OSS Gold - still there

SteveW · 11-27-2006, 10:01 PM

This is totally off the subject of Lugers or even guns but If you are all somewhat into history as I am I think you might find this a neat story.
A few months ago my highschool history teacher from back in the 60's now retired for many years, told me the following interesting story. Being a WWII infantryman himself he of course has many friends who served at that time also. One is now a retired basketball coach in the Twin Cities. The man's family was from Eastern Europe. At the moment I can't remember the exact country. He spoke the language like a native having grown up with it at home. He was a member of the OSS during WWII and parachuted in to Eastern Europe to work with a resistance group. Along with all of his forged documents etc. he carried a belt containing British Gold Sovereigns. He was injured on the jump and the people he had expected to meet him were a no show. He hobbled to the nearest village (again I can't remember the name here) and decided that the gold was more of a danger than anything else. If caught he had the proper documents, but there would be no explaining the gold coins. He went to a cemetary which had a stone wall surrounding it. Dug out some of the stones in one corner. Buried the gold coins and went on with his mission. He never went back. When remenicing about the war he still comments "I wonder if my gold is still there?" I wonder if it is! Of all the things that get torn down and replaced or paved over, cemetary's are not one of them.

11-27-2006, 10:01 PM	#1
SteveW User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OSS Gold - still there This is totally off the subject of Lugers or even guns but If you are all somewhat into history as I am I think you might find this a neat story. A few months ago my highschool history teacher from back in the 60's now retired for many years, told me the following interesting story. Being a WWII infantryman himself he of course has many friends who served at that time also. One is now a retired basketball coach in the Twin Cities. The man's family was from Eastern Europe. At the moment I can't remember the exact country. He spoke the language like a native having grown up with it at home. He was a member of the OSS during WWII and parachuted in to Eastern Europe to work with a resistance group. Along with all of his forged documents etc. he carried a belt containing British Gold Sovereigns. He was injured on the jump and the people he had expected to meet him were a no show. He hobbled to the nearest village (again I can't remember the name here) and decided that the gold was more of a danger than anything else. If caught he had the proper documents, but there would be no explaining the gold coins. He went to a cemetary which had a stone wall surrounding it. Dug out some of the stones in one corner. Buried the gold coins and went on with his mission. He never went back. When remenicing about the war he still comments "I wonder if my gold is still there?" I wonder if it is! Of all the things that get torn down and replaced or paved over, cemetary's are not one of them.