April 26, 1931
[Released April 26, 1931. Dated April 24, 1931 ]
I WILL BE obliged if you will express to your comrades, the survivors of Admiral Dewey's squadron, my warm appreciation of their historic service to country.
HERBERT HOOVER
[Harry A. Neithercott, care of James J. Burke, 4339 Brown Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Note: The message was released in conjunction with a celebration in Philadelphia of the 33d anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines.
Herbert Hoover, Message on the 33d Anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/212342