Name/Title
FlagEntry/Object ID
2008.1.30a-bDescription
a = Folded American flag that says on the edge that would attach to a pole as follows: "U S Ensign No. 7 Funeral Mare Island Feb 1944."
b = white canvas bag for the flag which has the name "Rossi" written in small script in ink on the back side of the bag.Context
Mare Island Naval Station in San Francisco Bay was a base for the Pacific Fleet during World War II and a location where Naval flags were produced. Some information about this kind of flag can be found in the accession file.
This could be the flag given to the Rossi family after the death of Claude Raymond Rossi (1921-1945). He had enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 after graduating from high school in 1940, and trained to become a pilot. He was commissioned as an Ensign and a pilot in December 1944. He flew off an aircraft carrier patrolling the coast of California. At the end of WWII, he became a test pilot and died in a plane crash in Alameda, California on Sept. 24, 1945.Made/Created
Manufacturer
U.S. Navy, Mare Island, CaliforniaTime Period
1940sPlace
State/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rossi, Lawrence K.Related Places
Place
City
Barre CityCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America