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Executive Order 9443
Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and To Operate the Plants and Facilities of the Hummer Manufacturing Division of Montgomery Ward & Company, Incorporated, at Springfield, Illinois
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 20, 1944.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 9443: Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and To Operate the Plants and Facilities of the Hummer Manufacturing Division of Montgomery Ward & Company, Incorporated, at Springfield, Illinois," last checked Sept. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9443
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Vote Files. (2026, September 27). Executive Order 9443: Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and To Operate the Plants and Facilities of the Hummer Manufacturing Division of Montgomery Ward & Company, Incorporated, at Springfield, Illinois [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9443
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 9443: Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and To Operate the Plants and Facilities of the Hummer Manufacturing Division of Montgomery Ward & Company, Incorporated, at Springfield, Illinois." Last modified September 27, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9443.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_9443,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 9443: Authorizing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and To Operate the Plants and Facilities of the Hummer Manufacturing Division of Montgomery Ward \& Company, Incorporated, at Springfield, Illinois}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9443}},
note = {Citation ID eo-9443; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1944.html; last checked 2026-09-27; accessed 2026-09-28}
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