| Service # | 13035026 |
|---|---|
| Unit | 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy |
| Rank | Private U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Entered Service From | Virginia |
| Date of Death | November 20 1942 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Walls of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery |
Private Overbey's ' remains have been recovered and accounted for. On December 8, 1941, PVT Overbey was assigned to the 93rd Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group located at Clark Field at Manila,The Philippines. With its aircraft destroyed, the unit joined forces with American and Filipino infantry units fighting the Battle of Bataan. Following the April 9, 1942 surrender to the Japanese, the surviving members of PVT Overbey's squadron captured by the Japanese began the torturous 65-mile "Bataan Death March" northward, where they were imprisoned at Camp O'Donnell. Because of overcrowding and excessive death rate at Camp O'Donnell, these POW were transferred to Camp Cabanatuan. On Nov. 19, 1942, 14 Americans, including PVT Overbey, were reported to have died and buried by their fellow prisoners. In August 2014, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency exhumed comingled remains buried in Plot N Row 2 Grave 69 at Manila American Cemetery with the belief that identifications could be made. DNA analysis and historical evidence were used to positively identify some of the remains as belonging to Pvt. Evans E. Overbey. His name remains permanently inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.
Private Overbey's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery, Manila.
