Letter from the War Department to Ruth Sengstake, August 26, 1944
Title
Letter from the War Department to Ruth Sengstake, August 26, 1944
Description
This letter from the War Department to Ruth Sengstake documents the Department's shipment of Eugene Sengstake's personal effects to Ruth.
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 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.
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 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.
Creator
United States War Department
Source
Eugene Sengstake Jr., Lincoln History Harvest, 2014
Date
1944-08-26
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
Document
Language
English
Type
Image
Coverage
Fort Mason (Cal.); Lincoln (Neb.)
Original Format
Letter
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Collection
Citation
United States War Department , “Letter from the War Department to Ruth Sengstake, August 26, 1944,” History Harvest, accessed April 23, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/507.