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Personal info

Full name
OVERTON, Jay Edward
Date of birth
22 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33548779
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
Near Vesoul, Rioz, Quenoche, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 34 32

Immediate family

Members
Jay Overton (father)
Selina E. (McCormick) Overton (mother)
Jean F. Overton (sister)

More information

Pvt Jay E. Overton attended high school for four years and was an industry clerk, employed by Hopper-McGaw – Charles and Mulberry.

He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 7 January 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy