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A portrait of Lieutenant Easton who served in the 77th Division during World War I (1917-1918) and on General Pershing's staff during the Paris Peace Conference (1918-1919). Easton was a Professor of History at West Virginia University, 1938 to 1972.

1. Lieutenant Jason Clark Easton, United States Army

Jason Clark Easton first served in the Seventy Seventh (77th) Division as a non-commissioned officer (sergeant) because of his compromised eyesight. He was eventually commissioned a lieutenant and assigned to General Pershing's staff during the Paris Peace talks. In 1938 Easton began a thirty five year career on the West Virginia University faculty as a Professor of History.

2. Jason Clark Easton, United States Army