John Steele (paratrooper), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1912
Place of Birth: Metropolis, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 16-May-1969
Profession: paratrooper
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Steele (paratrooper)
- Private John Marvin Steele (November 29, 1912 in Metropolis, Illinois – May 16, 1969 in Fayetteville, NC) was the American paratrooper who landed on the pinnacle of the church tower in Sainte-Mère-Église, the first village in Normandy liberated by the United States Army on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
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