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Erwin Henry Steege

Erwin Henry Steege

Purple Heart 

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number 321 10 12
Birth Date June 11, 1917
From Newburyport, Massachusetts
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Capelin (SS-289)
Loss Date December 2, 1943
Location Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Erwin was born in Maxfield, Iowa.

Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich, researcher. Information courtesy of Sharon (Scriven) Iwanick and Paul W. Wittmer. 

 

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