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Richard Arvin Overton Biography
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Original/Real Name | Richard Arvin Overton |
Nickname | Richard Overtone |
Occupation | Army Man |
Birthplace | Bastrop County, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Age | 112 years |
Date of Birth | May 11, 1906 |
Hometown | Bastrop County, Texas |
Caste | Not Known |
Zodiac Sign | Unknown |
Debut | Unknown |
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height (Centimeters) | N/A |
Height (meters) | N/A |
Height (Inches) | N/A |
Weight (Kilograms) | N/A |
Weight (Pounds) | N/A |
Body Measurements | N/A |
Chest’s Size | N/A |
Waist’s Size | N/A |
Biceps’s Size | N/A |
Shoe’s Size | N/A |
Hair Color | White |
Eye’s Color | Brown |
Family and Relatives
Father’s Name | Gentry Overton, Sr. |
Mother’s Name | Elizabeth Franklin Overton Waters |
Brother’s Name | Unknown |
Sisters | Not known |
Religion | Christianity |
Marital Status, Affairs, Girlfriends
Military Awards | Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal |
Marital Status | Married Twice |
Spouse/wife | Novella Prince |
Son | Unknown |
Daughter | Unknown |
Education Qualification and Schooling/College | |
School | Unknown |
College/ University | Austin Community College |
Educational Qualification | Honorary associate degree |
Richard Overton Biography: Age, Education, Death, Height, Birth, Family, and Wiki
Richard Arvin Overton was born on May 11, 1906, is an American supercentenarian. He was the oldest verified surviving U.S. war military veteran as a member of the United States Army and the oldest living man in the United States and was 112 years old. In 2013 he was honored by President Barack Obama.
A veteran who saw service during World War 2 during 1940 and 1945, Overton has resided at the same residence since 1945 in the home he built in East Austin, Texas. He has been the subject of a short film documentary and also has a garden at a VA outpatient clinic named in his honor.
Early Life
Overton was inducted into the United States military, at the age of 24, on September 3, 1940, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. [1]
Overton was born in St Marys Colony, Bastrop County, Texas a black farming community to Gentry Overton, Sr. and Elizabeth Franklin Overton Waters. He was the fourth child out of ten. His father’s paternal grandfather, John Overton, Jr., was white and a son of Judge John Overton. He is of African-American, English and Irish descent.
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