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Executive Order 8559
Designating Colonel Lewis B. Hershey To Perform Certain Duties Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 4, 1940.
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8559: Designating Colonel Lewis B. Hershey To Perform Certain Duties Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8559
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 8559: Designating Colonel Lewis B. Hershey To Perform Certain Duties Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8559}},
note = {Reference number eo-8559; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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EO 8553, September 28, 1940
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.