Richard Overton, oldest WWII veteran, still waiting for a headstone three years after death

Richard Overton, who was the oldest World War II veteran when he died in 2018 at 112, is still waiting on a headstone for his grave at Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.

A memorial for Overton had originally been planned to be unveiled at his gravesite on his 114th birthday, which was May 11, 2020. Last year, FOX 7 Austin reported that Overton's planned memorial had hit snags because of financial issues and complications from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In November, Overton's friend Allen Bergeron told FOX 7 Austin that he was hoping the memorial would be finished by the end of the year, but pinpointed supply chain issues as another issue hampering the memorial. He said community support and a generous donation of $10,000 had put them within $900 of their goal.

"It's going to be amazing," Bergeron said of the memorial. "It's going to be a tribute to him. It will actually be the form of a statue, actually looking toward his house, just a couple of blocks away. And he might have a cigar in his hand."