Capt. John H. Steele was a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River.
He and his wife, Josephine Lynn Steele had seven children. Three of their sons served in WW II. John Marvin Steele, a paratrooper, famous for his landing on the church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on June 6, 1944, D-Day.
Norman W."Short Dog" Steele was killed only weeks before the cease fire. John "Oney" Steele was with the Marines and fought in the long island campaigns of the South Pacific. He was seriously wounded and spent some time in the hospital.
He and his wife, Josephine Lynn Steele had seven children. Three of their sons served in WW II. John Marvin Steele, a paratrooper, famous for his landing on the church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on June 6, 1944, D-Day.
Norman W."Short Dog" Steele was killed only weeks before the cease fire. John "Oney" Steele was with the Marines and fought in the long island campaigns of the South Pacific. He was seriously wounded and spent some time in the hospital.
Capt. John H. Steele was a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River.
He and his wife, Josephine Lynn Steele had seven children. Three of their sons served in WW II. John Marvin Steele, a paratrooper, famous for his landing on the church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on June 6, 1944, D-Day.
Norman W."Short Dog" Steele was killed only weeks before the cease fire. John "Oney" Steele was with the Marines and fought in the long island campaigns of the South Pacific. He was seriously wounded and spent some time in the hospital.
He and his wife, Josephine Lynn Steele had seven children. Three of their sons served in WW II. John Marvin Steele, a paratrooper, famous for his landing on the church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on June 6, 1944, D-Day.
Norman W."Short Dog" Steele was killed only weeks before the cease fire. John "Oney" Steele was with the Marines and fought in the long island campaigns of the South Pacific. He was seriously wounded and spent some time in the hospital.
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