Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. John S. McCain, with Internal Memoranda
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OCR Page 1 of 12STANDARD FORM No. 14A
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT
FROM
MARCH 10, 1926
The House
Hashington
TELEGRAM
(78/92
September 7, 1945
OFFICIAL BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RATES
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MRS. JOHN S. McCAIN,
625 A AVENUE,
CORONADO, CALIFORNIA.
MY DEAR MRS. McCAIN: I WISH TO SEND YOU THE SYMPATHY OF THE NATION AND MY OWN
PERSONAL CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF YOUR HUSBAND, VICE ADMIRAL JOHN S. McCAIN
U.S.N. A FIGHTING ADMIRAL, HE MUST BE CONSIDERED A FRONT-LINE CASUALTY, FOR
ALTHOUGH HIS ORIGINAL ORDERS WOULD HAVE RETURNED HIM FROM THE PACIFIC SOONER,
HIS DEVOTION TO DUTY CAUSED HIM TO REMAIN IN ACTION UNTIL THE TRIUMPHANT END.
THE COUNTRY KNEW HIM AS A BRILLIANT, DARING TACTICIAN IN NAVAL AVIATION; HIS
ASSOCIATES KNEW HIM AS AN OFFICER CAPABLE OF ARDENT AND INTENSE ATTENTION TO
THE TASK AT HAND. HIS DEATH DEPRIVES THE COUNTRY OF HIS FUTURE SERVICES, FOR
HIS ABILITY AND DEVOTION WOULD HAVE BEEN UTILIZED TO SERVE THE NATION AS WELL
IN PEACE AS IN WAR.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
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