And he sailed back home to New York on the Queen Elizabeth June 29th 1945
Altough the name is listed as
F/O William E Steeper 10601595 AC Leslie Ave, Utica NY
This may be him:
William E. Steeper, 81, of Phoenix, died Jan. 25, 2004. He was a WWII US Air Force veteran. Private family services were held.
Published in the Arizona Republic on 1/28/2004.
I think his name is mentioned here too:
http://www.merkki.com/the_roommates.htm