Walter Lewis Steele
MilitaryAssigned 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
- 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: 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
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95709437/walter-l-steele
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database