Opening Harry C Byron's WWII Footlocker

[@1979augistine]

footlocker of a man who fought and gave everything for his country

[@georgemorgan3931]

Wore my jungle boots for years after I got home. Worked in woods as a ranger and they proved more useful than most other boots. Also for my out door activities which were a lot.

[@momplusfive]

I just inherited the similar trunk and all the goodies just a year ago. I am so blessed to have a piece of history.

[@albertoortiz3574]

Thanks for sharing your family memories, thanks to your Uncle for serving in the army to preserve the peace we enjoy today!!!

[@vegascece]

What a wonderful find! My parents, both brothers, and myself were all active duty (they were Army and I was Air Force). I so wish I had more memorabilia from each person and mine as well. My parents served during WWII & Korea, my brothers during Vietnam, and I served at the close of Vietnam. I have a footlocker but it's empty and was here on YT looking at ways to make it a table when I found your video....so much more interesting than a table right! Thank you for sharing!!

[@edwinsalau150]

I have one also!

[@coporal4]

The stripes are his rank called Chevrons not badges. The service coat is called Class A's along with the tan trousers. Officers wore what they called Pink & Greens. The Good Conduct medal would have been worn with other ribbons and medals on his dress uniform for the Uniform of the Day. The red ribbon with the stripes is the Good Conduct Ribbon worn in place of the Good Conduct Medal. Mr. Stinchcomb you say you served in the Army and didn't recognize an Army good conduct ribbon. Even if you only served two years you stood in ranks for inspection. The ribbon is for 3 years service. The other ribbon is the American campaign ribbon WWII. Every ribbon would have had a corresponding medal except a Unit citation ribbon and a couple others.

[@gtmtnbikr]

These REMFs really needed Gunny Ermey to narrate this video. Or at least KZbin the Jelly Donut scene from Full Metal Jacket first. And I feel like the viewers are being made to push for these peoples mistakes. Sad.

[@edwinsalau150]

@@gtmtnbikr They do sound like DUNCES AND insult our intelligence! They should at least do some homework before putting the stuff on the air! Or posting it! Make an attempt to be relevant/on point!

[@rustyaxelrod]

I agree. An awkward and unprepared presentation. A little homework would have been appropriate.

[@oldgeezer2007]

Glad someone knew what they were talking about. I get frustrated with people who don't look into what they are talking about. Should check with a knowledgeable person before filming

[@markm994]

I would say in the man's defense. He had served many years ago and I am sure he has just forgotten. I have talked with friends and other veterans and was surprised about a few of the things I could not remember.

[@virginiasoskin9082]

The blue star flag families would hang in their window was changed to a gold star flag if your child or family member died in service. One family in my PA home town had SEVEN children and all of them, male and female served in the military and they ALL came back alive. Pretty amazing. The clothing is so beautifully preserved. Wow. The photos and pin up girls were so indicative of the era and a young man's interests in girls and family.

[@joejohnfanning1637]

I would have taken all that stuff to the dragon man's military museum in Colorado he could have told you more about everything that was in the foot locker

[@mikebox]

Great collection. But lady, watching you stumble through this video not knowing about what’s inside of this footlocker is like pulling teeth.

[@TheGearhead222]

Fascinating video!:)-John in Texas

[@edwinsalau150]

It is not a trunk! For the uninitiated; it is a foot locker! It is meant to be placed at the foot of one’s cot in the barracks! Hence the name! Foot locker!

[@timothyhouse1622]

Trunk as a noun: A container. A large suitcase, chest, or similar receptacle for carrying or storing personal possessions, usually with a hinged, often domed lid, and handles at each end, so that generally it takes two persons to carry a full trunk. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for holding or transporting clothes or other goods. The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car; a boot A footlocker is a form of TRUNK.

[@edwinsalau150]

@@timothyhouse1622 that is true. This article happens to be a footlocker! Issued by Uncle Samuel to be placed at the foot of one’s bunk! And you would not see it on steam ships, trains or other means of transportation! Usually it would be moved by vehicles painted green or ships painted grey! So there!!! You Nit Pickerer You!Ha!😂

[@williampfeiffer4536]

I thought Footlocker was a shoe store.Thank-you for learning me dat!

[@edwinsalau150]

@@williampfeiffer4536 Foot locker to lock up feet is called a Shackle!!!!!Now youse knows da diffidence!!!!

[@TWTexasA1]

There was probably a small brush in that kit to go with the metal container and it was probably shaving soap inside…👍🏼👍🏼

[@steven2212]

Thank you.

[@soldtobediers]

''For none are closer to ~ The author of pain & sacrifice Himself. Than those who choose to ~ Perform it for the sake & safety of others.''

[@heru-deshet359]

American women were naturally beautiful back then.

[@cornholius]

Never be afraid of using moth balls in these old footlockers. I have my grandfathers USMC uniform plus all his bring backs. It's heartbreaking to have something like that get damaged after going halfway around the world, through war, and back just to get ruined by beetles or moths.

[@heru-deshet359]

The Greatest Generation!

