Flags
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of cloth or other flexible material, usually attached along one side to a pole or cord, intended for such purposes as symbolizing a nation or organization, or as a means of signaling.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Military Career, 1917 - 1972
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 2
Scope and Contents
This series includes documents, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and artifacts related to Clarence Frank Cornish's time served in World War One, his work with the Army Reserves, service with the Army Air Forces for World War Two, and his retirement. Of note are letters Cornish wrote home while at camp during World War One depicting his first flight, growing interest in flying, and mention of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, in addition to artifacts such as military pins and a...
Dates:
1917 - 1972
World War One and Army Reserves, 1917 - 1940
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 2, Subseries 1
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes documents, photographs, clippings, artifacts, manuals, and correspondence from Cornish's service in World War One and with the Army Reserves. Artifacts include a military service flag and a sewing kit. Other items of note are correspondence to family during World War One depicting his first flight and the Spanish flu epidemic, photographs and clippings from his early years serving in the military, and a military service flag from World War One.
Dates:
1917 - 1940