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James E. Overton

Sergeant, US Army

Service #34109847

Assigned to an
Unknown Unit of the U.S. Army or
U.S. Army Air Forces

Died on an Unknown Date After August 1942
As the Result of Combat Action
At an Unknown Location,
Officially Listed as Killed In Action

His Remains Were Recovered But His
Final Burial Location is Unknown

Awards:

Purple Heart
Medal

American Campaign
Service Medal

World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Awards Note: Depending on the location where SGT Overton was Killed In Action, he would be entitled to either the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal or the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

SGT James E. Overton was born in 1917 entered the US Army from
Fort McClellan, Winston County, Alabama, Enlisting on August 23, 1941.

His loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 27, Winston County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is not listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
His name is not found on the FindAGrave.com website.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - See Note 1

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

34109847

NAME

OVERTON JAMES E

RESIDENCE: STATE

41 - ALABAMA

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

133 - WINSTON

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

4130 - FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

8/23/1941 - August 23, 1941

GRADE, ALPHA

8 - Private

BRANCH: CODE

00 - Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

0 - Undefined Code

LONGEVITY

Undefined Code

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

0 - Civil Life

NATIVITY

41 - ALABAMA

YEAR OF BIRTH

1917 ( / /1917)

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

White, citizen

EDUCATION

0 - Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

999 - Undefined Code

MARITAL STATUS

6 - Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

7 - Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 0754, 1.271

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