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- | Macon C. Overton was born in Union Point, Ga., 18 August 1890. Mortally wounded while guiding a tank against an enemy position at St. George, France, 1 November 1918, Marine Captain Overton had previously been awarded the Croix de Guerre with silver star and palm for action in the Bois de Belleau (13 June 1918) and the Distinguished Service Cross for action near Mount Blanc (2-10 October 1918). For his courage and leadership at St. George, he was posthumously awarded an Oak Leaf cluster to his Distinguished Service Cross. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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60k | As DD-239, undated, location unknown. | Curt Clark, The Four Stack APD Veterans | |
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150k | As DD-239, undated, location unknown. | Curt Clark, The Four Stack APD Veterans | |
| 110k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 112k | Undated, location unknown. Operating as apart of DesRon 29 of the Asiatic Fleet. | Robert Hurst | |
| 151k | USS Overton (DD 239) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 195k | USS Overton (DD 239) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 130k | Undated, location unknown. | Paul Rebold | |
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79k | Photo #: NH 78347, a French launch, under tow, transfers Vinh-Long survivors from USS Bainbridge (DD-246), from which the photograph was taken, to the French armored cruiser Waldeck Rousseau, off Constantinople, Turkey, 16 December 1922. Vinh-Long had burned in the sea of Marmora earlier that day. USS Lawrence (DD-250) and USS Overton (DD-239) are in the background, at left. Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
| 132k | Photo of the USS Childs (DD-241), USS Strurtevant (DD-249), USS Overton (DD-239) and USS King (DD-242) from the San Diego Photo Shop dated March 20 1925. | Ron Hanley | |
| 175k | NH 50253. Overton in the North Atlantic receiving one of these 4 newsmen via highline, G. H. Spilman, Fletcher Pratt, Joe Driscoll or Thomas Morgan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 71k | USS Overton (DD-239) underway on 11 November 1942, location unknown. It presents a good example of the US Navy's Measure 13, Haze Grey System, while at the same time it reveals its 'Achilles Heel' when viewed from above against a dark sea background (US National Archives: 19-LCM-DD-239-36308). Photo from Naval Camouflage 1914-1945, by David Williams. | Robert Hurst | |
| 136k | New York, April 10 1943. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 126k | The Number Two triple torpedo tube launcher faces forward on USS Overton (DD-239) as she undergoes refit in the New York Navy Yard on 10 April 1943. The light cruiser USS Savannah (CL-42) is in the background. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 88k | June 29 1943, while coming alongside for refueling during North Atlantic convoy escort operations. | Robert Hurst | |
CDR Archibald D. Turnbull Jun 30 1920 - Sep 1920 CDR Arthur Mark LeRoy (Roy) Bristol Jr. Sep 1920 - Aug 1921 (Later VADM) LCDR Oliver M. Read Jr. Jun 17 1922 - Jul 2 1923 LCDR Ewart Gladstone Haas Nov 30 1924 - ? LCDR Fred Kingsley Elder Jun 5 1926 - Jul 26 1927 LCDR Lucien Byron Green III Jul 26 1927 - ? (Decommissioned Feb 3 1931 - 1932?) LCDR Russell Clyde Bartman ? 1936 - ? (Decommissioned Nov 20 1937 - Sep 26 1939) LCDR Desmond Kiernan O'Connor ? LCDR Bruce Draper Kelley ? - 1941 LCDR Joseph Barnaby Stefanac 1941 - May 1942 CDR Lynne Cline Quiggle May 1942 - Nov 1942 (Later RADM) Roland Omer Lucier May 1943 - ?
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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