Exhibits Title information is available upon specific request. Additional information available upon request to researchers, writers and others demonstrating special circumstances. In some situations, information may not be available.
Exhibition Copy	First Presidio Exhibit (ZFC1083) UNITED STATES NAVY "JACK" OF THE U.S.S. PHELPS Date: 1942-1947 Media: Wool bunting and cotton; machine sewn Comment: The Destroyer, U.S.S. Phelps was in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii when the Japanese attacked on December 7th, 1841. During the ensuing engagement, the Phelps was credited with downing at least one Japanese plane and with assisting in the destruction of three others. After the battle, the U.S.S. Phelps was sent to San Francisco for refitting, and while there it received this forty-eight star "jack" flag that had been produced at Mare Island Naval Depot in November of 1942. The U.S.S. Phelps was the first United States warship to drop anchor in Japanese "home" waters during World War II. This occurred at Kwajalein Island in January of 1944. Upon dropping anchor in the harbor of Kwajalein, this "jack" (symbolizing the reuniting of the ship with "mother earth") was raised at the ship's bow, in accordance with navy traditions. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC1083) in 1997 from the collection of the late Calvin Bullock of New York City. Acquired by Mr. Bullock from Royal Navy Commander Anthony Kimmins in 1944. Second Presidio Exhibit, 2003 - GALLERY VI (ZFC1083) United States Navy Jack U.S.S. Phelps Date: 1942-1947 48 Stars: July 4, 1912-July 3, 1959 (statehood: New Mexico January 6, 1912; Arizona February 14, 1912) Media: Wool bunting and cotton; machine-sewn Comment: The destroyer U.S.S. Phelps was in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. During the ensuing engagement, the Phelps was credited with downing at least one Japanese plane and with assisting in the destruction of three others. After the battle, the U.S.S. Phelps was sent to San Francisco for refitting and, while there, it received this 48-star jack that had been produced at the Mare Island Naval Depot in November 1942. The U.S.S. Phelps was the first United States warship to drop anchor in Japanese home waters during World War II. This occurred at Kwajalein Island in January 1944. Upon entering the harbor at Kwajalein, this jack was raised at the ship's bow, symbolizing the reuniting of the ship with "Mother Earth," in accordance with Navy traditions. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC1083) in 1997 from the collection of the late Calvin Bullock of New York City. Acquired by Mr. Bullock from Royal Navy Commander Anthony Kimmins in 1944. The exhibition text was written by Howard Michael Madaus, Exhibition Director of the ZFC's Flag Center, utilizing Zaricor Flag Collection archives
Exhibition Images	Sixty Years with ZFC images identified

Publications Title information is available upon specific request. Additional information available upon request to researchers, writers and others demonstrating special circumstances. In some situations, information may not be available.
Biography	Kimmins - Front Cover K Kimmins - P. 149-149 - Meets Calvin Bullock Kimmins - P. 224-225 USS Phelps Kimmins - P. 226-227 USS Phelps Kimmins - P. 228-229 USS Phelps

Title information is available upon specific request. Additional information available upon request to researchers, writers and others demonstrating special circumstances. In some situations, information may not be available.