Man-in-Service Flag
date: label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
label: associated date
content: 1914-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Flag is olive green, with Man-in-Service Flag embroidered in red and white with one blue star in center; word "Medical" embroidered above embroidered flag. Caduceus embroidered under flag.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This modification of the Service Flag indicates that the member is in the Medical Corps.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: When displayed in a home, business, or church, the flag indicates that one member of the family or other group is actively serving in the armed forces. A blue star indicates a member currently serving, while a gold star indicates a member killed while serving.
place: label: used in
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Flags
label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0220.13
label: accession number
content: 1979.0220
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0220.013
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag
label: Other Terms
content: flag; Military; Medical
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 5 in; 24.13 cm x 12.7 cm