St. Cloud, Minn. Aug. 22 (A. P.) Private Benjamin L. Steim, 22, of Kittanning, Pa, was killed in a crash while on a routine gliding flight near here late Friday. He was a member of Army Air Force Glider Training Detachment.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Sunday, August 23, 1942, page 27.
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Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim of Kittanning met death Friday when the airplane he was flying went into a tailspin and crashed at Monticello, Minnesota. His death marks the first war casualty for Kittanning. Young Steim enlisted in the Air Corps June 25, 1942, immediately went into training and had been flying for four weeks, according to letters received. He was born in Kittanning and was graduated from high school in 1939. He was a member of the football team, participated in wrestling, and was engaged in other athletic activities. Two other sons of the Steim home are in the U. S. Service – Private First Class Charles, located in Iceland and Corporal Robert, Camp Gordon, Georgia. Surviving with the parents and two brothers mentioned are the following other brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ivan Delp of Kittanning; George, Randall, Donald, Edward, William, Betty, Leah May and Patricia, all at home. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Source: The Indiana Evening Gazette, Indiana, PA, Monday, August 24, 1942, page 1.
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The body of Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim, Kittanning, was brought home Monday morning from Monticello Field, Minnesota, where he met instant death when his plane crashed last Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The body was escorted by Private R. E. Stewart of Rimersburg, R. D. The accident occurred in sight of hundreds of men. Steim’s plane was about 200 feet from the ground and suddenly went into a tailspin and crashed. He had 53 hours of solo flying to his credit. Funeral services were held this (Wednesday) morning at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Flags were generally displayed in Kittanning until noon today as a community T expression of respect.
Source: The Leader – Vindicator, New Bethlehem, PA, Wednesday, August 26, 1942, page 5.
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15 YEARS AGO – Wednesday, August 26, 1942.
Kittanning was made conscious of the horrors of war as the flag draped casket of one of its native sons – Private Benjamin Lloyd steim – was born from his home, 1127 Orr Avenue, to St. Mary's R. C. Church and tends to the cemetery to be buried today, with honors of war.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Monday, August 26, 1957, page 6.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, Monday, March 15, 1943.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock in Kittanning high school auditorium, a Senior high school assembly followed by a Junior assembly will be held to dedicate a plaque in memory of Benjamin L. Steim, first person from Kittanning High School to be killed in World War II.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Saturday, March 15, 1958, page 6.
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Benjamin L. Steim, Army Serial Number, 13071159, volunteered for the U. S. Army Air Corps and enlisted at Olmstead Field, Middletown, PA., June 26, 1942.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Steim+Benjamin&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=724863.
------------------------------∼Private Steim was killed in service,
piloting U.S. Army Air Corps L-2A
Grasshopper #42-35918, in a crash, north
of Monticello, Minnesota.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Sunday, August 23, 1942, page 27.
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Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim of Kittanning met death Friday when the airplane he was flying went into a tailspin and crashed at Monticello, Minnesota. His death marks the first war casualty for Kittanning. Young Steim enlisted in the Air Corps June 25, 1942, immediately went into training and had been flying for four weeks, according to letters received. He was born in Kittanning and was graduated from high school in 1939. He was a member of the football team, participated in wrestling, and was engaged in other athletic activities. Two other sons of the Steim home are in the U. S. Service – Private First Class Charles, located in Iceland and Corporal Robert, Camp Gordon, Georgia. Surviving with the parents and two brothers mentioned are the following other brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ivan Delp of Kittanning; George, Randall, Donald, Edward, William, Betty, Leah May and Patricia, all at home. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Source: The Indiana Evening Gazette, Indiana, PA, Monday, August 24, 1942, page 1.
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The body of Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim, Kittanning, was brought home Monday morning from Monticello Field, Minnesota, where he met instant death when his plane crashed last Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The body was escorted by Private R. E. Stewart of Rimersburg, R. D. The accident occurred in sight of hundreds of men. Steim’s plane was about 200 feet from the ground and suddenly went into a tailspin and crashed. He had 53 hours of solo flying to his credit. Funeral services were held this (Wednesday) morning at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Flags were generally displayed in Kittanning until noon today as a community T expression of respect.
Source: The Leader – Vindicator, New Bethlehem, PA, Wednesday, August 26, 1942, page 5.
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15 YEARS AGO – Wednesday, August 26, 1942.
Kittanning was made conscious of the horrors of war as the flag draped casket of one of its native sons – Private Benjamin Lloyd steim – was born from his home, 1127 Orr Avenue, to St. Mary's R. C. Church and tends to the cemetery to be buried today, with honors of war.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Monday, August 26, 1957, page 6.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, Monday, March 15, 1943.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock in Kittanning high school auditorium, a Senior high school assembly followed by a Junior assembly will be held to dedicate a plaque in memory of Benjamin L. Steim, first person from Kittanning High School to be killed in World War II.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Saturday, March 15, 1958, page 6.
____________________________________________________________
Benjamin L. Steim, Army Serial Number, 13071159, volunteered for the U. S. Army Air Corps and enlisted at Olmstead Field, Middletown, PA., June 26, 1942.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Steim+Benjamin&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=724863.
------------------------------∼Private Steim was killed in service,
piloting U.S. Army Air Corps L-2A
Grasshopper #42-35918, in a crash, north
of Monticello, Minnesota.
