John Steele

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Person human Q1701808
John Steele
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John Steele

Summary

John Steele is a human[1]. He was born in Metropolis[2]. He was born on +1912-11-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Fayetteville[4]. He died on +1969-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a paratrooper[6]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,044 views/month, #5,260 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Steele's place of birth was Metropolis[2].
  • John Steele died in Fayetteville[4].
  • John Steele was born on +1912-11-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Steele died on +1969-05-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Steele is buried at Masonic Cemetery[8].
  • John Steele held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John Steele worked as a paratrooper[6].
  • John Steele received the Bronze Star Medal[10].
  • John Steele received the Purple Heart[11].
  • John Steele's image is recorded as Steelejohn.jpg[12].
  • John Steele is recorded as male[13].
  • John Steele's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Steele's military branch is recorded as United States Army[15].
  • John Steele's Commons category is recorded as John Steele (paratrooper)[16].
  • John Steele's military, police or special rank is recorded as Private[17].
  • The cause of death was laryngeal cancer[18].
  • John Steele's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 84657877[19].
  • John Steele's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[20].
  • John Steele's sport is recorded as skydiving[21].
  • John Steele's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0db8hv[22].
  • John Steele's family name is recorded as Steele[23].
  • John Steele's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John Steele's given name is recorded as Marvin[25].
  • John Steele's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • John Steele's different from is recorded as John Steele[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Steele was born in Metropolis[2]. He was born on +1912-11-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Steele's professions included paratrooper[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Bronze Star Medal[10], a courage award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1944[30] and Purple Heart[11], a medallion[31], in United States[32], founded in 1932[33].

Death and Burial

John Steele died on +1969-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Fayetteville[4]. The cause of death was laryngeal cancer[18]. Burial took place at Masonic Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

John Steele ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,044 views/month, #5,260 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was John Steele born?

John Steele was born in Metropolis[2].

Where did John Steele die?

John Steele died in Fayetteville[4].

What did John Steele do for work?

John Steele worked as paratrooper[6].

What awards did John Steele receive?

Honors received include Bronze Star Medal[10] and Purple Heart[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . nl.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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