George Hubert Steed Jr
Military
Pilot
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
KIA - 8 Feb 1945
Object Number - UPL 48973 - 1LT George Hubert Steed, Jr. Pilot 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF KIA - 8 Feb 1945
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lynchburg, Virginia | 4 April 1920 | |
| New York City, New York | 1 July 1941 | 424 W. 119th St Worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Nutterden, Germany | 1 February 1945 | |
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Died |
Villers St. Georges, France | 8 February 1945 | While returning to the base, Lt C.H. Steed called the control tower saying that he had only a few minutes fuel left. It was the last word heard from him. His plane was found later in a field near Villers St George, where it had crashed. Lt Steed was killed. His gunner, Sgt C.E. Tranchina, was seriously injured in the crash ... Sgt C.E. Tranchina, who had been seriously wounded in a crashlanding in January, in which his pilot, Lt Steed, was killed, was evacuated to the States. |
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Buried |
10 November 1948 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Plot Sec: 12, Site: 4630 |
