April 29, 1943: CAP Becomes an Auxliary of the AAF

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On this date in 1943, the Civil Air Patrol was transferred from the Office of Civilian Defense to the War Department and made an auxiliary of the Army Air Forces.

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The Civil Air Patrol's success with the cadet program, along with its impressive wartime record, led the War Department to create a permanent place for it in the department. On April 29, 1943, by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the command of the Civil Air Patrol was transferred from the Office of Civilian Defense to the War Department and given status as the auxiliary to the Army Air Forces. 

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