Did Attics In World War Two Have Boxes

In the attic was a bag containing a world war ii uniform in mint condition.

Did attics in world war two have boxes.

But he and bride olga who wed just weeks before he was called up exchanged near daily. When volunteers working at national trust property scotney castle in kent first chanced upon an old steel box in the attic little did they know they had stumbled upon a treasure trove of social history and military memorabilia that would generate an entire exhibition about one man s experience of the great war. 26 1964 the 84th birthday of its namesake army gen. World war two as you have never seen it.

By the home owner s estimation the room was used as a hiding place from the germans in world war ii. Signal corps balloon group no. Given the fact that the box contains all of its wrappings but no candy the team suggests that someone may have. With world war ii veterans dying at an estimated rate of 1 000 a day nationwide more than one in 10 of them in california the potential for tragedy is mounting as relatives clean out their homes.

He must have had 50 sweaters the result i m sure of gifts from friends and family including several my wife and i gave him. During world war i relatives served in the u s. Within his apartment in a bottom dresser drawer under many clothes was a fancy box that contained his bronze star for heroism in world war ii more on that later. When its doors opened on jan.

The owner of the house decided to track down the veteran s family. Even the buttons were still bright and shining. The bag also held magazines from that time period along with. Day who died in 1996 wasn t a veteran but wigdor s family has a history of military service dating to the revolutionary war.

As it was obviously a hiding place it seems like some very very dark humor. A box discovered in an attic reveals one man s first world war. 3 and the 101st engineer battalion. The uniform belonged to thomas wilson jr and his name was printed on the green bag.

Norfolk for 56 years the macarthur memorial s museum has stood at 198 bank st. Other attic finds most prominently a box of chocolates date to world war ii. Finding the posters when he did was poignant wigdor said.