Background
Overton was born on January 6, 1926 in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Overton was born on January 6, 1926 in Clarksville, Tennessee.
He graduated from Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana before attending Indiana University Bloomington and Harvard Business School.
Overton was commissioned an officer in the Air Force in 1951. The following year, he was assigned to the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing in Chinhai, China. Later assignments include being stationed at Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base in France and Lindsey Air Station in West Germany.
He also graduated from the Air Force Institute of Technology, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Air War College.
In 1959, Overton was stationed in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey. The following year, he was stationed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In 1963, he was assigned to Karamürsel, Turkey. From 1964 to 1968, Overton was Associate Professor of Aerospace Studies at the University of Iowa.
He was then deployed to serve in the Vietnam War and stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
After returning to the United States, he was assigned to The Pentagon, the United States Air Force Academy and Pacific Air Forces. In 1979, Overton was named Vice Commander of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. He retired in 1981. After retiring from the Air Force, he worked for a time with National Railroad Passenger Corporation.