Name:
William Roy, Jr. Steele
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
470960
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing: Court 4
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William Roy Steele Jr. was born on April 13, 1923, in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Roy Steele Sr. and Clara Barton Lamb Steele.
He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.