William Walter Steinke
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57190 - 2Lt William W Steinke. KIA 9 Apr 1944
Assigned to 381FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. Lt William W Steinke was flying in Lt Dalglish's flight in P-51 42-106466, when he began to lose altitude over the North Sea and was then lost from sight in a cloud. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3633
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 381st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hayden, AZ | 11 September 1920 | Son of Walter H and Carolyn [Mabry] Steinke. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 17 July 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Killed in Action |
North Sea | 9 April 1944 | Was flying in Lt Dalglish's flight when he began to lose altitude over the North Sea and was then lost from sight in a cloud. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3633 |
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Based |
Staplehurst | 9 April 1944 | Assigned to 381FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529877668/william-w-steinke-american-battl…
https://www.fold3.com/record/717738387/steinke-william-w-defense-powmia…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56304246/william-w-steinke
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 3633
MACR 3633 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
