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Executive Order 9605

Revoking Paragraph 4 of Executive Order No. 9279 of December 5, 1943, So As To Permit Voluntary Enlistments in the Armed Forces

Signed by Harry S. Truman on August 29, 1945.

No later action on file
Signed recordAugust 29, 1945

The date the President signed it.

Publication record10 FR 11101

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Later actionNo later action on file

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 9605: Revoking Paragraph 4 of Executive Order No. 9279 of December 5, 1943, So As To Permit Voluntary Enlistments in the Armed Forces [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9605

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9605: Revoking Paragraph 4 of Executive Order No. 9279 of December 5, 1943, So As To Permit Voluntary Enlistments in the Armed Forces." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9605.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9605: Revoking Paragraph 4 of Executive Order No. 9279 of December 5, 1943, So As To Permit Voluntary Enlistments in the Armed Forces}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9605}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9605; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1945-truman.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Revokes EO 9279, December 5, 1942 (in part)
Note The authority of this Executive order was repealed by Public Law 89-554, 80 Stat 651, 50 U.S.C. App. 61-605n.

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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