Vail M. Pittman

Vail M. Pittman.

Vail Montgomery Pittman, född 17 september 1880 i Vicksburg, Mississippi, död 29 januari 1964 i Las Vegas, Nevada, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var den 19:e guvernören i delstaten Nevada 1945-1951. Han var bror till senator Key Pittman.

Pittman valdes 1942 till viceguvernör i Nevada. Han blev guvernör när Edward P. Carville avgick för att tillträda som ledamot av USA:s senat.

Hans grav finns på Masonic Memorial Gardens i Reno.

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Flag of the State of Nevada. The flag is described in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 235, Sec. 20 as follows: The body of the flag must be of solid cobalt blue. On the field in the upper left quarter thereof must be two sprays of Sagebrush with the stems crossed at the bottom to form a half wreath. Within the sprays must be a five-pointed silver star with one point up. The word “Nevada” must also be inscribed below the star and above the sprays, in a semicircular pattern with the letters spaced apart in equal increments, in the same style of letters as the words “Battle Born.” Above the wreath, and touching the tips thereof, must be a scroll bearing the words “Battle Born.” The scroll and the word “Nevada” must be golden-yellow. The lettering on the scroll must be black-colored sans serif gothic capital letters.