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Edmund
Fryer
Overend
May 31, 1914

–

August 6, 1971

Born:

Portland

, 

Oregon

Home:

San Diego

, 

California

Edmund Overend became a World War II Marine Corps ACE, credited with shooting down EIGHT enemy aircraft in aerial combat, and assisting in the destruction of a ninth. His first FIVE victories were earned as a pilot with the American Volunteer Group “Flying Tigers.”

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Major

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 321 (VMF-321)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major Edmund Fryer Overend (MCSN: 0-6236), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane in Marine Fighting Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE (VMF-321), in actions against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.