Daren Herman stepped foot for the first time in Alaska years after his grandfather, Benny Benson, designed the state’s flag in 1927. Benny’s first daughter is Daren’s mother. Many came to ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The grandson of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson arrived in Anchorage on Thursday, marking his first visit to the Last Frontier. While in Anchorage, Daren Herman will be ...

the young man responsible for designing Alaska’s state flag. Here’s a bit of history: Benny Benson was just 14 years old in 1927 when he won a statewide contest to design what would become Alaska’s ...

UNALASKA, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska flag designer Benny Benson is being considered for posthumous tribal enrollment by the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, in light of new genealogical research. A study ...