Serviceman
Jack V Steele
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- Army serial number
- 17166525
- Rank
- Cpl (1 December 1943), Pfc (17 January 1944), 2LT (5 August 1944)
- Hometown
- KANSAS CITY MO; Kansas City, MO
- Also written
- Jack Steele
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 96
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Bernard V. Haws Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 52, 21 July 1944 · Brux · The Bernard V. Haws crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 96)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2322 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 1 December 1943, last 17 January 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pfc. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1943-12-01 816th: (747) (12) Pfc
- 1944-01-17 816th: I trfd in gr to MacDill Fld Base Det Sec I PP 9
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 112, roll 461010974 p. 769
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