Steiger Francis G.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Francis G. Steiger

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-699869

Unit:

425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-08-09

State:

Kansas

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Francis G. Steiger was born in 1921 in Menlo, Thomas County, Kansas. He served in the 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was the co-pilot of B-24 #44-40822 that disappeared on a combat mine-laying mission over the South China Sea, after departing Kunming, China. He went missing on August 9, 1944 and was officially declared dead on February 25, 1946. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

2Lt Steiger was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov