American eagle with brass

[Graud18]

Hello everyone
I found this American eagle. The area was a POW camp for prisoners of war. Is anyone able to help me what's the exact model of an eagle. Looks like a product of the nineteenth century. On the back cast. No signatures. Sorry for spelling mistakes.

I greet the Polish Graud

 

[The Rebel]

Without looking into it I'm guessing it's WW I. Can you give us some more info about the POW's.

 

[Graud18]

In 09.15.1944 the camp there were two Americans, are likely to be buried in the grave in the cemetery of the garrison. During World War I certainly had been held by the French and English. Americans do not have any information. The eagle was found about 10 kilometers from the camp. At the camp, I found a small button signed RLMFG CO NEWARK. NJ

 

[del]

Hello Graud18 , welcome to the forum :waving:, can you post a picture of the reverse , i'd like to see if there are any attachments or brazed solder marks where it would attach to something.

Dan

 

[Graud18]

Photo of the reverse.

 

[del]

It resembles a WWII Colonel's insigia but i can't seem to find the exact match .

 

[Graud18]

There were some patterns of eagles on the colonel's epaulets?

 

[Graud18]

Maybe manufactured before World War I?

 

[del]

There were some patterns of eagles on the colonel's epaulets?

saw those , they were closer to this type . maybe they were pre WWI

 

[Timewarpdigger]

Nice find and welcome to a great forum. Safe & HH

 

[Digger Don]

What ever it is, It's a cool find
Congrats

 

[fyrffytr1]

I think it may be a sweetheart pin. Here is one similar to yours: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/193425-unknown-eagleshield-pin/

 

[del]

I think it may be a sweetheart pin. Here is one similar to yours: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/193425-unknown-eagleshield-pin/

Thats almost an exact match Fyrffytr1 , I think your right about its id. :thumbsup02:

 

[Graud18]

Hello

Everything becomes slowly make sense. On the same field, I found the button Haller's Blue Army. As is well known Polish emigrants from the United States was 23,000 soldiers. Haller's Army took part in the peaceful liberation of the city on 01.23.1920 year.
Thank you for your help in identifying

Image button found in the same field.
As the snow melts and the ground thaw go to the same place can I find something else

link to information about Polish Americans http://www.polishheritage.ca/news_detail.aspx?news_page_id=4&news_id=47
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Kosciuszko_Camp

 

[giant056]

Very cool find :thumbsup01: