Arthur Edmund Easterbrook [SEP] conflict
Arthur Edmund Easterbrook
Lieutenant (later Brigadier General) Arthur Edmund Easterbrook started his career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. During World War II, he held several important positions in the U. S. Army Air Corps.
Early life.
Easterbrook came from a military family; his father was Major E. P. Easterbrook, of Fort Flagler, Washington.His brother-in-law was J. Lawton Collins.
World War I.
Easterbrook enlisted on 17 August 1917. He served originally in
Easterbrook later commanded the Air Force's Western Training Command, as well as Santa Ana Air Base in California. On 21 August 1946, he retired as a brigadier general.
On 21 January 1950, he sustained serious injuries in a fall from an avocado tree. He was using a wheelchair and living in a Veterans Administration facility until his death by heart failure on 24 July 1952.
Honors and awards citations.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur Edmund Easterbrook, First Lieutenant (Air