John Steele (paratrooper)
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John Steele was an American paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division whose dramatic entanglement on a church steeple during the D-Day landings in Normandy became an iconic symbol of the invasion.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American paratrooper
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human ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
European Theater of Operations in World War II
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Airborne landings in Normandy
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American airborne operations in World War II ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | tourist information and signage in Sainte-Mère-Église ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| entangledOn | church steeple of Sainte-Mère-Église NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn |
D-Day
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Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| hasRole | parachutist in combat jump on D-Day ⓘ |
| legacy | iconic image of a paratrooper hanging from a church in Normandy ⓘ |
| memberOf |
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | paratrooper ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | United States Army Airborne forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | became caught on the church steeple during his parachute descent ⓘ |
| notableFor | parachute landing at Sainte-Mère-Église on D-Day ⓘ |
| parachuteDropZone | Sainte-Mère-Église NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Normandy
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Sainte-Mère-Église NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | effigy hanging from the church tower in Sainte-Mère-Église ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | United States Army service member (number not specified) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
local commemorations in Sainte-Mère-Église
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museum exhibits about the Normandy landings ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
experience of American paratroopers on D-Day
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hazards of airborne operations during the Normandy invasion ⓘ |
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