St. Cloud, Minn. Aug. 22 (A. P.) Private Benjamin L. Steim, 22, of Kittanning, Pa, was killed in a crash while on a routine gliding flight near here late Friday. He was a member of Army Air Force Glider Training Detachment.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Sunday, August 23, 1942, page 27.
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Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim of Kittanning met death Friday when the airplane he was flying went into a tailspin and crashed at Monticello, Minnesota. His death marks the first war casualty for Kittanning. Young Steim enlisted in the Air Corps June 25, 1942, immediately went into training and had been flying for four weeks, according to letters received. He was born in Kittanning and was graduated from high school in 1939. He was a member of the football team, participated in wrestling, and was engaged in other athletic activities. Two other sons of the Steim home are in the U. S. Service – Private First Class Charles, located in Iceland and Corporal Robert, Camp Gordon, Georgia. Surviving with the parents and two brothers mentioned are the following other brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ivan Delp of Kittanning; George, Randall, Donald, Edward, William, Betty, Leah May and Patricia, all at home. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Source: The Indiana Evening Gazette, Indiana, PA, Monday, August 24, 1942, page 1.
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The body of Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim, Kittanning, was brought home Monday morning from Monticello Field, Minnesota, where he met instant death when his plane crashed last Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The body was escorted by Private R. E. Stewart of Rimersburg, R. D. The accident occurred in sight of hundreds of men. Steim’s plane was about 200 feet from the ground and suddenly went into a tailspin and crashed. He had 53 hours of solo flying to his credit. Funeral services were held this (Wednesday) morning at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Flags were generally displayed in Kittanning until noon today as a community T expression of respect.
Source: The Leader – Vindicator, New Bethlehem, PA, Wednesday, August 26, 1942, page 5.
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15 YEARS AGO – Wednesday, August 26, 1942.
Kittanning was made conscious of the horrors of war as the flag draped casket of one of its native sons – Private Benjamin Lloyd steim – was born from his home, 1127 Orr Avenue, to St. Mary's R. C. Church and tends to the cemetery to be buried today, with honors of war.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Monday, August 26, 1957, page 6.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, Monday, March 15, 1943.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock in Kittanning high school auditorium, a Senior high school assembly followed by a Junior assembly will be held to dedicate a plaque in memory of Benjamin L. Steim, first person from Kittanning High School to be killed in World War II.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Saturday, March 15, 1958, page 6.
____________________________________________________________
Benjamin L. Steim, Army Serial Number, 13071159, volunteered for the U. S. Army Air Corps and enlisted at Olmstead Field, Middletown, PA., June 26, 1942.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Steim+Benjamin&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=724863.
------------------------------∼Private Steim was killed in service,
piloting U.S. Army Air Corps L-2A
Grasshopper #42-35918, in a crash, north
of Monticello, Minnesota.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Sunday, August 23, 1942, page 27.
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Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim of Kittanning met death Friday when the airplane he was flying went into a tailspin and crashed at Monticello, Minnesota. His death marks the first war casualty for Kittanning. Young Steim enlisted in the Air Corps June 25, 1942, immediately went into training and had been flying for four weeks, according to letters received. He was born in Kittanning and was graduated from high school in 1939. He was a member of the football team, participated in wrestling, and was engaged in other athletic activities. Two other sons of the Steim home are in the U. S. Service – Private First Class Charles, located in Iceland and Corporal Robert, Camp Gordon, Georgia. Surviving with the parents and two brothers mentioned are the following other brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ivan Delp of Kittanning; George, Randall, Donald, Edward, William, Betty, Leah May and Patricia, all at home. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Source: The Indiana Evening Gazette, Indiana, PA, Monday, August 24, 1942, page 1.
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The body of Private Benjamin Lloyd Steim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Steim, Kittanning, was brought home Monday morning from Monticello Field, Minnesota, where he met instant death when his plane crashed last Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The body was escorted by Private R. E. Stewart of Rimersburg, R. D. The accident occurred in sight of hundreds of men. Steim’s plane was about 200 feet from the ground and suddenly went into a tailspin and crashed. He had 53 hours of solo flying to his credit. Funeral services were held this (Wednesday) morning at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Flags were generally displayed in Kittanning until noon today as a community T expression of respect.
Source: The Leader – Vindicator, New Bethlehem, PA, Wednesday, August 26, 1942, page 5.
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15 YEARS AGO – Wednesday, August 26, 1942.
Kittanning was made conscious of the horrors of war as the flag draped casket of one of its native sons – Private Benjamin Lloyd steim – was born from his home, 1127 Orr Avenue, to St. Mary's R. C. Church and tends to the cemetery to be buried today, with honors of war.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Monday, August 26, 1957, page 6.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, Monday, March 15, 1943.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock in Kittanning high school auditorium, a Senior high school assembly followed by a Junior assembly will be held to dedicate a plaque in memory of Benjamin L. Steim, first person from Kittanning High School to be killed in World War II.
Source: Leader – Times, Kittanning, PA, Saturday, March 15, 1958, page 6.
____________________________________________________________
Benjamin L. Steim, Army Serial Number, 13071159, volunteered for the U. S. Army Air Corps and enlisted at Olmstead Field, Middletown, PA., June 26, 1942.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Steim+Benjamin&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=724863.
------------------------------∼Private Steim was killed in service,
piloting U.S. Army Air Corps L-2A
Grasshopper #42-35918, in a crash, north
of Monticello, Minnesota.
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PVT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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