# John Steele

> Private John Marvin Steele was an American paratrooper who landed on the pinnacle of the church tower in Sainte-Mère-Église on June 6, 1944, during Operation Overlord.

*Recipient of the Purple Heart medal*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-steele

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1912-11-29
- **Died:** 1969-05-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Steele](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele)
- [John Steele (harzlammer)](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele_(harzlammer))
- [John Steele (Fallschirmjäger)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele_(Fallschirmj%C3%A4ger))
- [John Steele (paratrooper)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele_(paratrooper))
- [John Steele](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele)
- [John Steele](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele)
- [John Steele (soldato)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele_(soldato))
- [John Steele](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701808)

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