03/03/1941
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"Lieutenant (j.g.) Daniel E. Whelan, Jr., is hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department."
"General Eisenhower has, by skillful planning and direction, made an outstanding contribution to the war effort of the Allied Nations."
"I earnestly request the people of the country to take unusually active measures during that week, and throughout the year, to conserve our human and material resources from destruction by fire."
"Only by this united endeavor can America guard her productive power against fire and eliminate a major hazard that threatens seriously to reduce supplies of war materials, food, clothing, and other es..."