World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jacob Oliker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Queens, New York
Honored By
Michael Oliker
Relationship
Son
MY FATHER STUDIED AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOS AND FIGURED OUT THE BEST PATH FROM ITALY TO THE FACTORIES OF GERMANY. ON ONE MISSION, HE FOUND A PATH WHICH AVOIDED ALL ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND NO PLANES WERE HIT THAT FOLLOWED HIS PATH. HE WON THE BRONZE STAR FOR CREATING THE SYSTEM HE USED TO FIND SUCH PATHS.