What to do with Gasschutz 38 case with American soldier name on

[Dulac]

Hi all,

I have a question about a gasschutz 38 case with the name and number of an American soldier on it.

I traced the name and number and it matches out. The soldier (John E Carter) must have taken this case and put his name and number on it.
I found some info about him via this link: John E Carter : U.S. Army Enlistment Record

Anyone suggestions what to do with it or what it might be worth?

[Neil Hever]

Keep it and enjoy it. We don't offer appraisal services generally speaking. This would be a hard item to value anyway. Maybe someone out there would want to restore it with contents but that would be a difficult undertaking. I would use it to store some of my collectibles. NH

[Dulac]

Maybe there's someone out there who really wants an item like this... never seen one so far with an american soldier's name on it.

[Gwar]

Quite common IMO.... I saw one just a few weeks ago.

[Dulac]

Ow, well google is my only reference!

[francis]

Hi Dulac. You almost answered yourself there mate. Someone out there might 'really want it'! When I find anything with personal detail, ie dog tag I would try to locate next of kin, get in touch, and send it to them as a gift. Just a personal opinion, but my guess is in certain circumstances it could mean a great deal more to them than to yourself. With internet these days it becomes more of a possibility. Kind regards, Francis