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Eugene Morrison Stoner
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Eugene Morrison Stoner was born on 22 November 1922 in Gosport, IN.
Stoner attended high school in Long Beach and afterwards worked for the Vega Aircraft Company installing armament. During World War II, he enlisted for Aviation Ordnance in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the South Pacific and northern China.
In late 1945, he began working in the machine shop for Whittaker, an aircraft equipment company, and ultimately became a Design Engineer. In 1954 he came to work as chief engineer for ArmaLite, a division of Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corporation. While at ArmaLite, he designed a series of prototype small arms, including the AR-3, AR-9, AR-11, AR-12, none of which saw significant production. Their only real success during this period was the AR-5 survival rifle, which was adopted by the U.S. Air Force.
In 1955, Stoner completed initial design work on the revolutionary AR-10, a lightweight (7.25 lbs.) selective-fire infantry rifle in 7.62 x 51 mm NATO caliber. The AR-10 was submitted for rifle evaluation trials
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Eugene Stoner
ENGINEER
1922 - 1997
Eugene Stoner
Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) was an American machinist and firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Patent Firearm Company for the United States military as the M16 rifle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eugene Stoner has received more than 1,455,313 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene Stoner is the 179th most popular engineer (down from 138th in 2019), the 3,767th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,024th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Engineer.
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Among engineers, Eugene Stoner ranks 179 out of 389. Before him are Hellmuth Walter, Elisa Leonida Zamfires
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Eugene Stoner: The Man Behind the AR-15
Eugene Stoner is the inventor of the iconic AR-15 and AR-10 rifles, but how did he create these and what other firearms did he develop? We cover this and more.
Everybody is familiar with the iconic AR-15, but just where did it come from?
To learn the history of the AR-15, you have to first look at the genius behind it…Eugene Stoner. So, follow along as we talk about Stoner, his life, and what led him to create one of the most notable rifles in history.
THE EARLY YEARS
Born in 1922, Stoner graduated from high school right in time for the beginning of World War II. Immediately after graduation, he landed a job at Vega Aircraft Company, installing ordnance. It was here that he would first learn about manufacturing arms.
But then Pearl Harbor happened, leading Stoner to join the Marines soon after.
His background in ordnance resulted in him being shipped to the Pacific Theater, where he was involved in aviation ordnance.
After the war, Stoner hopped around from a few different engineering jobs until he landed a position with a sm
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