United States Department of War
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united-states-department-of-war-165-5230828
title:
United States Department of War
text:
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department, was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947. The Secretary of War, a civilian with such responsibilities as finance and purchases and a m
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description:
Former US government agency
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War
date created:
2003-11-21T01:41:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T06:24:36Z
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