WI State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Robert P. Raess
September 7, 2024
Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order #238 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on September 7, 2024. Corporal Robert P. Raess, a Dodgeville native, lost his life during the Korean War when he was reported missing in action on September 1, 1950, near Changnyeong, South Korea. After 74 years, his remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on March 26, 2024, through anthropological and DNA analysis, and were returned to Wisconsin for burial with full military honors.
Flag protocol
Flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on September 7, 2024, at all state buildings, grounds, and military installations in Wisconsin.
Source: evers.wi.gov