Background
Steele, Harry Lee was born on June 28, 1874 in Benton Company, Arkansas, United States. Son of John Bell and Mary (Van Winkle) Steele.
Steele, Harry Lee was born on June 28, 1874 in Benton Company, Arkansas, United States. Son of John Bell and Mary (Van Winkle) Steele.
Graduate Rogers (Arkansas) Academy, 1894, Army War College, 1928.
Enlisted as private, Battery A, 5th Artillery, United States of America, August 27, 1895, and promoted through grades to major general, chief of coast artillery, February 9, 1935.
Served in Question Manager Corps in Philippine Islands and China, 1915-1916, in Panama, 1919-1922, Hawaii, 1931-1934.
Married Cornelia Elizabeth Lundeen, December 25, 1901. Children: Lee, John Chandler, Lundeen Van Winkle, Ruth.