posted on 2024-06-05, 18:09authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
My grandpa is still alive, at 102 years old, and we had the pleasure of being interviewed for this project in 2022.
A summary of the interview can be found attached to this record.
History
Item list and details
I am attaching pictures of the following items:
- Box grenade and the mortar grenade (my grandpa says that he shot around a thousand of these during the war)
- Folder of documents with his registry number
- Leather belt with holster that he got from a German Lieutenant that was surrendering (the holster has the eagle and swastika engraved)
- Two German bullets (9mm) dated as of 1941 and 1943
- Pictures of him in the war in Italy
- Letters that he sent home from the war
Person the story/items relate to
Oswaldo Saragiotto
Person who shared the story/items
Thiago Saragiotto
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
He is my grandfather
Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.