hhbooker2 Posted February 20, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 20, 2008 "GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" Starting before 1917, probably in 1898, on the Home Front a family would often buy a Star of Service Flag to display in the front window of their home or place of business, here are three made for specific branches of the military. Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California ( [email protected] ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrobertscv Posted February 20, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 20, 2008 Here are mine. The Gold star is WWI and came from Alaska, the other framed one was the one my Uncle's mother had for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwnorma Posted February 20, 2008 Share #3 Posted February 20, 2008 Here are some I'll bet even Sarge Booker doesn't have: A 27 July, 1918 Leslie's Magazine cover showing some unusual variants of the "In Service Flag" Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted February 20, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 20, 2008 Sears Catalog for winter 1943 / spring 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtbrown Posted February 23, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 23, 2008 More on the topic, including my flag, can be found at... http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...?showtopic=1856 Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted February 23, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 23, 2008 These are all very cool. The only one I have is hanging in my window right now for my son, Army Medical Spec. Rick Stevens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted February 23, 2008 Share #7 Posted February 23, 2008 Here is a service flag that, I believe, hung in a church. I am not sure if it is WWI or WWII, but it has the "feel" of WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrobertscv Posted February 23, 2008 Share #8 Posted February 23, 2008 These are all very cool. The only one I have is hanging in my window right now for my son, Army Medical Spec. Rick Stevens You have the most significant one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted February 23, 2008 Share #9 Posted February 23, 2008 You have the most significant one! I'll second that! Hope he stays safe and you get to see him soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted February 24, 2008 Share #10 Posted February 24, 2008 You have the most significant one! Thanks Guys! I hope I didn't take away from the original point of this thread, because each service flag shown with it's blue star depicts one soul who was or is fighting for their country whether it be my son or someone else's. These flags have been from it's inception, an important part of the homefront morale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted March 17, 2008 "GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" Here is a flag/pennant star of service for one who was in ther Infantry. Sarge Booker ( [email protected] ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted March 17, 2008 Share #12 Posted March 17, 2008 "GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" Here is a flag/pennant star of service for one who was in ther Infantry. Sarge Booker ( [email protected] ) I really like the uniqueness of this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Gunner USMC Posted April 11, 2008 Share #13 Posted April 11, 2008 Here is my favorite son in service piece from my collection. A stained glass piece with three stars for Melvin (160th Armor Recon), Harold (723rd BS-H) and Warren (Alaskian Cmd) Paluska from Modesto, IL. I have Melvin and Harold's uniforms in my collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted April 14, 2008 Share #14 Posted April 14, 2008 Here's a picture of two examples of the service star flag from World War II. Both were used by my grandfather's parents while he was in the Army. The actual flag is the standard single blue star flag which is one of the most commonly seen types. The wooden one it's hung from is, as far as I know, one of a kind. It was made by my great-grandparents' neighbor and was actually on a stake on their front lawn while my grandfather was serving. Unfortunately, the eagle's wings and the soldier's bayonet broke off sometime between the war and when my grandfather gave it to me in the early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpgrl Posted January 4, 2009 Share #15 Posted January 4, 2009 Just found this well done article about the official rules for service flags (and lapel pins), but we all know the official rules aren't always followed for this http://www.tacticaltechnologies.com/serviceflag.html Steph McKinnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share #16 Posted January 6, 2009 Greetings & Salutations!" Here is a page I wrote and illustrated some years ago, maybe the information might be useful here? Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California Just found this well done article about the official rules for service flags (and lapel pins), but we all know the official rules aren't always followed for this http://www.tacticaltechnologies.com/serviceflag.html Steph McKinnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyp99 Posted January 7, 2009 Share #17 Posted January 7, 2009 I'm not sure if this counts but here's one I have. It's from World War I for the Yankee Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomcatPC Posted November 19, 2011 Share #18 Posted November 19, 2011 Hello I dug this up at my Dad's place a while back. I assume this was used at his parents house before he went into the US Navy in June 1943 and two of his brothers were already in the US Army. Thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 19, 2011 Share #19 Posted November 19, 2011 Hello I dug this up at my Dad's place a while back. I assume this was used at his parents house before he went into the US Navy in June 1943 and two of his brothers were already in the US Army. Thanks Mark Thanks for posting that: I have not seen one before with the "V". Since it's a new variation (for me at least) I've merged it with a thread that shows several other styles of the so-called Blue Star Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayonetman Posted November 19, 2011 Share #20 Posted November 19, 2011 Wish I had this one, but although I have searched for many years, no one seems to know where it went. WW1, my Great Grandmother with one on the curtain for her son, my Great Uncle Pvt. George Green, Co. B, 13th Regiment, USMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got da Penny Posted November 19, 2011 Share #21 Posted November 19, 2011 Here are my 2 Gold Star ones. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 20, 2011 Share #22 Posted November 20, 2011 I'd forgotten I had this. I was selling at an indoor flea market a month or two ago and one of the other (non-militaria) dealers sold this to me. My guess is that this was a display card for a retail store: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 21, 2011 Share #23 Posted November 21, 2011 Here is a silver star service window banner. The silver star is for wounded. In this case a wounded Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 22, 2011 Share #24 Posted November 22, 2011 The silver star is for wounded. Notice that in those sterling pins i posted they put the blue field on it to outline the silver star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 22, 2011 Share #25 Posted November 22, 2011 Notice that in those sterling pins i posted they put the blue field on it to outline the silver star. Did not notice that until you mentioned it. Thanks M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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