Flag

Name/Title

Flag

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.30a-b

Description

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, California

Time Period

1940s

Place

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

60 in

Length

121 in

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rossi, Lawrence K.

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War II