David A Steele Jr
MilitaryCompleted 25 missions from 12 Dec 1942 to 26 July 1943. He arrived in England on 11 Dec. 1942. He was the 27th officer to complete tour.
AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC,
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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: 305th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11016909
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19067357 at enlistment, then O-727172
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660871
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31108689
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726074
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweet Pea
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Revisions
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Combat Crews pg. 106, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia