The flag of the United States Army displays a blue replica of the War Office Seal set on a white field. Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters, "United States Army". Beneath the scroll, in blue Hindu-Arabic numerals, is "1775", the year in which the Continental Army was created with the appointment of General George Washington as General of the Army. All of this is on a white background.
A blue replica of the War Office Seal set on a white field. Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters, "UNITED STATES ARMY". Beneath the scroll, in blue sans serif Arabic numerals, is "1775".
A white replica of the War Office Seal set on a blue field. Beneath the seal is a broad white scroll bearing the inscription in scarlet letters, "UNITED STATES ARMY". Beneath the scroll, in white sans serif Arabic numerals, is "1775".
Prior to 1956 the Army was the only armed service without a flag, official or otherwise, to represent the entire service. In 1955, prompted by the need for a flag to represent the U.S. Army in joint service ceremonies, Secretary of the ArmyWilber M. Brucker requested the creation of an army flag.
The U.S. Army flag was dedicated and unfurled to the general public on June 14, 1956, at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on the 181st anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Army by the Continental Congress. The original flag measured 4 feet 4 inches (1.32 m) by 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m); the flag is of white silk with a blue embroidered central design of the original War Office seal. "United States Army" is inscribed in white letters on a scarlet scroll, with the year "1775" in blue numerals below.
Official specifications, as defined in Executive Order 10670
Streamersedit
The concept of campaign streamers began during the American Civil War, when the War Department instructed regiments to inscribe the names of their meritorious battles on their national colors. The Army has defined an official campaign as a particular combat action or series of actions that has historical significance or military importance to the United States and the Army.
In 1890, the War Department directed that regimental honors be engraved on silver rings placed on the staffs of regimental flags. In 1920, the War Department ordered that each regimental color would bear streamers, in the colors of the campaign medal ribbon, for each campaign in which the regiment had fought. The creation of the Army flag provided a means to display all the Army's campaigns.
^ ab"Establishing a flag for the United States Army". Executive Order 10670. June 12, 1956. p. 324. Retrieved April 30, 2014. WHEREAS the Secretary of the Army has adopted, and has recommended that I approve, an official flag for the United States Army, the design of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this order, and which is described as follows: UNITED STATES ARMY FLAG--The flag for the United States Army is 4 feet 4 inches hoist by 5 feet 6 inches fly, of white silk or rayon, with yellow fringe, 2½ inches wide. In the center of the flag is the central design of the seal of the Department of the Army (without the Roman numerals) in ultramarine blue, above a scarlet scroll with the designation "UNITED STATES ARMY" in white, and beneath the scroll are the Arabic numerals "1775"; AND WHEREAS it appears that such flag is of suitable design and appropriate for adoption as the official flag of the United States Army: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby approve such flag as the official flag of the United States Army. On such official flags of the United States Army as the Secretary of the Army may designate, there shall be displayed below the spearhead of the flagstaff one streamer for each of the officially recognized campaigns in which the United States Army has participated. There shall be embroidered on each streamer the name of the campaign and the year in which it occurred.
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The flag of the United States Army displays a blue replica of the War Office Seal set on a white field Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters United States Army Beneath the scroll in blue Hindu Arabic numerals is 1775 the year in which the Continental Army was created with the appointment of General George Washington as General of the Army All of this is on a white background United States ArmyUseWar flagProportion33 26AdoptedJune 12 1956 67 years ago 1956 06 12 1 DesignA blue replica of the War Office Seal set on a white field Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters UNITED STATES ARMY Beneath the scroll in blue sans serif Arabic numerals is 1775 Designed byUnited States ArmyUnited States Army Field FlagUseWar flagProportion4 3AdoptedApril 12 1962 61 years ago 1962 04 12 2 DesignA white replica of the War Office Seal set on a blue field Beneath the seal is a broad white scroll bearing the inscription in scarlet letters UNITED STATES ARMY Beneath the scroll in white sans serif Arabic numerals is 1775 The flag was officially adopted by President Dwight D Eisenhower on June 12 1956 via Executive Order 10670 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Streamers 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editPrior to 1956 the Army was the only armed service without a flag official or otherwise to represent the entire service In 1955 prompted by the need for a flag to represent the U S Army in joint service ceremonies Secretary of the Army Wilber M Brucker requested the creation of an army flag The U S Army flag was dedicated and unfurled to the general public on June 14 1956 at Independence Hall Philadelphia on the 181st anniversary of the establishment of the U S Army by the Continental Congress The original flag measured 4 feet 4 inches 1 32 m by 5 feet 6 inches 1 68 m the flag is of white silk with a blue embroidered central design of the original War Office seal United States Army is inscribed in white letters on a scarlet scroll with the year 1775 in blue numerals below nbsp Official specifications as defined in Executive Order 10670Streamers edit The concept of campaign streamers began during the American Civil War when the War Department instructed regiments to inscribe the names of their meritorious battles on their national colors The Army has defined an official campaign as a particular combat action or series of actions that has historical significance or military importance to the United States and the Army In 1890 the War Department directed that regimental honors be engraved on silver rings placed on the staffs of regimental flags In 1920 the War Department ordered that each regimental color would bear streamers in the colors of the campaign medal ribbon for each campaign in which the regiment had fought The creation of the Army flag provided a means to display all the Army s campaigns See also editFlags of the United States Armed ForcesReferences edit a b Establishing a flag for the United States Army Executive Order 10670 June 12 1956 p 324 Retrieved April 30 2014 WHEREAS the Secretary of the Army has adopted and has recommended that I approve an official flag for the United States Army the design of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this order and which is described as follows UNITED STATES ARMY FLAG The flag for the United States Army is 4 feet 4 inches hoist by 5 feet 6 inches fly of white silk or rayon with yellow fringe 2 inches wide In the center of the flag is the central design of the seal of the Department of the Army without the Roman numerals in ultramarine blue above a scarlet scroll with the designation UNITED STATES ARMY in white and beneath the scroll are the Arabic numerals 1775 AND WHEREAS it appears that such flag is of suitable design and appropriate for adoption as the official flag of the United States Army NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States I hereby approve such flag as the official flag of the United States Army On such official flags of the United States Army as the Secretary of the Army may designate there shall be displayed below the spearhead of the flagstaff one streamer for each of the officially recognized campaigns in which the United States Army has participated There shall be embroidered on each streamer the name of the campaign and the year in which it occurred United States Army Field Flag External links editUnited States Army Flag Short history of Army Flag at the U S Army Quartermaster Museum nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from The Origin of the U S Army Flag United States Army Center of Military History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag of the United States Army amp oldid 1085125440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
