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Overend Donald K.

Name:
Donald K. Overend
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-694260
Unit:
74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-26
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
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Donald K. Overend entered the military service in New York. He served in the 74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on June 26, 1944 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. 2Lt Overend was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.