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

General Matthew Ridgway

- 4” x 4” sticker which no longer has any adhesiveness to it

These are the weapons carried by Brigands and Pirates of the Mediterranean Sea that caused so much trouble to the Europeans in the early 1800s

This sample is dated 1944

This is a fantastic opportunity to add some very iconic WWII United States Navy items to your collection

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