Richard Overton
American centenarian and oldest verified living World War II veteran
Facts
27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- May 11, 1906
- Date of death
- December 27, 2018
- Place of birth
- Bastrop County
- Place of death
- Austin
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Occupation
- soldier
- Religion or worldview
- Protestantism[17]
- Award received
- Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, marksmanship badge, Bronze Star Medal[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
- Official website
- richard-overton.com[26]
- Academic degree
- associate degree[22]
- Described by source
- Richard Overton, 112, America’s Oldest World War II Veteran, Dies[29]
- Different from
- Richard Overton[32]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[28]
- Military branch
- United States Army[19]
- Military, police or special rank
- Technician Fifth Grade[20]
- Name in native language
- Richard Arvine Overton[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject African diaspora[35]
- Participated in conflict
- World War II[23]
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- Place of burial
- Texas State Cemetery[6]
- Relative
- John Overton[27]
- Subject has role
- supercentenarian, centenarian[33][34]
🏷️ Also known as
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fr Richard Arvin Overton
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nl Richard Overton
pt Richard Arvin Overton
ru Ричард Арвин Овертон
ru Ричард Овертон
uk Річард Арвін Овертон
zh 理查德·奥弗顿
zh 理查德·阿文·奥弗顿
🔖 Identifiers · 6
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Richard Overton 2017.jpg ↗
- FamilySearch person ID
- GMKP-44V
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 195601808
- Freebase ID
- /m/0vpv5f2
- Geni.com profile ID
- 6000000036898001042
- WikiTree person ID
- Overton-2194
🔗 Connections
Award received 8
Subject has role 2
Academic degree 1
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Military branch 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Occupation 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Relative 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Richard Overton was born on May 11, 1906[1], in Bastrop County[2]. He died on December 27, 2018[3], in Austin[4]. He worked as a soldier[5].
FAQs
Where was Richard Overton born?
Richard Overton's place of birth was Bastrop County[2].
Where did Richard Overton die?
Richard Overton passed away in Austin[4].
What did Richard Overton do for work?
Richard Overton worked as a soldier[5].
What awards did Richard Overton receive?
Honors received include Combat Infantryman Badge[8], Good Conduct Medal[9], American Defense Service Medal[10], and American Campaign Medal[11].