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Personal info

Full name
STEELE, Thomas Jr
Date of birth
15 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
32835520
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 15 17

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Steele (father)
Ida Steele (mother)
Raymond Steele (brother)
Wilhelmina Steele (sister)
Fannie Steele (sister)
Ida G. Steele (sister)
Justine R. (Tully) Steele (wife)

More information

Sgt Thomas Steele Jr. enlisted in Rochester, New York on 16 March 1943 and was sent overseas in February.
He attended Spencerport High School and was an Eastman Kodak Company employe.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Pamela Steele Lavelle, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Pamela Steele Lavelle