Captain Eldon E. Stratton - Pineville, MO
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YoSam.
N 36° 35.617 W 094° 23.019
15S E 376232 N 4050682
Flew the Yamamoto Mission with out a problem, but escorting bombers from Guadalcanal proved fatal.
Waymark Code: WMKFYX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2014
Views: 3
County of memorial: McDonald County
Location of memorial: Main St. & 5th St., courthouse lawn, Pineville
Born: April 26, 1920
K.I.A. Monday, August 30, 1953
Marker Text:
CAPTAIN
ELDON E. STRATTON
U.S.A.A.C. PILOT
1920 --- 1943
The grave site and gravestone of
Capt. Stratton
Capt. Stratton flew the "Yamamoto Mission"
Documentation of Stratton's final mission
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courthouse lawn, common sense prevails
Entrance fees (if it applies): none
Type of memorial: Tree
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