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World War II soldier from South Carolina got a bracelet back that he
lost in Italy during the war 66 years ago. Jim Turck first received the
bracelet from his mother, shortly after he joined the war in 1943. Turck
served as a ski trooper with the 10th Mountain Division in the northern
Apennine Mountains of Italy in 1945, where he lost the bracelet. Bruno
Bernardoni found the bracelet in the village of Iola in April while
using a metal detector for the first time. It was about a foot
underground. Bernardoni enlisted the help of his niece to find the
owner. Through some Internet research, Bernardoni’s niece tracked down
Turck through the 10th Mountain Division Foundation chairman in
Colorado. Bernardoni mailed the bracelet to the foundation, which
received it on August 16th and promptly forwarded it to Turck. Turck
mailed Bernadoni a copy of “Soldiers on Skis: A Pictorial Memoir of the
10th Mountain Division,” gave him his address and welcomed a visit from
him if he ever comes to the United States.
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