United States Army

Use	War flag
Proportion	33:26
Adopted	June 12, 1956; 69 years ago (1956-06-12)[1]
Design	A blue replica of theWar Office Seal set on a whitefield. Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters, "UNITED STATES ARMY". Beneath the scroll, in blue sans serifArabic numerals, is "1775".
Designed by	United States Army
United States Army Field Flag
Use	War flag
Proportion	4:3
Adopted	April 12, 1962; 63 years ago (1962-04-12)[2]
Design	A white replica of the War Office Seal set on a blue field. Beneath the seal is a broad white scroll bearing the inscription in scarlet letters, "UNITED STATES ARMY". Beneath the scroll, in white sans serif Arabic numerals, is "1775".

Theflag of the United States Army displays a blue replica of theWar Office Seal set on a whitefield. Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters, "United States Army". Beneath the scroll, in blueArabic numerals, is "1775", the year in which theContinental Army was created with the appointment of GeneralGeorge Washington as General of the Army. All of this is on a white background.

The flag was officially adopted by PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower on June 12, 1956, viaExecutive Order10670.^[1]

Before 1956, the Army was the only armed service without a flag, official or otherwise, to represent the entire service. In 1955, prompted by the need for a flag to represent the U.S. Army in joint service ceremonies,Secretary of the ArmyWilber M. Brucker requested the creation of an army flag.

The U.S. Army flag was dedicated and unfurled to the general public on June 14, 1956, atIndependence Hall, Philadelphia, on the 181st anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Army by the Continental Congress. The original flag measured 4 feet 4 inches (1.32 m) by 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m); the flag is of white silk with a blue embroidered central design of the original War Office seal. "United States Army" is inscribed in white letters on a scarlet scroll, with the year "1775" in blue numerals below.

The concept ofcampaign streamers began during the American Civil War when theWar Department instructed regiments to inscribe the names of their meritorious battles on their national colors. The Army has defined an official campaign as a particular combat action or series of actions with historical significance or military importance to the United States and the Army.

In 1890, the War Department directed that regimental honors be engraved on silver rings placed on the staffs of regimental flags. In 1920, the War Department ordered that each regimental color bear streamers in the colors of the campaign medal ribbon for each campaign in which the regiment had fought. The creation of the Army flag provided a means to display all the Army's campaigns.

• Flags of the United States Armed Forces

• United States Army Flag: Short history of Army Flag at the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum

 This article incorporatespublic domain material fromThe Origin of the U.S. Army Flag.United States Army Center of Military History.

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