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Title |
World War II U.S. Army pants |
Object Name |
Slacks |
Description |
World War II U.S. Army pants; name Leitheiser written inside waistband and was worn by Staff Sargent Melvin Jerome Leitheiser. |
Provenance |
Staff Sargeant Melvin Jerome Leitheiser was in the 8th Air Force, 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Squadron in Chelveston, England from November 1944 to April 1945. He flew 35 combat missions. He was a B-17 tailgunner. He enlisted October 3, 1943 and was released October 23, 1945. He was born May 3, 1925 in Detroit Lakes, Becker, Minnesota. He died in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana on January 17, 1994. He is buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Cascade County, Montana. He was married to Marie E. Olson in 1946. |
Collection |
Military |
People |
Melvin Leitheiser |
Used |
Melvin Jerome Leithheiser |
Catalog Number |
2018.95.6 |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1945 |
Date |
Circa 1940s |
Search Terms |
World War II Military Uniform Army World War II Military Uniform |
Subjects |
World War II Military Uniform |