January 13, 1942: J. Edgar Hoover Says CAP Background Checks too Cumbersome

On this date in 1942, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover wrote Civil Air Patorl ounder and Civil Defense Director Fiorello LaGuardia and informed him that the FBI would no longer engage in background checks of CAP members from name and address lists as it "would not justify the amount of effort expended."

An excerpt: 

Hoover did say the agency would continue to check fingerprints.  

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December 22, 1941: Time Reports LaGuardia's Big Plans for the CAP

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On this date, Time magazine reported that Civil Defense Director Fiorello LaGuardia had big plans for the Civil Air Patrol during the WW II.

An excerpt:

Mayor LaGuardia announced that he will enlist 90,000 licensed pilots, 90,000 student pilots, 100,000 ground workers to serve in a Civil Air Patrol for the war's duration. Under the command of Major General John F. Curry of the U.S. Army Air Corps, CAP will operate from 2,000 airports in the U.S. which are not used for military or commercial flights.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,931953,00.html#ixzz17qHRUcjT

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December 8, 1941: CAP Director LaGuardia Publishes Administrative Order 9

Image via WikipediaOn this date, the Civil Air Patrol was given organizational shape following Pearl Harbor.


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On December 8, 1941, Director (Fiorello) LaGuardia published Administrative Order 9. This order outlined the Civil Air Patrol's organization and named its first national commander as Major General John F. Curry. Wilson was officially made the executive officer of the new organization. Additionally, Colonel Harry H. Blee was appointed the new operations director.  The very fear that sparked the Civil Air Patrol "movement"â€"that general aviation would be haltedâ€"became a reality when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harboron December 7, 1941.

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