Walter Lewis Steele

Military

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139





Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678175
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Irwin, PA 4 October 1921

Enlisted

28 September 1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Other

Returned (RTD)

English Channel Off Isle of Wight 30 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139

Other

Discharged USAAF

24 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

27 November 1980

Buried

Penn Lincoln Memorial Park North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, PA Penn Lincoln Memorial Park North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Based

Knettishall Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.