SERVICE FLAG
\sˈɜːvɪs flˈaɡ], \sˈɜːvɪs flˈaɡ], \s_ˈɜː_v_ɪ_s f_l_ˈa_ɡ]\
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A kind of flag used in the United States during the World War, consisting of a red border surrounding a white field, on which was one blue star for every man, from the house displaying the flag, who had entered the military or naval service of the United States, and one gold star for every man killed in the service of his country.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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