Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Practice Bombing and Gunnery Range; Washington

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 11, 1941.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8915: Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Practice Bombing and Gunnery Range; Washington}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8915}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8915; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}

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Amended by EO 9526, February 28, 1945

Revoked by Public Land Order 1070, February 11, 1955 (20 FR 1055)

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