United States Stamps

Title

United States Stamps

Subject

World War II

Description

Ten new $.06 cent stamps from the United States of America - Air Mail. With a red background and a B-29 airplanes on them.

Eugene Wagner Sengstake 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 Force 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

Date

1944 circa

Rights

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

Format

Document

Type

Image

Coverage

United States

Original Format

Stamps

Files

miniharvest_sengstake_eugene_0014.jpg

Collection

Citation

“United States Stamps,” History Harvest, accessed November 25, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/501.

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