ELMER FOWLER STONE 1887-1936 AKA "Archie" Stone

Lt. E. F. STONE

 

NC-4 Crew - Just before taking off Left to Right: Read, Stone, Hinton, Rodd, Howard, Breese. Photo from from Leslie's Magazine, June 7, 1919 Found on Answers.com Courtesy of Roy Nagl, 12-7-05

 

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES via email from Wade Johnson, LCdr, USCG, Ret. 10-23-04      Cdr. Stone was Coast Guard Aviator Nr. 1 and I seldom see this distinction under his name. He, like many who achieved so much aren't always properly recognized for their achievements. Elmer Stone is one of my heroes as is LCdr. Frank Erickson, along with Lt. A.N. Fisher and Lt. Stewart Graham, the first Coast Guard helicopter pilots, who are also seldom mentioned. I am eternally grateful to them all, for without them Coast Guard aviation would not be the vital activity it is today.   Wade Johnson, LCdr, USCG, Ret. Coast Guard aviator nr. 1181 Coast Guard helicopter pilot nr. 500

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Elmer F. Stone" +aviation, using the Google search engine, (5-26-08), you will find about 427 links! Among the most helpful are the following.

COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY      There is significant documentation, images and narrative about CDR Elmer F. "Archie" Stone on the USCG Aviation History Web Site. Once on the site, scroll down to the ""GENERIC SEARCHES" section and do a "Master Word Search" for "Stone." You will find links to three important files, each of which offers a wealth of material on his life and career. You can access the site by clicking on the title above. Editor's Note:This very important link was suggested by: Gib Brown CDR, USCG (Ret) CG Aviator #795 CG Helo Pilot #395 Web Master http://uscgaviationhistory.aoptero.org Member, USCG Aviation Hall of Fame

 

Commander Elmer Fowler Stone, USCG      This page on the official USCG website offers a comprehensive biography of him and is profusely illustrated with many important photographs. It also lists a number of additional sources of information. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.

 

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WEBSITE An official biography of Elmer Fowler Stone.      This page, which is found on Michael Robert Patterson's Arlington National Cemetery website, offers a biography of Commander Stone, with special emphasis on the flight of the NC-4. You can access the site by clicking on the title above.      If you are not already familiar with this website, and if time permits, I think you will be pleased to find entries for a number of the pioneer military aviators, as well as the other heroes of the armed services.

 

NAVY-CURTISS NC-4 FLYING BOAT      This page is devoted to the historic flight of the NC-4 and is very comprehensive in its coverage. It includes a number of photographs which enhance the story. Then Lt. Stone is mentioned among the several crews of the flying boats. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.

 

Elmer F. Stone died in 1936 From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back