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Executive Order 8281

Amendment of Executive Order No. 8176 of June 21, 1939, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1940

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on November 1, 1939.

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Publication record4 FR 4453

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8281: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8176 of June 21, 1939, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1940 [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8281

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8281: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8176 of June 21, 1939, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1940." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8281.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_8281,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8281: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8176 of June 21, 1939, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1940}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8281}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8281; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 8176, June 21, 1939

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