Defense Primer: Gold Star Designation

Abstract

During the years of U.S. participation in World War I (WWI, 1917-1918), a service banner with a blue star was flown by some families to represent each family member in military service. The white field, edged with red, holds up to five stars. See Figure 1. This flag was conceived by Army Captain Robert L. Queisser during WWI to honor his sons military service. A practice developed that when a servicemember was killed in action (KIA), the blue star with replaced with a gold one.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2019
Accession Number
AD1169639

Entities

People

  • Barbara S. Torreon

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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  • Biomedical

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  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Death
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • District Of Columbia
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War

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  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.