First Lieutenant Jarvis Jennes Offutt was an aviator from Omaha, Nebraska who died in World War I. Offutt Air Force Base is named in his honor.
Offutt was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 26, 1894. He attended Omaha Central High School and graduated from the Lawrenceville Preparatory School in 1913. He graduated from Yale University in 1917 while at Yale, he was a member of the Varsity Club, Glee Club, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, and was a Y track man, winning his honors in the high hurdles. He was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, an organization which recognizes high academic achievement.
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