The Chief of the Air Corps during the operation was Maj. President Roosevelt then ordered the Army Air Corps to begin air-mail service until new contracts could be awarded. In February 1934, these concerns caused President Roosevelt to cancel, via executive order, all commercial airmail contracts. In 1933, Congressional investigations began into alleged airmail contract fraud and collusion by officials of the previous administration of President Herbert Hoover.
The initial regular service had Army pilots flying mail from Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.īy 1925, the increase of mail delivery nationwide prompted Congress to pass legislation known as the Kelly Act to allow the Post Office to contract airmail delivery services. Army Air Service took the mission until the Post Office was able to take over operations in August 1918 using its own pilots. Post Office was unable to execute due to the lack of experienced pilots. This article will look at Army sustainment operations in starting airmail delivery, the Army air delivery of mail during the 1934 Air Mail Scandal and the Postal Strike of 1970.Īir Mail service began in the U.S. The Army even helped start the first post office air delivery program. However, at times the Army has conducted mail operations beyond the military itself. Mail delivery is an important sustainment function for the Army. Mail Call has been a cherished moment for Soldiers, past and present, and most Soldiers are familiar with Army postal units.
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WAC was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. Army base post office in England sort mail by military unit number, 1944. Women in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) at the U.S.
Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – People look at an Air Mail Plane on display in Times Square, New York City, Jan. Eric Mann) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Postal Service mail bin rests on a transfer table at 39th Force Support Squadron Post Office, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Nov.
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