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STEELE, Roy Durward - Date of
birth
28 July 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Monroe County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34498837 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur B. Steele (father)
Lula (Brewer) Steele (mother)
Hettie Steele (sister)
Annis G. Steele (sister)
Murriel O. Steele (sister)
Grace V. Steele (sister)
Claude Steele (brother)
Louis Steele (brother)
More information
Pvt Roy D. Steele enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 9 December 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery