Melvin Dwight Steele

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 447th Sub-Depot 708th Bomb Squadron 709th Bomb Squadron 710th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (13th Combat Bomb Wing) Headquarters (447th Bomb Group) 447th Signal Construction Battalion Headquarters & Headquarters Company (447th Signal Construction Battalion) 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: General
  • Role/Job: Commander

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group
A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group return to Horham following a raid in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31320) nicknamed "I'll Be Around". Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], '809571 [Censor no], 'Passed for publication 5 Mar 1944' [stamp] and 'USA(BRI)CCC' [ written annotation]. Printed caption on reverse: 'WRITE NEW CHAPTER IN BERLIN DIARY, FORTRESSES RAID GERMAN CAPITAL FOR FIRST TIME. Flying Fortresses battling their way through snow and a temperature of nearly "60 be
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: I'll Be Around
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Marshall Town, Iowa 25 May 1921

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Flint, MI 7 November 1992 - 29 June 1944

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Contributorlisa.kamischke
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Melvin is my paternal grandfather.

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Contributorsteele
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Melvin D Steele is my Uncle ( my Mother's brother)

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Melvin Dwight Steele is my Uncle (my Mother's brother).

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 6729 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database