Joseph Edwin Steinwinter
MilitaryAssigned to 533BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Steinwinter, J. Crew. ETD
Pilot of 42-38159 which was shot down over Merseberg on 21st November but limped back on one engine to Belgium and all parachuted to safety. Aircraft pancaked, crewless, into a field and was repaired and recovered back to England.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12217319
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Colonel Bub
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Auburn, New York | 13 June 1916 | Born Auburn, New York |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, California | 22 March 1943 | Enlisted Santa Ana, California |
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Died |
Arcadia, California | 6 February 2007 | Died Arcadia, California |
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Buried |
Resurrection Cemetery Montebello, California | 10 February 2017 | Interred Resurrection Cemetery Montebello, Los Angeles County, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx