| 词条 | Macon C. Overton |
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| honorific_prefix = Captain | name = Macon C. Overton | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1918|10|10|1890|08|18}} | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | birth_name = | allegiance = | branch = U.S. Marines | serviceyears = | rank = Captain | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = | battles = | battles_label = | awards = | spouse = | relations = | laterwork = | signature = | website = }} Macon C. Overton (18 August 1890 – 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. Personal lifeOverton was born in Union Point, Georgia. Military serviceMortally wounded while guiding a tank against an enemy position at St. George, France on 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 Mont 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. RecognitionThe destroyer USS Overton (DD-239) was named in his honor in 1919. {{DANFS}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Overton, Macon C.}}{{USMC-bio-stub}} 7 : 1890 births|1918 deaths|United States Marine Corps officers|American military personnel of World War I|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)|People from Union Point, Georgia |
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