🥇 BANNER Mexican Border Patrol 1916

[BigWaveDave]

Holy Moly!
Got me a sweet permission, been drooling over this place for years.... shooting for coins, got 5 wheats, and a 17-S Merc

Took a while, but I found the old clothesline.... then this beauty pops out.

At first, I just found the bottom half, eyesight not so good, but realized the holes meant there was maybe more to the story.
Same hole, but deeper, I fished out the top half..... and in great shape!


So from 1910 to 1919 the US and Mexico were going at it, and President Wilson called in the National Guard..... this one is from Georgia, I’ve found images from other states, but not this one,

Also scored a 1955 Dog Tag, and this other pin.... it’s got a fleur di lis on it.... and some Latin writing on the bottom that I can’t makeout.
I’ve seen this pin before, but can’t remember what it is....any help?


Finally, got me a St. Christopher Medallion, it’s prolly from the 1940’s, based on the reverse images.


Thanks for looking.

 

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[ToddsPoint]

Cool medal. Looks like the Mexico medal is bronze but they cheaped out and used pot metal rings...which dissolved away. Glad you found both pieces. Gary

 

[Oddjob]

To me this is certainly a banner find.

 

[dirtlooter]

very cool, and a long ways from the border so someone brought it home. gotta love this sport. congrats on the awesome find

 

[A2coins]

Wow I agree banner banner banner That would be a dream hunt for me. and happened to great person you earned it my Friend Well done

 

[AlabamaRelic]

Distinctive Unit Insignia. vestigia-nulla-retrorsum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/116th_Field_Artillery_Regiment

 

[BigWaveDave]

Distinguished Unit Insignia. vestigia-nulla-retrorsum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/116th_Field_Artillery_Regiment

So I guess this could be the guy who lost the GA pin, then became enlisted in FL..... very cool, thanks for the link

 

[relic nut]

Nice find Dave. Congratulations and I hope it makes it to the top.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very productive hunt, congratulations!

 

[BigWaveDave]

Cool medal. Looks like the Mexico medal is bronze but they cheaped out and used pot metal rings...which dissolved away. Glad you found both pieces. Gary

My wife has some copper jump rings, so I’ll get it to display nice

 

[Squirrel322]

That is AWESOME! Congratulations on an amazing find!!

 

[Whyme]

Very cool finds! Congrats!

 

[GB1]

BANNER! nice find

 

[diggummup]

Great WW1 era finds Dave. Persistence finally pays off. It's good to know the National Guard and the US Army was helping out in the border towns 100 years ago. Political correctness didn't exist back then, so I'm sure they were defending them 'nicely', with force when necessary. About the Mexican border wars...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_War_(1910–1919)

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[BigWaveDave]

Thanks for adding the link Diggum...
And thanks for the Banner votes guys.... wouldn’t that be something!

 

[thrifty76now]

That medal pin is something else for sure A lot of work went into the production of it.

 

[BigWaveDave]

So all I gotta say is WOW!
Thank you Mods for this Banner recognition.
And thanks guys for the nominations....
I knew when I found this medal it was special, and to see it up top makes me pretty proud.
Awesome!

 

[villagenut]

Just saw this and the other banners....wow they pop up overnight. Well done on the medal, a great piece of history.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Just saw this and the other banners....wow they pop up overnight. Well done on the medal, a great piece of history.

Yeah, the Banner Train was rolling all day!