Thomas Este Steptoe Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 42033 - "Lt. Roach and crew of the 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, pose beside a Consolidated B-24 Liberator (A/C No. 240126) at an 8th Air Force base...
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel Canal mission in B-24 42-40126 'Annie Oakley' 14-May-43; Flak forced them out of formation, shot down by fighters. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2441
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14051469 / O-791505
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Annie Oakley
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Manaroneck, New York, USA | 12 January 1919 | Son of Thomas Este Steptoe Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Lee, VA | 26 February 1942 | Camp Lee, Virginia |
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Other Killed in Action |
Rendsberg, Germany | 14 May 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel Canal mission in B-24 42-40126 'Annie Oakley' 14-May-43; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2441 |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot B Row 20 Grave 1 | |
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Based |
Shipdham | 14 May 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |