I am new here so this might be in the wrong section. I have a 1903 Springfield rifle that was carried by my Mom's uncle in WW2. When he passed away, my mom had visited his house several times. It just so happened that she was there when her grandmother was cleaning house and she had thrown the rifle out to the trash. My mom went and got it, said that she would also like to have the rest of his stuff if she didn't want it. She told her to take it so she loaded it up and took it home. When she started taking stuff out of the duffle bag, she not only had his rifle, but also a 16" bayonet and scabbard, his platoon photo, dogtags, two garrison caps, social security card, casket flag and all of his "theater ribbons". I got all of it after it had sat in my mom's closet for over 35 years. My question is how do I find out where he fought at and when? I would like to find his military history so I can kind of pinpoint some of the history of the rifle. It is in excellent shape. I have shot it and it shoots fine. It is not one of the early receivers that they had trouble with. I wanted to research his records but I am not immediate "next of kin". Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,Rich
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