MCQUEEN-STEVE
STEVE MCQUEEN
Deceased
11/07/1980
Rate/Rank
PVT
PVT
Service Branch
USMC 4/1947 - 4/1950
Born
03/24/1930
BEECH GROVE, IN
ALSO KNOWN AS TERRENCE STEPHEN MCQUEEN (BIRTH NAME)
2ND AMPHIB TANK BATTALION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
1ST GUARD CO, NAVAL GUN FACTORY, WASHINGTON, DC
PRESIDENTIAL YACHT (GUARD)
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
"Steve" McQueen joined the United States Marine Corps in 1947 and was quickly promoted to Private First Class and assigned to an armored unit. McQueen focused his energies on self-improvement and embraced the Marines' discipline. He saved the lives of five other Marines during an Arctic exercise, pulling them from a tank before it broke through ice into the sea. He was then assigned to an honor guard responsible for guarding the Presidental yacht. PFC McQueen served until 1950 when he was honorably discharged.