From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
flag, United States national
VIVE 15083
06/23/2009
United States national flag, also referred to as an "American" flag, dedicated to U.S. Army Private First Class (PFC) Edwin Lawrence Armstrong. Printed inscriptions upon adhesive paper labels affixed to the flagpole or staff bear PFC Armstrong's name and military unit, "101 ST AIRBORNE", Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) Wall location information, "P46E / L27", and his casualty date, "26 MARCH 68". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between May - June 2009.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL FLAG, ALSO REFERRED TO AS AN, “AMERICAN" FLAG, DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) EDWIN LAWRENCE ARMSTRONG. THE OBJECT IS COMPRISED OF RED, WHITE, AND BLUE POLYESTER-BLEND [?] FABRIC WITH A BLUE CANTON CONTAINING FIFTY (50) WHITE, FIVE (5)-POINTED STARS, A FIELD OR GROUND BEARING THIRTEEN (13) ALTERNATING, HORIZONTAL RED AND WHITE STRIPES, AND A HOIST EDGE AFFIXED TO A BLACK, POLY-PLASTIC FLAGPOLE OR STAFF (APPROX. 25.5CM) TOPPED WITH AN AFFIXED GOLD COLORED, POLY-PLASTIC ORB WHICH SERVES AS A FINIAL. TWO (2) IDENTICAL WHITE PAPER, ADHESIVE LABELS ARE AFFIXED TO ONE ANOTHER (BACK-TO-BACK) ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FLAGPOLE OR STAFF, IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE FLAG SURFACE. PRINTED IN BLACK INK AT THE UPPER, CENTER EDGE OF EACH LABEL IS A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE U.S. ARMY 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA (I.E. BALD EAGLE IN PROFILE, FACING TO THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE UPON A BLACK SHIELD). PRINTED AT THE UPPER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF EACH LABEL IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS IS THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) WALL LOCATION INFORMATION, "P46E / L27", WHILE SIMILARLY PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS IN THREE (3) LINES BELOW THE AIRBORNE GRAPHIC OF EACH LABEL IS THE INFORMATION, "101 ST AIRBORNE / EDWIN L ARMSTRONG / 26 MARCH 68".
VIVE-00243
3
Text of the affixed printed labels upon the flagpole or staff is transcribed in full, as follows: ""P46E / L27 / 101 ST AIRBORNE / EDWIN L ARMSTRONG / 26 MARCH 68"
Item Weight: 8.5g
Item Length: 10.25cm
Item Width: 16.5cm