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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 (Leveller) (fl. 1640–1664), pamphlet writer and member of the Leveller movement during the English Civil War 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 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).
A similar claim—that Isaac Overton (born 1638, 1640 or 1658, son of Hannah Elton) of Southold, New York, was a son of Robert Overton—presents several problems and has not been authenticated. [23] Among the claimed descendants of Robert Overton in the United States are John Overton (1766–1833) and Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018).
In March 1649 he was arrested with the other Leveller leaders: John Lilburne, Richard Overton, and William Walwyn, and incarcerated in the Tower of London when the Levellers published a tract against the military government (the second part of) Englands New Chaines Discovered. While in the Tower the prisoners continued to publish pamphlets.
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.
Richard A. Overton served his country well, but I wish someone would provide a reference proving he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The CIB is given to soldiers who serve in an Infantry unit during times of conflict. There is no record of Overton serving with the Infantry that I have seen.
The Levellers' agenda developed in tandem with growing dissent within the New Model Army in the wake of the First Civil War. Early drafts of the Agreement of the People emanated from army circles and appeared before the Putney Debates of October and November 1647, and a final version, appended and issued in the names of prominent Levellers Lt. Col. Lilburne, Walwyn, Overton and Prince appeared ...