U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day
A White House presidential proclamation designated Friday, March 1, 2002 as U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day pursuant to congressional authorization; the cited authority does not establish a perpetual annual holiday.
Date and recurrence
1 March 2002 historical designation
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / one-time presidential memorial designation authorized by Congress. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day?
1 March 2002 historical designation The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical one-time designation: 1 March 2002.
Does U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / one-time presidential memorial designation authorized by Congress. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day?
The stored designation basis is: A White House presidential proclamation designated Friday, March 1, 2002 as U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day pursuant to congressional authorization; the cited authority does not establish a perpetual annual holiday.. Supporting provenance includes George W. Bush White House Archive — U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day proclamation. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / one-time presidential memorial designation authorized by Congress.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.