Met two guys beeping, and they were like, “who’s this clown”

[BigWaveDave]

I was out scrounging permissions today, and I notice two guys hunting in one of my previous yards.
First I was like, dafuq? Then I realized that I’ve been looking for them since I’ve moved here. Great to have new friends who aren’t children, or old as my Dad.

I explained to them that I’ve pounded this yard before, naturally Shawn pulls a sweet IHP right out from my “pounded” site...LOL, it’s on now!

So now 3 of us are hunting, and it wasn’t long before I got a 1940 wheat, followed by a 1910, an interesting button or pin of som sort, then the find of the day....

A WW2 silver military ID bracelet!
Inscribed Melvin H Stanton Jr. 33911271

Other than being dead, I can’t find any info on him, or next of kin.... soon I will make more of an effort, love to return this to family if I can.



So, those were my best finds of the day, copious amount of trash not pictured.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[Blak bart]

Nice dave...congrats that's a beauty...good luck on the return.

 

[PetesPockets55]

Congrats on the hunt and finding those two legged "treasures"(?) as well.
That ID bracelet looks like the first one I got to ask a girl to go "steady" with me, whatever that meant back then. Never did ask her, but mine broke at the same link as well and was probably plated though.

 

[Tuberale]

Nice finds, BigWaveDave. I think that kind of proves my theory that no area is completely hunted out.

 

[Deep1]

He was born 1923.
Enlisted 3/5/45 in the Army in Baltimore.
Source:
https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/melvin-h-jr-stanton-birth-1923-united-states/155126541

 

[CRUSADER]

Good luck on the return.
https://ww2tags.org/
Try this site to help you, they are very good.

 

[BigWaveDave]

He was born 1923.
Enlisted 3/5/45 in the Army in Baltimore.
Source:
https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/melvin-h-jr-stanton-birth-1923-united-states/155126541

Thanks Deep1, I found that site last nite, didn’t get very far with it.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Good luck on the return.
https://ww2tags.org/
Try this site to help you, they are very good.

Thanks Mate! Sent Angelos Angels an email, hopefully I get some next of kin info.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice finds BWD. It's always nice to have friends to detect with. Good luck on the return of that bracelet.

 

[A2coins]

Nice finds glad they didnt pull a gold coin out on your spot lol those are fighting words lol. Nice to have found some hunting buds