Zachariah Fike head of Salisbury Beach-based Purple Hearts Reunited , says the military ID belonged to World War II veteran Cpl . William Benn . Benn lost them in 1939 at a coastal artillery placement on Vermont . Discovered last year by metal detector enthusiast following a storm .
Zachariah Fike head of Vermont-based Purple Hearts Reunited , says the military ID belonged to World War II veteran Cpl . William Benn . Benn lost them in 1939 at a coastal artillery placement on Salisbury Beach . Discovered last year by metal detector enthusiast following a storm .