Charles E. Stanton

Charles Egbert Stanton (November 22, 1858 – May 8, 1933) was an officer in the United States Army, and attained the rank of colonel. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, he served as chief disbursing officer and aide to General John J. Pershing during World War I. Quotes Lafayette, nous voilà! Lafayette, we are here! Spoken at the tomb of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, Paris (4 July 1917), as quoted in John H. George and Paul Boller, They Never Said It (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989), p. 104; the quote is often misattributed to John J. Pershing. External links Category:Military leaders from the United States Category:1858 births Category:1933 deaths Category:People from Illinois Category:United States Army people