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A 48-star American flag recovered from onboard the U.S.S. Arizona
Pearl Harbor, 1941 55 x 95 in. (139.7 x 241.3 cm.) the American flag,
46 x 63 in. (116.8 x 160 cm.) the "B" flag. 2
Pearl Harbor, 1941
46 x 63 in. (116.8 x 160 cm.) the "B" flag. 2
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A 48-star American flag recovered from onboard the U.S.S. Arizona
Pearl Harbor, 1941
Pearl Harbor, 1941
55 x 95 in. (139.7 x 241.3 cm.) the American flag,
46 x 63 in. (116.8 x 160 cm.) the "B" flag. (2)
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Provenance:
- U.S.S. Arizona, recovered from the submerged flag locker or other area of the ship after the attack and sinking.
- Mrs. Isaac Kidd [Inez Nellie Gilmore Kidd (1888-1978)], wife of Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd, presented to her at the time of his funeral
- An estate clearance of the contents of Mrs. Isaac Kidd's home, circa 1978
- An unknown person, estate picker
- Steve Slaght, militaria collector
- The War Museum
Isaac Campbell Kidd (March 26, 1884 – December 7, 1941) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who was killed on the bridge of the U.S.S. Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was a posthumous recipient of this nation's highest military honor — the Medal of Honor. The highest ranking casualty at Pearl Harbor, he became the first U.S. Navy flag officer killed in action in World War II as well as the first killed in action against any foreign enemy. This flag accompanied the casket of Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd back to Annapolis, MD and was presented to his widow.

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