Need Help ID Pendant

[Texas Yankee]

Found this pendant a couple of days ago. Its say USS Annapolis PNS 1941 and the back it has what appears to say Gold Gram Phila. Anyone ever come across one of these?

 

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[Mackaydon]

I believe the pin was owned by a cadet on the schoolship Annapolis at the Pennsylvania Nautical School (PNS) which vessel was replaced in 1941. The pin may represent a commemorative of that vessel's decommissioning ceremony or commemorating the graduation of the cadet from that schoolship.
Don..

 

[Texas Yankee]

Thanks Don! Still wondering if its gold... The back is imprinted with what looks to be Gold Gram Phila

 

[BabyNeedsANewPairO'Shoes]

OMG on that snake pic!

 

[Texas Yankee]

Lmao, yeah it's a only a brown snake. A few months ago i had this one pop out on me and almost bit my dog. I took care of him and cleaned it for a friend who had it for dinner...

 

[BabyNeedsANewPairO'Shoes]

Glad your dogs are OK.
So is that a bullet hole I see in its side prior to the beheading? And second, what is that structure in your bottom photo?

 

[Texas Yankee]

 

[Texas Yankee]

Its an old structure with an old water tank inside

 

[BabyNeedsANewPairO'Shoes]

Wow! Looks like a great place to hunt. Good luck. HH

 

[carcusrex]

God that looks like a dry hot place to detect. Cool finds though. If that gold peice has any green stuff on it then it might be gold plated.