Good Samaritan - 62 Years Later

Man's Wallet Returned After 62 Years

Ray Heilwagen has his wallet back, 62 years after he lost it in France during World War II. Stephen Breitenstein's father, who also served in France during World War II, recently died. Digging through his father's possessions — ironically on Veteran's Day — Stephen Breitenstein found the old wallet. He figured his dad found it during the war and brought it home, hoping to find the owner. Not knowing how to do so, he left it in a drawer for more than six decades.

Using the Internet, Breitenstein tracked down Heilwagen. After their phone conversation, he mailed the wallet to him.

As for Breitenstein, "I was impressed that a stranger would go to such trouble to locate me and return my wallet," Heilwagen said.

I would have removed the French Francs first. And then asked for a reward.