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Orval E Overturf 1921 - 1988

Orval Eugene Overturf of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on September 9, 1921, and died at age 67 years old on November 21, 1988. Orval Overturf was buried at Mound City National Cemetery - Il Section D Site 211 Junction - Highway 37 & 51, in Mound City.
Orval Eugene Overturf
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60610
September 9, 1921
November 21, 1988
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  • 09/9
    1921

    Birthday

    September 9, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Franklin County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 16041009 Enlisted: December 18, 1940 in East St Louis Illinois Military branch: Medical Department - For Enlisted Men Of The Medical Department (includes Enlisted Men Of The Medical Department On Duty With The Dental Corps) Or Army Nurse Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Bakers
  • 11/21
    1988

    Death

    November 21, 1988
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Mound City National Cemetery - Il Section D Site 211 Junction - Highway 37 & 51, in Mound City, Il 62963
    Burial location
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In 1921, in the year that Orval E Overturf was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1932, at the age of only 11 years old, Orval was alive when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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