Stanton, Ronald V.
Army Sergeant 1st class

Ronald V. Stanton, age 21, from Massillon, Ohio, Stark county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: October 20, 1968
Death details: On November 13, 2000, the Joint Task Force–Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Sergeant First Class Ronald V. Stanton, missing from the Vietnam War. Sergeant First Class Stanton entered the U.S. Army from Ohio and served with the 243rd Assault Helicopter Company, 10th Combat Aviation Battalion. On October 20, 1968, he was the door gunner aboard a CH-47A Chinook (tail number 66-19053, call sign “Freight Train 53”) that took off from Dong Ba Thien Airfield, South Vietnam, on a resupply mission to Ban Me Thuot. While over the Ninh Hoa Valley, the helicopter crashed for unknown reasons, killing SFC Stanton. His body was not recovered at the time. The crash site was eventually located in Khan Hoa Province and in 1995, a U.S. investigative team recovered human remains that analysts were later able to identify as those of SFC Stanton.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com