Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s Brown, Leather, Army Issue Shoes

Title

Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s Brown, Leather, Army Issue Shoes

Subject

World War II

Description

A pair of brown, leather shoes which belonged to Eugene Stengstake Sr. This type of shoe was normally issued to army officers for formal dress purposes.

Eugene Weagner Stengstake Sr. of Lincoln, Nebraska, served in the 110th Medical Regiment and later as a B-24 pilot. Sengstake served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941-1944, and he attained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. His service was in the South Pacific, including New Guinea. He was killed in action June 9, 1944 between Palau and Wake Islands.

Source

Eugene Sengstake Jr., Lincoln History Harvest, 2014

Publisher

University of Nebraska-Lincoln History Harvest Project

Date

1944 circa

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Format

Object

Language

English

Type

Image

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Collection

Citation

“Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s Brown, Leather, Army Issue Shoes,” History Harvest, accessed March 28, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/497.

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