Hobart Howard Steely Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Capt Jack B. Fawcett, Maj Glyn F Shumake, Capt Donald Gamble, Capt Norman Nels Jacobsen, 1Lt Hobart H Steely
Front L-R: S/Sgt Francis H Stender, S/Sgt Norvile Vaughn, S/Sgt David L Wilson, T/Sgt Hugh N Bland, S/Sgt Norman M Clark, T/Sgt Richard G Scharch
Object Number - UPL 36975 - "Major Shumake and Captain Gamble with lead crew on bombing mission to Dijon-Longvic, France, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358th Bomb...
Hobart H. Steely, Navigator, was assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #160 dated 5 December 1943, James B. Tayor Crew. 28 x combat missions. He did not fly any combat missions with the 384th Bomb Group.
Although clearly assigned to the 384th BG on 5 December 1943, this crewmember began flying combat missions with the 303rd BG on-or-about 14 December, and never appeared on any 384th BG combat rosters. The pilot's son reports: 'My Dad and his crew had arrived at the 384th from the CCRC, and were promptly sent to the 303rd. This occurred after the CCRC had received an urgent call from Major Mel Schulstad for replacement pilots/crews for the 303rd following heavy losses during missions.'
Awards: DFC (2OLC), 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
- 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: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802622
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oxnard, CA | 22 October 1922 | Son of Hobart Howard Snr and Frances May [Rhodes] Steely. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 16 August 1941 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 5 December 1943 - 18 December 1943 | Assigned to 384th Bomb Group. |
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Based |
Molesworth | 18 December 1943 | Transferred to 303rd Bomb Group per 1st Air Division Special Orders #94 dated 18 December 1943. |
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Died |
San Diego, CA | 29 December 2016 | |
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Buried |
Miramar National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, CA | Miramar National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, California |
Revisions
NARA Files verified DFC w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters and AM w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3830
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
