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Harry Truman: I hereby extend for a period of nine months all enlistments in any component of the Army, in the United States Navy and…

On the recordApril 16, 1952
I hereby extend for a period of nine months all enlistments in any component of the Army, in the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, including the Naval Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve, in any component of the Air Force, and in the United States Coast Guard, including the Coast Guard Reserve, which shall expire after June 30, 1952, and prior to July 1, 1953.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10345—Extension of Enlistments in the Armed Forces of the United States

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