Executive Order 9072 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 9072—Transferring Certain Vessels and Personnel From the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the War and Navy Departments

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Tuesday, February 24, 1942

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2 min read (318 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-02-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Certain Vessels and Personnel From the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the War and Navy Departments." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The following-named commissioned officers are hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department: Lieut.

▪ The above-named vessels and officers shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

318

1,906 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9072, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 24, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9072-transferring-certain-vessels-and-personnel-from-the-coast-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 16 of the act of May 22, 1917, 40 Stat. 87 (U.S.C., title 33, sec. 855), and as President of the United States, and in view of the existing national emergency, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The following-named vessels are transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department: PIONEER (Ex ARGUS) GUIDE (Ex ANDRADITE) PRATT (Ex (YP-96) 2. The following-named commissioned officers are hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department: Lieut. Comdr. Lyman D. Graham Lieut. Comdr. George L. Bean Lieut. Charles M. Thomas Lieut. William .M. Gibson Lieut, (jg) Walter J. Chovan Lieut, (jg) Junius T. Jarman Lieut, (jg) Edgar F. Hicks, Jr. Ensign Ernst E. Stohsner Ensign Charles A. Schoene 3. The following-named commissioned officers are hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the War Department: Lieut. Ralph W. Woodworth Lieut. Albert J. Hoskinson Lieut. H. Arnold Karo Lieut. Hubert A. Paton Lieut. Riley J. Sipe Lieut. Frank G. Johnson Lieut. Alvin C. Thorson Lieut, (jg) Maurice A. Hecht Lieut, (jg) William C. Russell Ensign Fair J. Bryant 4. The above-named officers shall, while under the jurisdiction of the War or Navy Department, serve under their commissions in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and while so serving shall constitute a part of the active military or naval forces of the United States and shall be under direct orders of the War or Navy Department and subject to the laws, regulations, and orders for the government of the Army or Navy so far as they may be applicable. 5. The above-named vessels and officers shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 24, 1942.