Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
STEELE, Rufus Gill Jr - Date of
birth
6 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18007866 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 June 1944 - Place of
death
St. Georges d'Elle-La Haute Littee, Normandy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 34 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rufus G. Steele (father)
Burse Steele (brother)
Warren B. Steele (brother)
Addie G. Steele (sister)
Maude H. Steele (sister)
Gracie Steele (sister)
Henry Steele (brother)
Clayton Steele (brother)
Evalena (Baker) Steele (wife)
Shirley J. Steele (daughter)
More information
Pvt Rufus G. Steele Jr. enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 3 January 1941.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Steele Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten