First Lt. Richard Stanton

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First Lt. Charles Richard Stanton was the first African American bomber pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces—he flew 81 combat missions in Europe during WWII. He was born in Maryland in 1920, but moved with this family to Portland by the 1930s. When this photograph was taken in 1942 he had enlisted in the Air Corps for the duration of the war, plus six months. He died in 1991 and is buried at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Learn more about Richard Stanton from the Oregon Historical Society https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/charles-richard-stanton

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In copyright. Used by permission of the copyright holder, who retains publication rights thereto. Use of resources from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners. Photographs Dept., Oregon Historical Society.

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  • PUpic_001270

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  • Rev. Lee Owen Stone Collection; Org Lot 651; Box 2, folder 1; CN 022276

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