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Personal info

Full name
STEELE, John
Date of birth
24 November 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Stapleton, New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32801480
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Fosset, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 16 38

Immediate family

Members
Bernard Steele (father)
Maud Steele (mother)
Muriel (Fisher) Steele (wife)

More information

T/Sgt John Steele attended college for one year and was a general industry clerk before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 11 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New York Index to Marriage Licenses, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery