Governor Beshear orders flags to half-staff for Kentucky Airman Weber S. Underwood

Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Weber S. Underwood of Hopkinsville, who died during World War II and was later accounted for. The tribute runs from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, the day of his burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Governor Andy Beshear orders flags to half-staff in honor of U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Weber S. Underwood of Hopkinsville, a Kentucky airman who died in World War II and was accounted for decades later. Underwood served with the 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group, and died on June 3, 1942, while held after the fighting in the Philippines.

Flags at all state buildings will be lowered from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Beshear also encourages individuals, businesses, and organizations throughout the commonwealth to join the tribute.

Underwood is being buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on that same day. The order applies statewide to Kentucky state buildings.

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Last reviewed October 5, 2026