Proclamation 2941—General Pulaski's Memorial Day, 1951

Whereas October 11, 1951, marks the one hundred and seventy-second anniversary of the death of County Casimir Pulaski, a Polish patriot who attained the rank of Brigadier General in the Continental Army and laid down his life while fighting on American soil for the independence of our Nation; and

Whereas the passage of the years since General Pulaski's death has not dimmed the glory of his sacrifice or the luster of his fame; and

Whereas his selfless devotion to the cause of freedom stands today as a challenge to all men to work for freedom in all nations:

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby invite all Americans to observe Thursday, October 11, 1951, as General Pulaski's Memorial Day with ceremonies commemorative of his valorous contribution to the cause of freedom, and I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day, in tribute to the memory of General Casimir Pulaski.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this 23d day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-sixth.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:

DEAN ACHESON,

Secretary of State.