World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Henry Alfred Overturf
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Benton, Illinois
Honored By
Keith Bradley Jacobsen
Relationship
Son
SERVED ON THE USS JOHN C. BUTLER DE-339. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT AT MOROTAI, LEYTE, BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, LUZON, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND A KAMIKAZE ATTACK. AWARDED RIBBON BAR WITH BRONZE STAR OF THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR MERITORIOUS CONDUCT. THE DESIGNATED LEADER FOR A GROUP OF 18 MEN FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD WORKING PARTY AT THE FREIGHT HOUSE, PRINCESS ANNE ROAD.