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FDR: I hereby call and order into the service of the armed forces of the United States for the period of the existing…

On the recordJuly 25, 1941
I hereby call and order into the service of the armed forces of the United States for the period of the existing emergency.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Order Placing Armed Forces of the Philippines Under United States Command

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