Chauncey H Steele Jr

Military
media-50503.jpeg UPL 50503 "Crew members of the Liberator "Patsy Ann II" discuss the blow at the beaches where the allied troops have landed. Left to right: S/SGT. Tyrus J. Stanley, tail gunner of 505 Cass Ave, St Paul, Minn., S/SGT. Chauncey H. Steele, waist gunner, of 3223 Bergnan St., Pittsburg, PA." -
AIR FORCE PHOTO AND TEXT. 6 June 1944

Object Number - UPL 50503 - "Crew members of the Liberator "Patsy Ann II" discuss the blow at the beaches where the allied troops have landed. Left to right: S/SGT. Tyrus J....

Crashed near Halberstadt in B-24 'Patsy Ann II' 42-100170 on 7/7/44, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of war

7 July 1944

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7354

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