World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Arvin Overton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
East Austin, Texas
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FROM 1942 THROUGH 1945, INCLUDING HAWAII, GUAM, PALAU AND IWO JIMA. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE SERVICE IN OCTOBER 1945.