kimsdad
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- Apr 17, 2008
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1943 ROTC award (Need help finding owner's kin)
I got permission to hit a 102 year old house down the alley from where I grew up. The lady across the street from it had told me that a long time ago, a guy from Canada went through the neighborhood and asked if he could detect her yard. I was afraid that he did the yard of the house I was going to hunt. I hit it with a buddy of mine and my fears about the Canadian were probably well-founded. We couldn't find even a wheat to save our souls. Nothing that I dug was deeper than 4-5 inches.
I did manage to get one signal that turned out to be this sterling and turquoise ring. I'm glad I got it because the homeowners are real nice people and I want to give it to them for letting us hunt their yard.
I ran a couple errands, and on the way home I drove within sight of a foreclosed and condemned house that is 2 houses away from my wife's best friend's house. I stopped and chatted with the neighbor across the street for about a half hour, then hit the parkway of the bad property. More mems and no good deep silver signals. Then I got a quarter signal that was only 3 inches deep. When I popped it out of the ground all shiny and partially covered in dirt, I thought I had a silver. I think it's better than a silver.
It appears to be part silver in its makeup, and I believe it is a marksmanship award. It's not a fob, as I found a pic on line of the medal with its ribbon and pin intact. I couldn't find any other info on this medal. I did a Zabasearch and found two addresses and phone numbers for an 87 year old Herbert E. Hanson in Illinois. I called and one number was a wrong number and the other one was not a valid number. I did find a record of a Herbert E. Hanson who is a three war navy veteran who died in 1998 and is buried in the Tahoma National Cemetery in Washington State. I don't know if that is him. This award was found in northern Illinois.
I'm sure that this medal or trophy meant something to Mr. Hanson when he received it. I would like to see that this medal finds its way back to his family if they are interested in getting it back. If anyone out there has access to a genealogy program and is able to help me dig up a few leads, I'd sure appreciate it. You can post or PM info and I'll try to return the medal. Thanks!
Neil
I got permission to hit a 102 year old house down the alley from where I grew up. The lady across the street from it had told me that a long time ago, a guy from Canada went through the neighborhood and asked if he could detect her yard. I was afraid that he did the yard of the house I was going to hunt. I hit it with a buddy of mine and my fears about the Canadian were probably well-founded. We couldn't find even a wheat to save our souls. Nothing that I dug was deeper than 4-5 inches.
I did manage to get one signal that turned out to be this sterling and turquoise ring. I'm glad I got it because the homeowners are real nice people and I want to give it to them for letting us hunt their yard.
I ran a couple errands, and on the way home I drove within sight of a foreclosed and condemned house that is 2 houses away from my wife's best friend's house. I stopped and chatted with the neighbor across the street for about a half hour, then hit the parkway of the bad property. More mems and no good deep silver signals. Then I got a quarter signal that was only 3 inches deep. When I popped it out of the ground all shiny and partially covered in dirt, I thought I had a silver. I think it's better than a silver.
It appears to be part silver in its makeup, and I believe it is a marksmanship award. It's not a fob, as I found a pic on line of the medal with its ribbon and pin intact. I couldn't find any other info on this medal. I did a Zabasearch and found two addresses and phone numbers for an 87 year old Herbert E. Hanson in Illinois. I called and one number was a wrong number and the other one was not a valid number. I did find a record of a Herbert E. Hanson who is a three war navy veteran who died in 1998 and is buried in the Tahoma National Cemetery in Washington State. I don't know if that is him. This award was found in northern Illinois.
I'm sure that this medal or trophy meant something to Mr. Hanson when he received it. I would like to see that this medal finds its way back to his family if they are interested in getting it back. If anyone out there has access to a genealogy program and is able to help me dig up a few leads, I'd sure appreciate it. You can post or PM info and I'll try to return the medal. Thanks!
Neil
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