World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Cleve Overton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Winchester, Illinois
Honored By
Son
ENTERED INTO SERVICE, APRIL 19TH 1945 IN FORT SHERIDAN, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. WENT TO BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS FOR 6 MONTHS. TRAINING WAS COMPLETE IN AUGUST 1945. WENT TO FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA FOR DEPLOYMENT OVERSEAS. SPENT 3 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS ON TROOP TRAIN BETWEEN ARKANSAS AND CALIFORNIA. SPENT 1 1/2 MONTHS THERE. WAS SENT TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN IN NOVEMBER OF 1945. WAS DISCHARGED IN FROM DRAFT ENLISTMENT IN NOVEMBER OF 1945. GIVEN A MONTH RECLAMATION AND REPAIR AFTER HAVING ENLISTED FOR ANOTHER YEAR. STAYED IN WISCONSIN UNTIL APRIL OF 1946. SERVED AS A MILITARY POLICE IN LOCAL JAIL THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A FEDERAL PRISON. RESPONSIBLE FOR A CELL HALL WITH 25-30 PRISONERS TO GUARD. TRANSFERRED TO SELFRIDGE FIELD, MICHIGAN IN MAY OF 1946 FOR 3 MONTHS. RETURNED TO CHICAGO, TO A MILITARY POLICE BARRACKS. DUTIES INCLUDED RIDING TRAINS FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES, APPREHENDING ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE SERVICEMEN AND ASSISTING IN COURT APPEARANCES. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 21, 1946 AT A RANK OF BUCK SERGEANT.