Donald Stratton

{{short description|American veteran (1922–2020)}}{{use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}

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| birth_place = Red Cloud, Nebraska, U.S.

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| death_place = Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.

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| battles = World War II

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Donald Stratton (July 14, 1922 – February 15, 2020) was an American veteran and memoirist of World War II who served in the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet.{{cite news |last1=Silverman |first1=Hollie |title=Donald Stratton, a Pearl Harbor survivor and USS Arizona crew member, has died at 97 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/17/us/uss-arizona-survivor-dies/index.html |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=CNN |date=February 17, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Prine |first1=Carl |title=USS Arizona survivor Donald Stratton dies at 97 |url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/02/16/uss-arizona-survivor-donald-stratton-has-died-at-97/ |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=Navy Times |date=February 15, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=McKinnon |first1=Shaun |title='I've told my stories': One of the last survivors of the USS Arizona has died at 97 |url=https://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/17/uss-arizona-survivors-donald-stratton-dies-colorado-springs-97/4783791002/ |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=USA Today |date=February 17, 2020}} He was in the port gun director of the ship {{USS|Arizona|BB-39|6}} during the attack on Pearl Harbor, when an armor-piercing bomb set off the ship's forward ammunition magazine. Stratton was one of six men in the gun director who survived the initial attack. One of the six died in hospital the evening of December 7.

On June 8, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a dedication ceremony took place to name the bridge for the newly constructed interchange at interstate 25 and Fillmore Street in Stratton's honor.{{cite web |url=https://www.elpasoco.com/donald-stratton-bridge-dedication |title=Donald Stratton Bridge Dedication |publisher=El Paso County, Colorado |access-date=November 9, 2023 |date=June 13, 2018}}