Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- Cotton bunting. Blue star in the center of white field; red border.
- General History
- The Man-in-Service Flag was used in both World War I and World War II. It is also known as the Blue Star Flag. Each family was entitled to hang a small Man-in-Service Flag in a window to signify they had a family member in service. The flag was about a foot long and was hung vertically. The blue star was covered with a gold (actually yellow) star if the family member died in action.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 1979.0445.42
- catalog number
- 1979.0445.42
- accession number
- 1979.0445
- Object Name
- flag
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/2 in x 11 1/4 in; 44.45 cm x 28.575 cm
- used in
- United States
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- ThinkFinity
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Flags
- related event
- World War I
- World War II
- The Emergence of Modern America
- The Great Depression and World War II
- Record ID
- nmah_686498
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0378-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
