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Originally, the song was titled "Army Air Corps."Robert MacArthur Crawford wrote the initial first verse and the basic melody line in May 1939. [1] During World War II, the service was renamed "Army Air Forces" because of the change in the main U.S. Army's air arm naming in mid-1941, and the song title changed to agree.
Writing in 1974, Richard Grid Powers quoted the lyrics of "The U.S. Air Force Blue" in his description of the organizational imagery and theory of the Air Force, which he described as counter-military, hyper-rationalist, aspiring to a "pure model of bureaucracy", and intentionally obliviating historical references in favor of a vision of the future in which air power was glorified to the ...
Robert MacArthur Crawford (July 27, 1899 – March 12, 1961) is known for writing The U.S. Air Force song. He was born in Dawson City , Yukon , and spent his childhood in Fairbanks, Alaska . [ 1 ] He graduated high school in 1915 at Chehalis High School [ 2 ] in Chehalis, Washington.
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing the Armed Forces Medley at the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.. The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [1]
This cadence, known as the "Duckworth Chant", still exists with variations in the different branches of the U.S. military. Duckworth's simple chant was elaborated on by Army drill sergeants and their trainees, and the practice of creating elaborate marching chants spread to the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy.
The "Royal Air Force March Past" is the official march of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and is used in some other Commonwealth air forces, such as the Royal Canadian Air Force. The original score was completed by Walford Davies in 1918 for the new RAF. It combined the rhythm of the bugle call of the Royal Flying Corps with that of the Royal Naval ...
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