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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 10, 1947
AIR FORCE DAY, 1947
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS the Army Air Forces contributed immeasurably to
our victory over the enemy in Europe and Asia, and stands ever
ready to defend our nation in time of danger; and
WHEREAS our appreciation of liberty is strengthened by
our recollection of the achievements of the living and the sacrifices
of the dead, which through four decades have nurtured the growth of
American air power; and
WHEREAS August 1, 1947, marks the fortieth anniversary
of the birth of the Army Air Forces:
TRUMAN NARA
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the
United States of America, in order that we may more justly honor
the men and women of the Army Air Forces and more fully acknowledge
the contributions of all those who have developed and maintained
our nation's air strength, do hereby proclaim Friday, August 1, 1947,
as Air Force Day, and invite the Governors of all the States to
issue proclamations calling for the observance of that day; and I
also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all
public buildings on that day.
I remind all of our citizens that the air power of the
nation is essential to the preservation of our liberty, and that
the continued development of the science of air transportation is
vital to the trade and commerce of a peaceful world.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this tenth day of July
in the year nineteen hundred
and forty-seven, and of the
(seal)
Independence of the United
States of America the one
hundred and seventy-second.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
By the President:
G. C. MARSHALL
Secretary of State.