Office of Civilian Defense
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office-of-civilian-defense-196-18695266
title:
Office of Civilian Defense
text:
Office of Civilian Defense was a United States federal emergency war agency set up May 20, 1941, by Executive Order 8757 to co-ordinate state and federal measures for protection of civilians in case of war emergency. Its two branches supervised protective functions such as blackouts and special fire protection and "war service" functions such as child care, health, housing, and transportation. It also created the Civil Air Patrol. The agency was terminated by Executive Order 9562 of June 4, 1945
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US federal wartime agency 1941 to 1945
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Civilian_Defense
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2024-04-01T02:31:01Z
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