10 February 1944
Promotion to Captain
By direction of the President, temporary promotion in the Army of the United States, effective 10 February 1944. “No commissions will be issued during the period of the war” — this letter is the commission.

Machine transcription
Produced by optical character recognition, uncorrected. These are carbon copies and mimeographs from 1941–46, so the reading is rough — treat it as a finding aid for search, not as a transcript. The scan above is the record.
FRY he Aa ; ¥ ¥ * ae APO 5 20 AG - Off 20), ae OR Dale_20 February 1944 SUBJECT: Premotion. & 10 February 1944 THRU - , S05 5th “ing B. Captain (Avs~ac) TO ; dot lt Alvin G. Cline, (a, 10 February 14, O-794990, AC, seid ang 35and Bomb Sq, 30ist fomb Gp Ls By direction of the President and under the provisions of “Public Law 455, 77th Gongress, and Cable, HEADQUARTERS MAAF, i cite EN-21, 27 January 1944, NATOUSA Circular 281, dated 28 No- yember 1948, and AAFP Regulation 35-18, 21 May 1948, you are : temporarily promoted, effective on the date shown after A above to the grade in the Army of the United States (Air Corps) shown after B above. You will rank from the date.shown after © above. This promotion unless seoner terminated will continue in force until six months after the termination of any war in which the : United States of America was engaged on 16 February 1942, or wntil relieved from assignment to.Army Air Forces, whichever is earlier. : Q. No oath of office is necessary or desired. 8. This letter should be retained by you as evidence of your promotion as no commissions will be issued during the period of the war, By command of Major General TWINING: : d..¥s IeENS, ; ligatenant Solenal, aGD, 0PY FURNISHED TAG vs Giclee cpstad