Minutemen flag; World War II   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: This flag has a blue field with an image of a soldier and thirteen stars in white. The United States Government awarded these flags to businesses with 90% or higher employee participation rate in war bond purchases. It is a cotton flag measuring 110 cm by 170 cm. In 1948 Ralph W. Lewis donated this flag in honor of his father, Merlin E. Pickering, of Rushville, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65539_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; World war 1935-1945; War bonds; Textile--cotton;
Places: Rushville (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)