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Josephine “Josie” <I>Lynn</I> Steele

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Josephine “Josie” Lynn Steele

Birth
Massac County, Illinois, USA
Death
18 Sep 1956 (aged 66)
Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois, USA
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Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Josephine Lynn Steele was married to Captain John H. Steele, a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River.

They had seven children; three of their sons fought in World War II. James "Oney" Steele, a Marine, fought in the campaigns of the South Pacific. He was seriously injured and spent quiet some time recovering in the hospital. Norman "Short Dog" Steele was killed in Germany only a few weeks before the cease fire. John Marvin Steele, a paratrooper, was famous for his landing on a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on June 6, 1944, D-Day.
Josephine Lynn Steele was married to Captain John H. Steele, a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River.

They had seven children; three of their sons fought in World War II. James "Oney" Steele, a Marine, fought in the campaigns of the South Pacific. He was seriously injured and spent quiet some time recovering in the hospital. Norman "Short Dog" Steele was killed in Germany only a few weeks before the cease fire. John Marvin Steele, a paratrooper, was famous for his landing on a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on June 6, 1944, D-Day.

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