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Treasure Chests from the WWII!

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Look what I found on the curb next to a house demolition, two treasure chests! In reality they are the personal footlockers of a WWII soldier named Lieutenant Frederick B. Gould. I was surprised when I opened one to actually find some of the Lieutenant's stuff still inside...

The first chest to open:
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Treasures inside?? :o
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Maybe a belt to a pair of pants?
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Was sure this would contain Fred's secret map to his war loot (always in the back of my mind), ended up just being his diplomas and other certificates:
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Leather straps of some kind:
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Some sort of leather thing:
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Information tags:
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Looks like the locker reached its destination on May 27th 1944:
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Apparently Fred had 2 pairs of pink pants in here once, maybe his mom mixed the reds with the whites that day:
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The two footlockers, both with matching names:
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Undoubtedly besides the lockers themselves the white belt is my favorite find from this haul... :D
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Awesome curb finds. Those were made way better than the ones I used in the 70's. Those 2 will hold on heck of a lot of relics/artifacts and other cool finds. treasure is where you find it.
 
Very cool, and great for storage..now days they would be plastic...
 
Great finds! The belt buckle resembles a life preserver ring found on boats. The straps may be rifle sling or shoulder straps for a holster rig. The black leather thing appears to be an ankle supporter. Congrats! Sub 8-)
 
I hope that you find the owner of his family members who deserve these items. Good luck.
 
Treasure chests work for me!
 

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