As seen in the movie The Longest Day, paratrooper John Steele saw action during the D-Day invasion of WWII while dangling from where?
John Steele (paratrooper) windows, with one depicting the Virgin Mary with paratroopers falling in the foreground. Steele is portrayed by Red Buttons in the film "The Longest Day". He also appears in the first "Call of Duty" video game. John Steele (paratrooper) Private John Marvin Steele (November 29, 1912 in Metropolis, Illinois – May 16, 1969 in Fayetteville, NC) was the American paratrooper who landed on the pinnacle of the church tower in Sainte-Mère-Église, the first village in Normandy liberated by the United States Army on D-Day, June 6, 1944. On the night before D-Day (June 5–6, 1944), American soldiers of the 82nd
The Longest Day (book) made by Erwin Rommel to his aide Hauptmann Helmuth Lang on 22 April 1944: "...the first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive...the fate of Germany depends on the outcome...for the Allies, as well as Germany, it will be the longest day." "The Longest Day" is also the name of a 1962 film based on the book, featuring many star actors. The Longest Day (book) The Longest Day is a book by Cornelius Ryan published in 1959, telling the story of D-Day, the first day of the World War II invasion of Normandy. It includes details of Operation Deadstick,