WW2 medal found in Indiana field.

[Cobradude22]

The ring with the black top appears to be ancient. Looks like it’s gold plated with a small diamond.
The others are odds and ends I discovered today. My favorite was this WW2 carbine cross laying right on top the ground. The back says sterling. The 2 cent piece is a groschen. I’m guessing the guy who dropped this medal was in Austria at one point and must have brought it back. All of this was found in an Indiana cornfield in the middle of no where. The sign was almost vertical in the ground. Never seen a street sign like this. Russellville Indiana.

 

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[Gene Mean]

The ring with the black top appears to be ancient. Looks like it’s gold plated with a small diamond.
The others are odds and ends I discovered today. My favorite was this WW2 carbine cross laying right on top the ground. The back says sterling. The 2 cent piece is a groschen. I’m guessing the guy who dropped this medal was in Austria at one point and must have brought it back. All of this was found in an Indiana cornfield in the middle of no where. The sign was almost vertical in the ground. Never seen a street sign like this. Russellville Indiana.

Congrats on the greart finds from the cornfield! The ring is interesting. There must be a name for that type. The cross is very nice too.

 

[jewelerguy]

badge is the qualification grade of 'marksman'. Nice find!

 

[Red-Coat]

Cool finds. The cross is a US Army marksmanship badge. The style of the cross indicates the level of proficiency achieved on a weapons training program, progressing from Expert to Sharpshooter and then to Marksman. Yours is "Expert" level. Clasps are suspended from the badge according to the weapon types where that proficiency has been achieved and the category "Carbine" was first authorised in 1944… so it could be tail end of WWII onwards.

These are the proficiency levels (from left to right: Marksman, Sharpshooter and Expert):

 

[dognose]

good finds, very interesting for sure.

 

[jewelerguy]

Cool finds. The cross is a US Army marksmanship badge. The style of the cross indicates the level of proficiency achieved on a weapons training program, progressing from Expert to Sharpshooter and then to Marksman. Yours is "Expert" level. Clasps are suspended from the badge according to the weapon types where that proficiency has been achieved and the category "Carbine" was first authorised in 1944… so it could be tail end of WWII onwards.

These are the proficiency levels (from left to right: Marksman, Sharpshooter and Expert):

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Red Coat I believe you've got your left to right backwards. The plain cross is marksman, cross with target is sharpshooter, and expert is the cross within the wreath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marksmanship_badges_(United_States)

 

[Red-Coat]

Red Coat I believe you've got your left to right backwards. The plain cross is marksman, cross with target is sharpshooter, and expert is the cross within the wreath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marksmanship_badges_(United_States)

So I did. Sorry about that... and the badge is indeed "Marksman".

 

[Cobradude22]

Thanks for the help in narrowing down what it was. Definitely the last thing I expected to find out in the corn field

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is a great find. Your lucky to have found the Carbine piece still attached to the badge.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice vintage looking ring...

 

[ArfieBoy]

The Marksman and other badges are not just WWII. They were in current use when I was in the U.S. Army in the late 1960's. As far as I know they are still in use. Cool finds and thanks for posting.