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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Sergeant Charlton, Cornelius H., American, 1929 - 1951
- Received by
- Penn Papadopoulus, Fairy Mae, American, died 2010
- Used by
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- 2008
- Medium
- cotton (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (folded): 10 7/8 × 22 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (27.6 × 57.2 × 7.9 cm)
- Caption
- This American flag was draped over the coffin of Sgt. Cornelius H. Charlton during his reburial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in 2008.
- Sergeant Charlton served in C Company, 24th Infantry Regiment, during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on June 2, 1951, near Chipo-ri, Korea. After his wounded platoon leader was evacuated during an attack to capture Hill 543, Charlton "rallied the men" and led them on three separate assaults. During the first assault, he eliminated two enemy positions, killing six. Although seriously wounded in the next two assaults, Charlton conducted a fourth assault alone. He was wounded again by a grenade but silenced the enemy guns before he died.
- Description
- Ceremonial United States burial flag presented to Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton's sister, Fairy Mae Papadopoulus, upon his reburial at Arlington National Cemetery on November 12, 2008. Flag has been folded thirteen times into a triangle with the field of stars visible. Border stitching done with blue thread.
- Place used
- Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton Collection
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
- Type
- funeral palls
- flags
- Topic
- Funeral customs and rites
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Military
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of George "Everett" Penn, Jr.
- Object number
- 2015.193.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




