World War II Honoree

Glenn Overman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA AT GUADALCANAL, AND BOUGAINVILLE, IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (2 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1947 WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.