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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
War Production Board
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

War Production Board

American, 1942 - 1945
The War Production Board (WPB) was established in the Office for Emergency Management (OEM) by EO 9024, January 16, 1942, superseding the Supply Priorities Allocation Board and, by EO 9040, January 24, 1942, the Office of Production Management. For more information: https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/179.html