Second hand jacket
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I went into an army and navy store in Leicester in 1969 to buy a jacket. I was browsing a rail of surplus and secondhand clothes and picked out an American combat jacket. I paid my 22s 6d at the till and left. After wearing it for a few weeks I decided it needed a wash. Inside the jacket was a hand written name and address. Bill Marshall, 82 Airborne, Soper Street, Long Island, New York. This guy was my late uncle who had been a GI and had met and married my father's sister, and after the war had returned to the Marshall family home.
Date submitted:Sun, 08 Apr 2018 19:28:53 +0000Coincidence ID:9972
