John Steele

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John Steele was an American paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division famously known for dangling from the church steeple in Sainte-Mère-Église during the D-Day landings in World War II.

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instanceOf American paratrooper ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Normandy campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Sainte-Mère-Église church ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
familyName Steele ⓘ
genre military history subject ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasMemorial commemorative plaque in Sainte-Mère-Église ⓘ
effigy on the church of Sainte-Mère-Église ⓘ
hasRepresentationIn film "The Longest Day" ⓘ
linked to: The Longest Day
hasWikipediaArticle John Steele (paratrooper) ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ
82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank paratrooper ⓘ
militaryUnit 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ
82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
notableEvent parachute caught on the church steeple in Sainte-Mère-Église ⓘ
notableFor being one of the most famous American paratroopers of D-Day ⓘ
dangling from the church steeple in Sainte-Mère-Église during the D-Day landings ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
participatedIn D-Day ⓘ
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy
placeOfActivity Normandy ⓘ
Sainte-Mère-Église ⓘ
portrayedBy Red Buttons ⓘ

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