Original U.S. Secretary of Defense Medium Blue Indoor/Ceremonial Embroidered Flag - 27” x 18” British Machine Guns General Matthew Ridgway

General Matthew Ridgway

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Original U.S. Secretary of Defense Medium Blue Indoor/Ceremonial Embroidered Flag - 27” x 18” British Machine Guns General Matthew RidgwayOriginal Item: Only One Available. The establishment of the Department of Defense in 1947, creating a new cabinet secretary and staff structure in the Navy's chain of command, inevitably led to the development of a new series of personal distinguishing flags. The first of these, naturally enough, was that of the Secretary of Defense himself. This flag, approved by President Truman on October 7, 1947, is medium or "Defense" blue with an American bald