What to do with silver identification bracelet?

The mystery has been solved. That's probably him.

 

we thank him for his service...........RIP...

 

You know, if it were mine, I'd had no hesitation in scrapping. ID bracelets were popular gifts during period and not always valued by recipient. (If it were an official bracelet of some sort, I might have a different opinion.)

Debora

 

Ya...but if he wore it a lot......my Dad never took off his Eilat stone ring......a family member may find it memorable !!!

 

Donate it to the WWII museum in New Orleans.

 

That certainly was a ripe old age.

 

Whatever you decide to do about this, just nice of you to put so much thought into it!
And as Komokwa said,
Thank you for your service, Mr. Cannon!

 

I would point out that it was given to the Roscoe by two young women, Billie & Bea, neither of whom appear in his obituary.

Debora

 

So you're saying he was a ladies man ?

 

No, I'm saying it appears to have been a casual -- and inexpensive (given the quality of the engraving) -- gift from two young women. According to his obituary (if it was his,) neither was a sister and he married neither.

Debora

 

well, it could be that.....

 

I think it would be a nice, patriotic gesture to donate it to the WWII museum, so Roscoe would have a “presence” there probably forever. I think if he knew his bracelet was there, he’d be happy.

 

As an aside, my Aunt Willa always went by the name Billie because of the silent film star Billie Burke. Billie & Bea could have been sisters or cousins.

 

Billie was a common girl's nickname of the era.

Debora