World War II Honoree

Oliver Jackson Easley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Centralia, Washington

Honored By

Laurie Andes

Relationship

Daughter

MAJOR. BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER AS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE ORIGINAL 12TH AIR FORCE TOURING IN ENGLAND, JAPAN, KOREA AND NORTH AFRICA. ALSO SERVED AS BASE PHOTOGRAPHER AT FORT LEWIS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON WHICH LATER WAS RENAMED MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE. RETRAINED IN RADAR IN 1940 AND RETIRED IN 1971 AT POINT CABRILLO, FORT BRAGG, CALIFORNIA.