Eugene Morrison Stoner was born November 22, 1922 in Gosport, Indiana.
He died April 24, 1997 in Palm City, Florida, at 74.
His AR-10 and AR-15 designs gave the world the M16, the M4 and the modern AR.
BornNov 22, 1922
DiedApr 24, 1997
FromGosport, IN
Known forAR-15
Timeline
- 1922Born in Gosport, Indiana.
- World War IIServed in the US Marine Corps as an aviation ordnance armorer in the South Pacific and northern China.
- 1954Became chief engineer at ArmaLite.
- 1955Began design work on the AR-10, whose gas system carries into the AR-15, M16 and M4.
- 1961Left ArmaLite and consulted for Colt.
- 1960sDesigned the Stoner 63 modular weapons system with Cadillac Gage.
- 1972Co-founded ARES Inc.
- 1990Joined Knight’s Armament Company, where the SR-25 followed.
- 1997Died April 24 in Palm City, Florida.