Man-in-Service Flag
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Cotton bunting. Blue star in the center of white field; red border.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used in
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Flags
label: related event
content: World War I
label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Emergence of Modern America
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0445.42
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0445.42
label: accession number
content: 1979.0445
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 1/2 in x 11 1/4 in; 44.45 cm x 28.575 cm