david9 Posted August 1, 2017 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2017 hi i find this in flanders (Belgium) enyone know this ? is this a medal? greetings david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefcav Posted August 1, 2017 Share #2 Posted August 1, 2017 Appears to be a watch fob, carried by a son of a CW veteran I would assume, neat! only If it could talk. nicknamed the " cumberland plough boys" they also served in the span am war so there could be a vet connection also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hist3891 Posted August 1, 2017 Share #3 Posted August 1, 2017 Hi david9, It is actually a watch fob. The fob was suspended from a black silk lanyard that had a clip for the watch. These were produced for a number of National Guard regiments. Early examples were probably produced when the Guard was mobilized for service on the Mexican border in 1916. These are blank on the reverse except for the name of the manufacturer. Fobs produced after 6 April 1917 have the "American-German War" inscription on the reverse. I have also seen a couple with the Federalized unit designations (104th Machine Gun Battalion, etc.) Did you find this at a location occupied by the American 30th Division? The 30th Division's 120th Infantry was organized from the old 3rd North Carolina Infantry. -hist3891 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david9 Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted August 2, 2017 he location is about 15 km away from where the 30th division attack the germans in 1918 the place was a camp behind the frotline where i find some us relics ( some buttons, 2 collar discs and a us id disc txs for your reply greetings david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hist3891 Posted August 2, 2017 Share #5 Posted August 2, 2017 Hi David, That is very interesting! Would you mind posting photos of the other items you found? I grew up a short distance from where the 30th Division trained before going overseas. I will post a picture of a complete fob with pocket watch clip in the near future. -hist3891 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hist3891 Posted August 3, 2017 Share #6 Posted August 3, 2017 Here is an example with an ID tag attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hist3891 Posted August 4, 2017 Share #8 Posted August 4, 2017 Hi David, Thanks. Can you give me the name and serial number on the ID tag? I can probably locate the soldier's service information. Also, I would be curious to know what is inscribed on the token behind the one USNG disk. -hist3891 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david9 Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted August 4, 2017 thanks first id tag is longo 2407 the other one is bashl the end of first name an ( no service nr) on the token good for one change greetings david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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