Gordon Arthur Stanley (13 July 1921 – 19 April 1956) was a United States Navy aviator and a flying ace of World War II. He was credited with shooting down eight enemy aircraft in the Pacific Theatre flying Grumman F6F Hellcats. As a United States Naval Reserve officer, he was killed in an accident while flying a Grumman F9F-6 Cougar of Naval Aviation Reserve Training Unit, Naval Air Station Glenview, in Illinois.
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13 July 1921 Seattle, Washington
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19 April 1956 (aged 34) near Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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