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On January 15, 1946, Vice Admiral Emory S. Land resigned as Chairman of the U. S. Maritime Commission.

For outstanding services, He was rewarded the Navy's Distinguished Service Medal by the War Department.

Land served as President of the Air Transport Association of America from 1946 – 1957 and worked as a consultant for General Dynamics Corporation until his death in November 1971 at age 92.