Marine Recruiter 1942 08 (PDF)

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Vol. II No. 8 ……. Cover: This month’s cover photograph appeared in the Chillicothe, Ohio, Gazette and shows Stf. Sgt. Herschel R. Beville saluting the first American flag flown over Hawaii. The flag is displayed from the Ross County Historical Society Museum in Chillicothe. It was used August 12, 1898, in the ceremony annexing the group of islands to the United States. United States Marines were present. According to the Chillicothe Gazette, “The flag, which has only 44 stars, was given to the Rev. Thomas Garvin, a missionary to the island, who was praised on this occasion by U. S. Commissioner Blount, the latter stating that the Rev. Mr. Garvin more than any other man was responsible for the acquisition of the territory by the United States.