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John Steele. El soldado John M. Steele (Metropolis, Illinois 29 de noviembre de 1912 - Flayetteville, Carolina del Norte, 16 de mayo de 1969) fue el paracaidista norteamericano hecho famoso en la película El día más largo por haber aterrizado sobre el campanario de la iglesia de Sainte-Mère-Église, el primer pueblo de Normandía en ser ...
Private John Marvin Steele (November 29, 1912 – May 16, 1969) was the American paratrooper who landed on the pinnacle of the church tower in Sainte-Mère-Église, the first village to be liberated by the United States Army during Operation Overlord on June 6, 1944.
Years have passed, forty-eight since his death, seventy three since D-day. The 1612 inhabitants of Sainte-Mère-Eglise (Manche) have not forgotten. John Steele (1912-1969) will remain forever the savior hanging on the roof of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption on the evening of the decisive offensive.
16 de may. de 2022 · American Military History. A Paratrooper Started D-Day by Hanging from His Chute on a Church. A mannequin of Pvt. Steele still adorns the church at Sainte-Mère-Église, memorializing the...
12 de mar. de 2020 · El soldado John M. Steele (1912 - 1969) fue el paracaidista norteamericano hecho famoso en la película ‘El día más largo’ por haber aterrizado sobre el campanario de la iglesia de...
31 de may. de 2019 · Seventy-five years ago, American paratrooper John Steele dangled from a clock tower in Sainte-Mere-Eglise after his parachute got caught during the D-Day invasion, and survived. (AP Photo/David Vincent) Read More. 2 of 25 |. This photo taken on Thursday May 30, 2019 with a drone shows Pointe du Hoc, near Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy.
Private John M. Steele (1912–1969) was the American paratrooper made famous in the movie, The Longest Day. He literally parachuted onto the roof of a church in Sainte-Mère-Église, the first village in Normandy liberated by the Americans on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
