Letter from the 22nd Bombardment Group to Ruth Sengstake, October 27, 1944
Title
Letter from the 22nd Bombardment Group to Ruth Sengstake, October 27, 1944
Subject
World War II
Description
This letter from the 22nd Bombardment Group to Ruth Sengstake discusses Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s missing in action status, and that there is still hope of finding him.
Eugene Wagner Sengstake Sr. of Lincoln, Nebraska, served in the 100th Medical Regiment and later as a B-24 pilot. Sengstake served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941-1944, and he attined 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 100th Medical Regiment and later as a B-24 pilot. Sengstake served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941-1944, and he attined 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
22nd Bombardment Group
Source
Eugene Sengstake Sr., Lincoln History Harvest, 2014
Date
1944-10-27
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
Document
Language
English
Type
Image
Coverage
Lincoln, (Neb.)
Original Format
letter
Files
Collection
Citation
22nd Bombardment Group, “Letter from the 22nd Bombardment Group to Ruth Sengstake, October 27, 1944,” History Harvest, accessed December 31, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/519.