[@tibbitgroup1413]

The other ribbon is the American Champaign ribbon

[@arnoldkellner2173]

I didn’t realize the bathing beauties of the 1940’ wore such small two piece bathing suits.USARMY 10-14-68/10-14-70.

[@Chiaroscuro1991]

The aluminum case has shaving soap

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

A true WWII historian would have known that the troops used tooth powder, not toothpaste.

[@scottdunkirk8198]

Does anyone in the museum field wear cotton gloves anymore when handling items?

[@greg6235]

All of the items are fairly common WWII items and not of high value. The most collectible item of the whole lot is the HBT jacket at 8:20.

[@beatlz6561]

@@greg6235 monetary value doesn't matter. How about just for the preservation of these 80 year old items, stored just as they were for years. They should protect them from their oily fingers.

[@ericschulze5641]

Is modern finger oil different than 70 year old finger oil ? you people are nuts just wash your hands first, touch them smell them, put them on if you want, you same people have probably thrown stuff like this out, when a family member passed and didn't even know it, probably even joked about uncle Joe's old clothes hanging in his closet, as you threw them in the trash

[@scottdunkirk8198]

@@ericschulze5641 in the museum business the oils from your hands are bad for paper, cloth and other things due to the age of the items being looked at.

[@ericschulze5641]

@@scottdunkirk8198 there are many professional curators who completely disagree with that, only on ancient works do they wear gloves, just because we've seen nothing but, self obsorbed so called curators wearing gloves because THEY saw something on PBS 30 years ago with someone wearing gloves inspecting ancient scrolls, they all started wearing gloves to show how professional they are. You cause more damage wearing gloves than not. especially with paper just wash your hands first. & don't handle too often. Hey watch the ametuer mechanics & restorers they're all doing the same thing. apparently wearing gloves indicates intelligence and expertise. NOT !

[@kennysherrill6542]

Why is half of the picture missing?

[@TXARNGarmy15X]

Ribbon with the Good Conduct is the American Campaign Ribbon.

[@TXARNGarmy15X]

Blue and white patches 3RD CORPS AREA SERVICE COMMAND

[@warrenchambers4819]

Well now if we'd actually seen that DD214 we would all know so much more about what this man did and were but the number of ties proved to be just to distracting.

[@richardbaxter2057]

Yeah! They’d obviously already been through the contents and yet, come the recording, still know Jack about most of it and worse still, they get the service history and totally ignore it.....what a waste and such a shame?

[@jameskeech1798]

@@richardbaxter2057 we

[@cornholius]

They weren't issued DD214'S during or just after WW2. Just discharge/separation papers(document 55-53).

[@swampfizz]

@@cornholius same thing..form is from 1 NOV 1944..tells the same stuff as 214..they got them at separation then generally they would be recorded at the court house when you got back..too bad they didnt have it..that form they had was a WD AGO Form 100 I think..helped you find a job

[@cornholius]

@@swampfizz I have my grandfathers who served in the USMC in the pacific. Dated 1946, form 55-53. Every man in my family served in WWII and his is the only one left in existence. You can't expect everyone to hold on to an 80 year old document. If the defense department had taken better care of records, there would be a lot more duplicates out there. Not sure what you mean about you helping me find a job. I work 60-80 hours a week and make plenty of money.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

The ribbon on the bar will agree with the ribbon on the medal.

[@thepickledfish3631]

She didn't do any research before she decided to turn on that camera.

[@robkunkel8833]

The suspense of first discovery is fun … for a while. Many media producers would have done it differently. The trunk could have been reviewed and the interesting findings could have been scripted and nicely edited to meet the demands of more and more people who do not have 15 minutes to discover something. Fake it like History Detectives must do at times. When the person of the left saw something she knew, she was useful. Thanks. Got to leave you now. My 7-1/2 minutes have passed. Yes zippers were metal and not made as well as they are now. Buttons were perfect.

[@BSUSwim4Gold]

How do you not know what “Gold Star Families” are? The Star was blue unless the service member died in battle then you would hang up a gold star. If you really had done your “research” that would have been very easy to obtain. Just shocked that a military museum staff person would know this is kinda embarrassing really.

[@LuisRodriguez-sc1oq]

¿ Who is this woman?

[@maryleung1425]

Zippers were not invented back then ...so thats why they had buttons located at the fly opening on the pants ....thats the way it was back then .

[@beatlz6561]

@Mary Leung They most certainly had zippers at the time. Button flys were still common but zippers existed. Button flys could be repaired by sewing on a new button if one was lost. If the zipper broke you were SOL.

[@maryleung1425]

@@beatlz6561 u are right ... years ago i wore some old army surplus .... so i happened to look on the lable inside the pants ..... it said 1944 ...had buttons where the fly was .... i just laughed when i saw the lable

[@philipcallicoat5258]

Interesting but, it's way too much blab. Just open it and tell us what is in it.....🥺

[@TWTexasA1]

Wow 14 minutes of your life down the drain huh…👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[@indianacitizen]

The stick of soap is most likely shave soap.

[@LoloD1833]

For being associated with a museum, she is totally clueless!!!