1945: President Truman urges establishment of the Department of Defense with an air arm equal to the Army and Navy.
https://www.trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=508&st=&st1=
1945: President Truman urges establishment of the Department of Defense with an air arm equal to the Army and Navy.
https://www.trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=508&st=&st1=