Five Star Mother Flag

This small flag placed in my grandmother's window makes me thing the small pin
with blue stars, previously displayed, was worn by Sylvan because there were four brothers serving. Normally, the gold star, indicating a son killed in the war, would be placed over a blue star. In this case, Sylvan's youngest brother, still in high school, joined the army, so she placed the gold star to one side.
His brothers, Bernard, Lanny, Delphis, in the service at the time of his death, send letters home which are printed in this blog. Their service records are noted.