The Photograph is from the Tennessee State Library and Archives and is titled, (Three hundred and first Tank Battalion. America's heavies going into action at Souplet on the morning of October 17, 1918. Note the American flag flying from one of the tanks. St, Souplet, Nord, France. ) The Photograph is named Ajax Helper.
I see a striped flag, but to me it lacks the Stars? any info would help on this.
John
-- Edited by chopsm1 on Saturday 4th of March 2017 04:59:43 PM
There doesn't seem to be enough dark, presumably red, stripes. I can see only 5, and the shape the flag has taken doesn't seem to account for that.
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I would suggest it is a commander's vehicle identification flag, it doesn't have the thirnteen stripes of the former British colonies, so isn't the US national flag. Plus the wind is blowing from the right and the flag is at near full flight, there is no set of stars in the upper right quadrant.
I thought Helen had it, but I don't think so now. The cavalry guidon is just like a stars-and-stripes with a triangular cutout, so the 13 stripes and the canton containing the stars should still be visible. I'd agree with Green Acorn that it's an improv flag of some kind, maybe inspired by the stars-and-stripes. Unless it was a full flag and the top half has been shot away . . .
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