49 Star Regimental Battle Flag, Phila QM Depot; 163rd Tank Battalion, GA NTL GRD

Description

PHILADELPHIA QUARTERMASTER DEPOT, 49-STAR, REGIMENTAL BATTLE FLAG
108th
Armored
Cavalry
Regiment
,
48th
Armored
Division
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VTG 49 STAR REGIMENTAL BATTLE FLAG * US ARMY NATIONAL COLORS PHILA QM DEPOT 1959
For your consideration is this BEAUTIFUL Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot 49 Star Regimental Battle Flag. This piece dates from July 4th, 1959 through July 3rd, 1960. This flags design was set into law by President Dwight D Eisenhower.
This is a RAYON US Army Regimental National Colors that measures 4ft 4in by 5ft 6in. This is the LAST of the PQMD US Army Battle Flags since the Defense Supply Agency was established in 1961 moving most Standards, Colors, & Guidons to defense contracts and In 1965 the Phila Quartermaster Depot was reorganized into the Defense Personnel Support Center.
This PQMD piece is fully sewn with hand embroidered stars. The fringing is made of silk.
By US Army regulation of 1956, Army Battle Standards and National Colors were to be manufactured of Rayon abolishing the use of silk. Substitutions could be used in lieu of rayon. Nylon became the preferred substitute for National Colors & Battle Standards.
This flag was owned by BG Wm K McDaniel. I obtained this flag and the 49 Star Regimental Battle Flag; Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot together. I was told that these flags were used
The Georgia Regimental State Colors is listed in another listing.
Brigadier General William Kenneth McDaniel, Commander 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized); Retired
OBITUARY
McDANIEL, Wm., Sr. BG (Ret.) Wm. Kenneth McDaniel, Sr."Coach Mac" Wm. Kenneth McDaniel, Sr., former principal of North Gwinnett High School and Brigadier General (Ret.), GA Army National Guard, died Wednesday, March 7 following a long illness. He was 80 years old. Mr. McDaniel joined the National Guard in 1949, and earned degrees at Reinhart College, Waleska, GA, and North Georgia College, Dahlonega, GA. In addition, he earned two graduate degrees in Education from the University of Georgia. He taught at Friendship School in Cumming before moving to Sugar Hill High School in Sugar Hill, GA, where he coached both the girls' and boys' basketball teams. When North Gwinnett High School opened in 1958, he became the school's first baseball coach and boys' basketball coach. Affectionately known by his students and the Sugar Hill/Suwannee community as "Coach Mac," he instilled in those he taught a sense of pride in themselves, their school and their community. He helped plot, plow and seed the first football field at North Gwinnett and spent tireless hours even after he left education on the sidelines at his son's football games working the chains. He continued to support North Gwinnett for many years; he was a regular fixture at ball games well into the 1990s. In 2001, the school named their new baseball field "McDaniel Field," one of his proudest honors. In 1973 he left his beloved North Gwinnett to accept a full time position with the National Guard in Atlanta, GA. Over the years he obtained many awards and decorations, which include the Meritorious Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Army National Guard Recruiter Badge. He was named commander of the 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) in Macon, GA in 1983. He retired in 1991 as Brigadier General and Assistant Adjutant General of the Army National Guard of the State of Georgia. Following retirement, Coach Mac continued to work for his community, helping bring the Veterans Memorial to the Gwinnett County Municipal Complex, and assisting in bringing George Pierce Park to Suwanee. He was also an active member of Suwanee First United Methodist Church, where he took great pride and enjoyment in teaching an adult Sunday School class. An abiding love and duty to family pervaded throughout his life. After working 10-hour days he would work until sundown alongside his late father on the family farm; if there was ground to be plowed or vegetables to be harvested, he could be found out in the field. In later years when their health failed, he helped his siblings care for his parents, and then his ailing brothers. Late in life, he took on the role he relished most, that of "Grandpa," helping care for his beloved grandson. He is preceded in death by his brothers James McDaniel and Clyde McDaniel, both of Cumming. He is survived by his loving wife, Myra Lance McDaniel, who rarely left his side throughout his long illness; his children, Ken and Connie McDaniel of Atlanta, Ann and John Foster of Lilburn, and Lynn McDaniel of Atlanta; one grandson, Anton Foster; sisters Sue Tribble (Jim) of Cumming, and Sara McDaniel of Cumming, several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and -nephews; and many friends. He also leaves behind countless former students of North Gwinnett High School, for whom he held great affection.
HISTORY OF THE FIRST 49-STAR FLAG (
Manufactured by the PHILA. QUARTERMASTER DEPOT
)
The first 49-star flag was made in the Army Quartermaster Depot at Philadelphia, and was used in the White House ceremony when President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) signed the proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union. Subsequently, this flag was carried to Philadelphia by Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, who gave it to the mayor of Philadelphia to raise over Independence Hall on July 4th, 1959. After these ceremonies Scott gave the flag to his colleague, Senator Earnest Gruening of Alaska, who, in turn, delivered it to Governor William A. Eagan to be flown over the state capitol at Juneau. This flag was later given to the Alaskan State Museum for preservation.
There are minor issues. The fringing has come away from the flag at the upper sleeve. On the fly there's a 3" spot we're the fringing has come away from the silk. There is some fabric cracking at the lower sleeve. Finally, this piece is dingy from use and storage. This flag would do great dry cleaned. Otherwise, this flag is sweet.
108th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Constituted 19 June 1959 in the Georgia Army National Guard as the 108th Armor, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Organized 1 July 1959 from the following units to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d, 3d, and 4th Medium Tank Battalions, elements of the 48th Armored Division:
48th Reconnaissance Battalion (organized in 1902 at Jackson) as the 1st         Reconnaissance Squadron
163d Tank Battalion (organized in 1924 at Calhoun) as the 2d Medium Tank Battalion
162d Tank Battalion (organized in 1882 at Macon) as the 3d Medium Tank Battalion
190th Tank Battalion (organized in 1889 at Macon) as the 4th Medium Tank Battalion
Reorganized 1 May 1962 to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d, 3d, and 4th Medium Tank Battalions, elements of the 48th Armored Division, and the 5th Medium Tank Battalion
Reorganized 16 April 1963 to consist of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th Battalions, elements of the 48th Armored Division
Reorganized 1 January 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 30th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 December 1973 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade
Withdrawn 1 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters at Calhoun
Ordered into active Federal service 30 November 1990 at home stations; released
from active Federal service 27 March 1991 and reverted to state control
Ordered into active Federal service 6 December 2004 – 3 January 2005 at home stations; released from active Federal service 1 September – 1 October 2006 and reverted to state control
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 108th Armored Regiment
Consolidated 1 September 2007 with the 108th Cavalry Regiment (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 108th Cavalry Regiment, to consist of the 1st Squadron, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the 2d Squadron, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Reorganized 1 September 2008 in the Georgia and Louisiana Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Squadron, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 2d Squadron, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and the 3d Squadron
ANNEX
Constituted 2 September 1995 in the Georgia and Louisiana Army National Guard as the 108th Cavalry, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System; concurrently organized from existing elements to consist of Troop A, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade, and Troop E, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade
(Troop E ordered into active Federal service 6 December 2004 – 3 January 2005 at Griffin, Georgia)
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 108th Cavalry Regiment
Reorganized 1 September 2006 to consist of the 2d Squadron, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Troop E, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade
(Troop E released from active Federal service 1 September – 1 October 2006 and reverted to state control)