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Richard Arvin Overton (May 11, 1906 – December 27, 2018) was an American supercentenarian who at the age of 112 years, 230 days was the oldest verified surviving U.S. World War II veteran and oldest man in the United States.
Richard Overton (sound engineer), American film sound technician; Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018), American soldier, who was the oldest living veteran of World War II and oldest man in the USA at the time of his death. Richard C. Overton (1907–1988), American railroad historian; Rick Overton (born 1954), American screenwriter, actor and ...
Richard Overton may have spent part of his early life in Holland, [1] although some of his writings show an interest in agricultural issues such as the enclosure of common land and may indicate that instead of living in the Netherlands he spent his early years in rural England, possibly Lincolnshire, a county in which the surname Overton was common. [2]
Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) [1] is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include Dennis Miller Live (1994–2002), and his acting credits include Willow (1988), The Rocketeer (1991), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and Northfork (2003).
It was the campaigns to free Lilburne from prison that spawned the movement known as the Levellers. Richard Overton was arrested in August 1646 for publishing a pamphlet attacking the House of Lords. During his imprisonment, he wrote an influential Leveller manifesto, "An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyranny". [19]
Richard Cleghorn Overton (November 9, 1907 – September 30, 1988) was an American railroad historian, a founding member and first secretary of the Lexington Group in Transportation History, and a founding member and the first president of the Business History Conference.
Richard Overton Hunziker (6 July 1916 – 29 May 1971) was a decorated World War II fighter pilot and later United States Air Force major general. He played a significant role in the Cold War and commanded operations at Project Crested Ice .
America's oldest World War II veteran, and the oldest man in America, turned 112 years old on Friday. Richard Overton is an Army veteran who served in the South Pacific, including Guam and Iwo Jima.