serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1794-1844 us naval jack 15 stars.svg united states navy '' general armstrong '' 28 january 1861 new york , new york norwich , connecticut united states of america 1777 war of 1812 august 24 , 1783 master samuel chester reid.jpg samuel chester reid
 samuel chester reid
samuel chester reid

samuel chester reid -lrb- 24 august 1783 -- 28 january 1861 -rrb- was an officer in the united states navy who commanded a privateer during the war of 1812 .
he is also noted for having helped design the 1818 version of the flag of the united states , which first established the rule of keeping thirteen stripes and adding one star for each u.s. state .
