William Bruce Overstreet Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 52502 - Capt William Overstreet Jr. 357FG.
Highly decorated P-51 ace with 130 sorties from February through August 1944. Flew 90 minutes unconscious when oxygen shot out. Landed blind when eyes swollen shut after power dive after Me 109. Bailed out 3 times. Landed softly after armed bombs wouldn't release. Fought rocket 163 and jet 262 unsuccessfully. Captured once, and escaped. He flew with C. E. 'Bud' Anderson and Chuck Yeager.
6 Silver Stars/ DFC/ 14 Air Medals/ PH/ ETO Ribbon w/ 5 stars/ WW II Victory Medal/ Medals from Russia, France, Belgium and Yugoslavia
10/2/2004
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clifton Forge, Virginia | 10 April 1921 | |
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Died |
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA | 29 December 2013 | (aged 92) |
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Buried |
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA | Evergreen Burial Park Plot Section 6 Lot 219 |
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "decorated" was misspelled.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
