John Pistone was among the U.S. soldiers who entered Adolf Hitler’s home in the Bavarian Alps as World War II came to a close. He found an album with photos of paintings and took it as a souvenir. The 87-year-old veteran recently learned that the album is part of a series compiled for Hitler featuring art he wanted for a planned museum in Linz, Austria.

Pistone’s album is expected to be formally returned to Germany in a ceremony at the U.S. State Department in January.

— From wire reports