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On the recordFebruary 5, 1942
I hereby order into the active military service of the United States.
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FDR
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 9049—Ordering Certain Organizations and Units of the Organized Reserves Into the Active Military Service of...

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