Melvin Dwight Steele
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 447th Sub-Depot 708th Bomb Squadron 709th Bomb Squadron 710th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (13th Combat Bomb Wing) Headquarters (447th Bomb Group) 447th Signal Construction Battalion Headquarters & Headquarters Company (447th Signal Construction Battalion) 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Commander
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 29 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Marshall Town, Iowa | 25 May 1921 | |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Flint, MI | 7 November 1992 - 29 June 1944 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 6729 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database