World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Hampton Overstreet
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brunswick, Georgia
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, NAVAL TRAINING STATION BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (ELECTRICIANS MATE) NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION-12 (USS R-13), SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ABOARD USS BARBEL SS-316, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 121, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 91, USS GAR SS-206, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, USS DACE SS-247, USS ANTHEDON AS-24 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.