Holton, Oliver-Garfield

Son of Adeline Walley was born on August 30, 1914 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States. From his childhood he had been attracted to aviation and had gone to see every competition – pilots. He bought him books in aviation and learned to build small models of airplanes. Then he took a sports flight and son of 20 joined a pilot association that showed their ability to a paid audience and achieved considerable achievements in the profession. At the beginning of World War II he moved to Canada and joined the Royal Air Force. Trained and completed a military flight and in 1940 moved to active service in England in the “Eagle Squadron” of American volunteers. During the German Air Force’s “blitz” of Britain, he was one of the best fighters against him in defending the eastern coast of Scotland. In an air battle with a German plane called the Junkers 88, his engine was hit and he landed on a raiding landing. A week later, he managed to knock down another Junkers and then Messerschmitt 109 in an air battle over London. Three days after his victory he was wounded when his plane was shot down. He spent nine weeks in a hospital, was disqualified for combat duty, and was an aircraft examiner. In October 1941 he returned to his country, was accepted as an officer of the American Air Force and trained recruits. In 1944, he was sent to service in Africa, returned ill and recovered from a hospital in Miami, Florida. He was discharged from the army and settled in civilian aviation. In September 1948 he volunteered to serve the young Israeli air force in his knowledge. On December 7, 1948, during an airplane experiment, he died in an accident when the plane fell into the Sea of ​​Galilee. He was buried in Jaffa. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of superintendent (lieutenant). Oliver-Garfield was laid to rest in a special section of the Haifa military cemetery.