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Executive Order 8955: Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the War Department and in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore

Executive Order 8955, "Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the War Department and in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore", was signed on December 1, 1941.

Signed: December 1, 1941
Official source: National Archives ↗
Last checked: October 28, 2026

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Reference number: eo-8955
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Official source: National Archives ↗
Last checked: October 28, 2026Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 8955: Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the War Department and in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8955

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8955: Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the War Department and in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8955.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_8955,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8955: Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the War Department and in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8955}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8955; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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