Howard Eugene Steussy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned 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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Baltimore Babe Satan's Lady / Diane
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

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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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