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to serve as CIA Commander, Far East
Command ("FECOM"). By He served at Pershing Heights, Tokyo, Japan as Chief CIA North Asian Command overseeing covert operations in mainland China, Japan, Hong Kong, North and South Korea, Taiwan, Okinawa, and the Philippines. He served in Japan until 1955, when
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in 1914. Overesch also competed for Navy's basketball team and on its eight-oared crew. He won the Navy
Athletic Association sword in 1915 for "greatest personal excellence in athletics" in the Academy's Class of 1915.
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Annapolis as the athletic director of the U.S. Naval Academy. In June 1942, Overesch was appointed as the
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Overesch was married to Emily Forman of
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In 1951, Overesch was appointed by
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Intelligence, defence, and diplomacy: British policy in the Post-war world
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Overesch served for three years with the
Pacific Fleet from 1939 to 1942.
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under Overesch's command participated in the naval battle known as the
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Clash of the Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot
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he was transferred the United States Embassy in London.
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He was given the nickname "Swede" at the Naval Academy.
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759:"CAPTAIN MURRAY RELIEVES OVERESCH AS COMMANDANT".
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845:"Capt. Overesch, Family Expected Here Shortly".
830:Richard James Aldrich, Michael Francis Hopkins.
563:Star of Abdon Calderón First Class and Diploma
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744:"Overesch To Move To Commandant's Quarters".
681:"JAPANESE DRIVE TO CLEAN OUT NANTAO SECTOR".
272:from 1944 to March 1945. In June 1944, the
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714:"New Athletic Director for Naval Academy".
299:Vice Admiral Harvey Overesch's ribbon bar:
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264:He was the commander of the heavy cruiser
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1179:United States Navy World War II admirals
648:"SWORD TO OVERESCH AS NAVY SPORT STAR".
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174:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
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220:for two years before enrolling as a
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1189:United States Naval Academy alumni
1164:Navy Midshipmen athletic directors
910:Navy Midshipmen athletic directors
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776:The Evening Capital, Annapolis, MD
761:The Evening Capital, Annapolis, MD
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259:Commandant of Midshipmen
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136:Commandant of Midshipmen
86:United States of America
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536:American Campaign Medal
499:Navy Commendation Medal
199:Harvey Edward Overesch
23:Harvey Edward Overesch
955:Douglas Legate Howard
515:Yangtze Service Medal
278:Marianas Turkey Shoot
169:Marianas Turkey Shoot
109:Years of service
216:, Overesch attended
1035:Harles O. Humphreys
939:Charles Earle Smith
931:Arthur P. Fairfield
650:The Washington Post
520:China Service Medal
495:w/ one bronze star
285:Walter Bedell Smith
228:. He played at the
164:Battle of Kwajalein
68:Annapolis, Maryland
987:John W. Wilcox Jr.
947:William Halsey Jr.
635:The New York Times
532:w/ Atlantic Clasp
232:positions for the
214:Lafayette, Indiana
103:United States Navy
51:Lafayette, Indiana
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1154:1893 births
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1067:Ian C. Eddy
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596:"CONTENTdm"
295:Decorations
238:Walter Camp
190:Bronze Star
153:World War I
1148:Categories
716:Lowell Sun
583:References
222:midshipman
75:Allegiance
44:1893-01-20
266:USS
203:U.S. Navy
112:1915–1946
1133:(2001– )
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182:Awards
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