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In the family photos, he looks a bit like “Forrest Gump”, with a straight bust, and a high forehead. He was a tough guy, a good American football player, more a Democrat than a Republican. John Marvin, the future paratrooper, was the eldest of the siblings.

The couple raised seven children, two girls and five boys. He was a born captain, a man of authority who transported cargoes of wood and/or coal while his wife, Josephine, took care of the traditional wooden house. His father, also named John, piloted freight boats on the brownish waters of Ohio. So who WAS John Steele? In the 1930s, the Steeles were a model family living in Metropolis, Illinois.

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Let’s be realistic it’s thanks to him and the iconic movie 'The Longest Day' that visitors come each year to take a photo of the dummy hanging on the wrong side of the Sainte-Mère-Eglise steeple! 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. The 1612 inhabitants of Sainte-Mère-Eglise (Manche) have not forgotten. Years have passed, forty-eight since his death, seventy three since D-day. In one of his letters, nicely signed 'John of the Steeple”, he said how grateful he had been, and vowed to preserve his memory until his last breath.Īn inn bears his name, “l’Auberge John Steele, 4 rue du Cap de Laine, 50480 Sainte-Mère-Église” just next door to the church “Notre Dame”.

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His letters to the Normans were full of warm words for this distant land he had first seen from the sky, one night in June 1944, and then trampled several times. His name was Steele, John Steele, 'John big ass', for his companions in arms! He came from Illinois, a jaw-dropping fellow who loved to drink fresh beer, practice fly fishing, and listen to New Orleans jazz.

Normandy American Heroes retraces the path taken by this colorful character: from Normandy back to the United States, where he passed away in 1969. What really happened to the famous American paratrooper who remained hanging from the steeple of the church of Sainte-Mère-Eglise on D-day?