John Caryl Stratton ’49

John, one of the oldest members of our class, was 80 when he died on Apr. 5, 2001, of cancer in Naples, Fla.

He came to Princeton as a married veteran with a DFC and several Air Medals for 64 missions flying a B-24 in the China-Burma-India theater during WWII. He once had to bail out behind enemy lines and barely escaped capture by the Japanese.

At Princeton he belonged to Quadrangle Club, majored in biology, and graduated with honors. He later earned an MBA from the U. of New Haven.

John worked as chief liaison engineer for Avco Manufacturing in Stratford, Conn., and as president of Yankee Engineering Services and Stratton Realty, both in Connecticut. He was the recipient of a Presidential Achievement Award in 1981. He belonged to the New York Athletic and Princeton Clubs and was active in many other organizations.

John is survived by his wife, Lucille Waterhouse Stratton, a daughter, Caryl Persson, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The class extends its sincere sympathy to them all on the loss of this valiant man.

The Class of 1949