On the recordJune 20, 1945
I hereby declare the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service to be a military service and a branch of the land and naval forces of the United States during the period of the present war.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I hereby declare the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service to be a military service and a branch of the land…”
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Executive Order 9575—Declaring the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service to Be a Military Service and Prescribing...
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