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United States. War Production Board

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The War Production Board (WPB) was an agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established it in January 1942, with Executive Order 9024. The WPB replaced the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board and the Office of Production Management. (Source: Wikipedia)

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VARIANT NAMES:

  • War Production Board (U.S.)
  • United States Office for Emergency Management. War Production Board
  • United States Board of War Production
  • WPB
  • W.P.B

RELATED NAMES:

  • United States. Civilian Production Administration
  • United States. Office of Production Management
  • United States. Office of the Rubber Director
  • United States. War Food Administration. Office of Production
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