Aug 10, 1947 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President HARRY S. TRUMAN (C)...

Aug 10, 1947 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President HARRY S. TRUMAN (C) signs a proclamation marking August 1st, 1947, the 40th birthday of the AAF, as Air Force Day, at a White House ceremony on the 10th, witnessed by former Lieutenant General JAMES H. DOOLITTLE (L), president of the Air Force Association; W. STUART SYMINGTON (R), Assistant Secretary of War for Air; Major General LAURIE NORSTAD (2nd R) and Director of Plans and Operations Division of the War Department General Staff; and Lieutenant General HOYT S. VANDENBERG (2nd L), Deputy Commander of the AAF. Observances from coast to coast and throughout the world will honor the millions of men and women, living and dead, whose contributions to the growth of American air power make the AAF this country's most far-reaching weapon of defense.