircraft was about to land, it was hit by a Norwegian F-86 jet and crashed killing all ten airmen on board.