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East Side Post 868 American Legion Flagstaff

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  • Description: Flagstaff and base
  • Materials: Base: Granite, Plaque and seal: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H: 5' W: 3'4.5" D: 3'4.5"; Pole D: 7"
  • Dedicated: 1942
  • Donor: Ukrainian Production Unit of the American Red Cross
  • Inscription: IN MEMORY OF OUR / DEPARTED COMRADES / EAST SIDE POST - 868 - A - L / PRESENTED BY / THE UKRAINIAN / PRODUCTION UNIT / OF THE NEW YORK / CHAPTER / A.D. 1942 / AMERICAN RED CROSS /

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