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Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s Missing in Action letter from Major E..A. Bradunas to Ruth Sengstake, Eugene's wife.

Eugene Wagner Sengstake of Lincoln, Nebraska, served in the 110th Medical Regiment and later as a B-24 pilot. Sengstake served in the U.S.…

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This is a letter from Mrs. E. Vierling in reply to a letter from Ruth Sengstake praising Ruth's son and reassuring Ruth on Eugene's whereabouts. Mrs. Vierling also has a loved one missing in action.

Eugen Wagner Sengstake Sr. of Lincoln,…

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Colored postcard of downtown Kearney, Nebraska c. 1926. The postcard is addressed to Miss Ella Shafer of Norfolk, Nebraska.

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The Duba family tree traces the family back to Bohemia in the 1600s. The Duba family immigrated to the United States in the 1870s. Alvin Duba is part of the third generation of Dubas born in the United States.

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These trifocal glasses as shown in the photos worn by Palmer Wall were created by Dr. Lewis C. Rathbun of Oelwein, Iowa. Rathbun also made tools for the Chicago Great Western Railroad. This item was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln…

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This document is a letter of recommendation for Olive Felber from James T. Lees, the chairman of enrollment. The letter states that Olive Felber wishes to transfer from Omaha to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The letter explains her interests…

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Brief description of the immigration from Germany to Russia and then from Russia to the USA. Specifically families from Frank, Norka, and Kolb.

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Original record for Jimmy Ray White. Jimmy served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. These documents are dated 2004, well after his Honorable Discharge from the Air Force. Jimmy, originally from Kearney, Nebraska, reenlisted to the Air…

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List of names promoted to Sergeant E-4 in the U.S. Air Force in 1971, during the Vietnam War. Listed is Andy White's father, Jimmy Ray White.

On this list is Andy White's father, Jimmy Ray White, who served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam…

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Typed letter from the Department of the Air Force to Jimmy Ray White, stating that Jimmy, a U.S. Air Force Veteran originally from Kearney, Nebraska, had fallen behind on a debt issued by the Department. Jimmy served during the Vietnam War, was…
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