Howard Eugene Steussy
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort Madgeburg, element spiralled down to 15,000ft to investigate straggling bomber, A/C last seen in vicinity of Koblenz. Lt Steussy POW. 28-Sep-44. MACR 9265.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Baltimore Babe Satan's Lady / Diane
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Port Arthur, TX | 8 December 1924 | Son of Fritty 'Fred' and Cecil Mae [Glover] Stuessy. |
Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 19 April 1943 | Houston, Texas |
Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
Moosberg, 21033 Hamburg, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Prisoner Of War (POW). Stalag Luft VIIa. |
Other Shot down |
Koblenz, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort Madgeburg, element spiralled down to 15,000ft to investigate straggling bomber, A/C last seen in vicinity of Koblenz. Pilot Lt Howard Steussy POW. 28-Sep-44. MACR 9265. |
Died |
Hemphill, TX 75948, USA | 31 March 1995 | |
Fort Arthur, Texas | |||
Other Assigned |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History