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Seminole resident gets back lost class ring 53 years after losing it while stationed in Hawaii View fullscreen Doyle Smith with his 1965 class ring from East Atlanta High School. The ring, lost in Ford Island, Oahu, Hawaii, 53 years ago, was recently returned to him. JOHN UNDERWOOD / STAFF PHOTOS The ring still fits after all these years, sort of. Doyle Smith holds photos of Debbie Porter and Pat Appleton, who found his ring and were able to track down its owner after 53 years.
Florida man reunited with class ring after 53 years
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Doyle Smith of Seminole, Fla., said the class ring he lost more than 53 years ago while serving in the U.S. Army in Hawaii was returned to him recently after it was found in Hawaii, sparking a decades-long search for its owner. Photo by violey/Pixabay.com
Jan. 20 (UPI) A Florida man who lost his high school class ring more than 53 years ago had the item returned to him after its discovery at a U.S. Army base in Hawaii led to a search for its owner.
Doyle Smith of Seminole said he was drafted into the Army in 1966 and was stationed at Ford Island, Oahu, Hawaii. While serving on the island, he lost his class ring from East Atlanta High School, a Georgia school that closed in 1995.