Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service who are not furnished quarters or rations in kind.

Context

Executive Order 9206—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted...

07/26/1942

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