Carabinieri Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Purchased this with badge at a flea market in a box with two red cross pins and a private purchase wrist compass. Have had no luck researching it. Hand made and engraved about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Any help would be appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 It would appear to be an UA DI for any number of units numbered 258. I cannot copy and paste a link, but if you google Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register DA Pam 672-1 - or search the forum, it may be here, you can research the units. Member, ASMIC.Editor, ASMIC's The Trading PostASMIC Executive VP Link to post Share on other sites
Carabinieri Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thanks for the lead! Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 FWIT - looks like a megaphone in the center, what a circus ringmaster would use......not some actual military symbol..... Member, ASMIC.Editor, ASMIC's The Trading PostASMIC Executive VP Link to post Share on other sites
John Conway Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 There was a 258th Aero Squadron in WW1. The triangular imagery of this badge doesn't seem to correlate but the circus reference is equally obscure. Perhaps a particular flight within the squadron? The workmanship could suggest WW1 era - possibly made as a watch fob? And I looked, and Behold a Pale Horse: And his name that sat upon him was death, and Hell followed with him. Revelation Chapter 6, verse 8 Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I agree with JOHN. Probably an Aero Sq. They used the word CICUS a lot. Looks like it may have been part of a reunion medal or a fob. ASMIC #1098 Link to post Share on other sites
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