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Woodrow Wilson: “Dishonorable discharge, in itself a severe punishment, should be adjudged and approved only when it is clear that the…”

On the recordDecember 9, 1920
Dishonorable discharge, in itself a severe punishment, should be adjudged and approved only when it is clear that the accused should be separated from the service.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 3367—Punishments for Soldiers

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