Altadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

O. Oliver Goodall

First Lieutenant — Army Air Corps

Oliver Goodall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 16, 2020

1. Oliver Goodall Marker

Inscription. Lt. O. Oliver Goodall lived at 679 W Harriet Street from 1961 until his death in 2010 and made a powerful impact on his adopted communities of Altadena and Pasadena, in addition to contributing to elevating the dignity and civil rights of African-Americans in this country. Lt. Goodall entered the U.S. Army Air Corps at Tuskegee in February 1943. In October 1944, he graduated as a multi-engine pilot and became part of the Tuskegee Airmen. Goodall was among 120 African-American officers arrested for trying to peacefully integrate an all-white officers' club, which came to be known as the Freeman Field Mutiny. The 'mutiny' was an important step toward full integration of all U.S. Armed Forces worldwide in June 1949, and served as a model for later civil rights efforts to integrate public facilities. Lt. Goodall was awarded the Rosa Parks Legendary Award in 2009 by the NAACP - Pasadena and Altadena branches. In 2012, the post office at 281 E Colorado Blvd in Pasadena was named the First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building.

Erected 2020 by The Rotary Club of Altadena, Eugene Hutchins, Maria Zuccarello and Elio

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Hutchins.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.

Location. 34° 11.678′ N, 118° 9.75′ W. Memorial is in Altadena, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on West Harriet Street 0.2 miles west of Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 679 W Harriet Street, Altadena CA 91001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buffalo Soldiers (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Voyager Spacecraft - Interplanetary Explorers

Oliver Goodall Marker and Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 16, 2020

2. Oliver Goodall Marker and Home

(approx. 0.8 miles away); Space Flight Operations Facility (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jet Propulsion Laboratory (approx. 0.8 miles away); Who was Robert Owens of El Prieto Canyon? (approx. 1.2 miles away); Zane Grey Estate (approx. 1.3 miles away); Owen Brown (approx. 1½ miles away); How El Prieto Canyon Got Its Name (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altadena.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. - First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office.

Marker Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 16, 2020

3. Marker Dedication

The current home owner is holding a sign; Goodall's grandson is wearing orange.

First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 16, 2020

4. First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,302 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 16, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.