Age 29. 562 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA. Born 8/10/1913, in Boston. Died early on 11/29/1942 (Sunday), of burns (death certificate). Was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at Mass General Hospital. Ship painter at Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, MA. Was to leave to join the U.S. Navy Seabees (construction battalion) the following Monday. Guest of honor in a main dining room party of six, with his expecting wife Marion "Marie," age 23, who also died on Sunday. Others present Mr. and Mrs. Francis and Grace Gatturna, ages 31 and 28 respectively, William Donovan, age 29, and the latter's companion Miss Madeline Wennerstrand, age 26, all of Roslindale (Boston), MA, all dead (Mr. Gatturna by fire-induced suicide on 1/09/1943). "His body was identified by papers on his body showing his enlistment and orders to report for active duty..." (Jamaica Plain Citizen, 12/03/1942). Was married on 6/29/1941, in Braintree, MA. Was previously connected with the family painting concern, L. P. Steensen & Co., Roxbury (Boston), MA. Surname (with his wife) was misspelled "Steenson" (with an "o" on the second syllable) on the final official November 1943 Boston Committee on Public Safety master casualties list (surname spelling was correct on the death certificates of both). Lean build (WWII draft registration, October '40: 5' 10¾," 150 lbs.). One of eleven Grove victims employed at the above Fore River shipyard (also Joseph Clancy, age 24, Charles Duhamel, age 27, Arnold Isaacson, age 22, Donald MacMillan, age 30, Louis "Barry" Nash, age 29, Carl Nelson, age 19, Henry Rivoire, age 19, Miss J. Louise Sullivan, age 27, and unwed sisters Louise and Irma Wilding, ages 22 and 19, all patrons). Parents Mr. and Mrs. Lauritz P. "Louis" and Marie R. (Mills) Steensen. His father died less than four months later on 3/18/1943. Burial with his wife at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree. Middle name Lauritz (alternately spelled "Laurits").

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