Prescribing Regulations Governing Vacation Pay for Field Service Employees of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Coast Guard, and the Panama Canal Who Forego Vacations During the Emergency

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on July 5, 1941.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8817: Prescribing Regulations Governing Vacation Pay for Field Service Employees of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Coast Guard, and the Panama Canal Who Forego Vacations During the Emergency}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8817}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8817; 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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