Item Description
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is the first of its kind we have ever offered, the burial flag of a WWII KIA Soldier, sent in its original shipping box from France. This is the flag of Staff Sergeant Lester Wilson Travis, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, who went missing and was later declared Killed in Action on January 26th, 1945 in France. Travis was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Travis had previously spent two years in North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy from 1942-1944, being wounded and hospitalized for 12 days. After returning for a short furlough in September of 1944, he was sent back into the fray in France, where he was killed in action.
The flag was sent via post to Travis’ father, Grover C. Travis, with a letter in the box addressed to him, that just lists the flag as his burial flag. The box measures 8½ x 10 x 3½”. The original label is mostly retained.
The flag has a Philadelphia Quartermaster marking with the size, 5 x 9½ feet. It’s in great shape overall.
Lester Wilson Travis was born on February 28th, 1915 in Benton, New York. He lived most of his life in Penn Yan, and joined the Army in 1942, serving for 2 years and being awarded the Purple Heart before returning home, then leaving again in 1944 for France, where he was killed in action on January 26th, 1945.
This is a fantastic piece named to a soldier killed in action in 1945, the first burial flag we have offered. This piece should be well preserved and maybe even framed, or just displayed with its box. Ready for further research and display.
- This product is available for international shipping.
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