Governor Maura Healey orders flags to half-staff for Corporal Norman Ronald Levesque

Governor Maura Healey ordered the United States flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag to be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings in Massachusetts.

The order honors Corporal Norman Ronald Levesque of Taunton, Massachusetts, who served in the United States Army, Battery C, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War. The source says he was reported Missing in Action in the vicinity of Pohang, South Korea, on August 11, 1950.

The flags are to remain at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Friday, August 14, 2026, which is identified in the source as the date of interment.

The gubernatorial order applies to the main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, including town and city halls, other state-owned or state-controlled buildings, and all state military installations.