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Phipps-Letter from R.E. Dawson-11 April 1949.pdf

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TxE ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL AIR PATROL VETE
FOR

THE

WELFARE

OF

THE

WIDOWS

AND

ORPHANS

OF

OUR

N AT I O N A L H E A D Q U A RT E R S O F F I C E : T H R I F T H I G H WAY-

CAP

MEMBERS

WHO

P. O , B o x 2 6 6 ,

SERVED

ON

ACTIVE

CHARLOTTE 1, N. C.

ii April 19A9

oFFICE OF
NATIONAL COMMANDER

Dear Friend s
The enclosed Certificate of Honorable Service is unique
i n t h e h i s t o r y o f t h i s c o u n t r y. T h i s i s o n e o f t h e r e a s o n s t h a t

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COASTAL
PATROL

this official recognition of your active duty status as a
b e l l i g e r e n t d u r i n g ~ Yo r l d W a r I I h a s b e e n s o l o n g d e l a y e d . T h e
fact that such a certificate had never before been issued most
certainly would have been an insurmountable obstacle, except for
the determined activities of Geoeral Beau and his staff at CAP

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LIAISON
PATROL

National Headquarters. We who have been privileged to work with
this group recognize in it a tremendous force for getting things
done.
Many changes have occurred since the hectic days of the
r e c e n t w a r, w h e n t h e e n e m y w a s a t o u r v e r y s h o r e s . O n e s u c h

"~OW TARGET
AND TRACKING

change has been the formation of an official CAP organization
under a special Act of Congress. Under a separate Act of Congress,
t h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n q a a s b e e n m a d e a n o f fi c i a l A i r F o r c e A u x i l i a r y.
I n t h e c r i t i c a l y e a r s a h e a d , w e a r e c e r t a i n t h a t C A P, u n d e r t h e
type of leadership which it now has, is destined to play a very

ARMY
COURIER

i m p o r t a n t p a r t . To t h e e x t e n t t h a t y o u c a n h e l p i n t h e c u r r e n t
p r o g r a m o f C A P, w e u r g e y o u r c o m p l e t e c o o p e r a t i o n t o t h e e n d t h a t
CAP will be ready when called upon again.

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RESCUE

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