SALEM, OR -- Governor Kate Brown has ordered flags flown at half-staff Tuesday, in honor of a native Oregonian and Medal of Honor recipient who passed away, last week. Arthur Jackson received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions in the battle of the Pacific Island of Peleliu, code-named "Operation Stalemate II.".

The Governor says Jackson represents the best of Oregon and she asks everyone to pause and remember his service and sacrifice. Jackson died June 14, at the age of 92, in Boise, Idaho.