An Illinois man walking together with his detector during a public park found a category ring dating back 97 years underneath the soil.
Steve Aimone of Godfrey said he was using his detector at Rock Springs Park in Alton when he found the 10-karat gold ring at the highest of a steep hill.
He said hedoesn't think the ring was intentionally buried.
"It was only about 3 inches below ground," he told The Telegraph newspaper.
The ring, a 1923 class ring from the Westernacademy in Alton, was engraved with the name of its owner, Mervin E. Volle.
Aimone said his research indicated Volle served inwar II and moved to California, where he later died. He said he was ready to contact a foreign loved one who said Volle had a toddler before he died.
Thedetector hobbyist said he's now hoping to spot and get in touch with Volle's child so he can give them their father's ring.
"I think the family would be gratefulto possess the ring back," Aimone said.
C.B. Jackson, a Westernacademy historian, expressed interest in adding the ring to his collection in Volle's family cannot be found.
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"It was only about 3 inches below ground," he told The Telegraph newspaper.
The ring, a 1923 class ring from the Western
Aimone said his research indicated Volle served in
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"I think the family would be grateful
C.B. Jackson, a Western
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