Damn shame, Eual H. Whitemans Purple Heart

[GibH]

Purple Heart at Goodwill

Not mine, but saw this shared on FB.

 

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[GibH]

Oops, looks like it was returned to the family a few days ago.

WWII Vet?s Purple Heart Ends Up In Goodwill ? Medal Returned To Eual Whiteman?s Family

 

[JimDon]

You have inspired me to try and return one I purchased in the 1980's at an estate sale.

 

[ivan salis]

if bought at a estate sale ..likely there is no one in the family who "cares"... sad but true in some cases ...they only care if there is a buck to be made by selling of the dead person's stuff ...

 

[tamrock]

This kind of thing happens pretty frequently as the descendants of these heroes story isn't passed along in the family or no one cares to research anything about their ancestor. This is a bill that belonged to a Robert P Cooper and I was given it many years ago. It belonged to this great uncle of mine, who was shot down and crashed in the north sea on May 15 1943. No one from the crew of the B17 named "Spare Ball" was ever seen again. The bill was in Coopers wallet that was returned to his brother who then gave it to me. I donated the bill to an air force museum and researched all I could on the names of the bill known as a "short snorter". The last 4 to sign it had all perished on the mission and that may have been the last thing they ever signed their names to on the last day of their lives?.. I donated it for the very reason of the thought of my descendants not giving it the respect I felt it needed and now know it's cataloged and in a safe place with the background story of what it was about. I urge anyone who comes by these bits of history and research all you can on the individual it belonged to. Old photo's of those who paid the ultimate price should at least be submitted to the "find a grave" website with as much info of the person so the future generations can know who they were.

 

[ivan salis]

cool if sad bit of history you had tamrock ...glad to see you did not le it "slip thru the cracks" and fade into the "forgotten"...

 

[GibH]

if bought at a estate sale ..likely there is no one in the family who "cares"... sad but true in some cases ...they only care if there is a buck to be made by selling of the dead person's stuff ...

You may be right, but then again, it may be that only one person in the family didn't care. Other family members that would care just may not have even been aware of it's existence.