Name/Title
Kabletown Church World War II service bannerEntry/Object ID
2153Description
Two World War II service banners that had been displayed at Kabletown United Methodist Church:
(A) Banner with white satin background, machine-stitched to red satin border, with three gold stars and seventeen blue stars stitched to white background. Names in stars in gold script on blue stars and blue script on gold stars, Names on stars, top row (left to right): Robert Liskey, Philip Mercer, Frank Liskey (gold star). Second row: Grady Owens, Lewis Rissler, Reinhart Johnson. Third row: James Hough (gold star), Cornelius Mercer, Charles Boyer, Henry Frasier. Fourth row: Samuel Mason, Howard Ware, Logan Ware. Fifth row: Rufus Bell (gold star), John Clipp, Milton Rouss, Lawrence Heiskell. Sixth row: Max Kable, Charles Barlow, Battaile Kemp. Tag sewn into top left corner on back: "ARTCRAFT / MFG. CO. / GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.".
(B) Banner with white satin background, machine-stitched to red satin border. Gold fringe machine-stitched along bottom edge. Tag sewn into top right corner on back: "ARTCRAFT / MFG. CO. / GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.". One gold star with name in blue script, and thirteen blue stars with name in blue script machine-stitched to white background. Names on stars, top row (left to right): Alvin Bush, Boyd Clipp, Louise Kable. Second row: Nelson White, Delmar Hough. Third row: Charles Mason, John Mason, Mervin Rodrick. Fourth row: G. Bailey Boyd, Lewis Boyd (gold star). Fifth row: Lewis Kretzer, Paul Carroll, George Rouss. Bottom row: Arch Carroll.
Names on the stars were names of soldiers who lived in the Kabletown area; gold stars indicate soldiers who were killed in combat.Acquisition
Accession
651Source or Donor
Ware, AndreaAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Grand Rapids, Michigan