Executive Order 9415 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 9415—Transfer of Certain Personnel From the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the War Department

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Thursday, January 20, 1944

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1 min read (197 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 1944-01-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Personnel From the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the War Department." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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 War Department: Lieutenant Commander Charles A.

▪ The above-named 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

197

1,190 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 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. 9415, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 20, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9415-transfer-certain-personnel-from-the-coast-and-geodetic-survey-the-war.

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 commissioned officers are hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the War Department: Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Schanck Lieutenant Chester J. Beyma Lieutenant Charles F. Chenworth Lieutenant William F. Deane Lieutenant (j.g.) Harry D. Reed Ensign Columbus M. Shinn 2. The above-named officers shall, while under the jurisdiction of the War Department, serve under their commissions in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and while so serving shall constitute a part of the active military forces of the United States and shall be under direct orders of the War Department and subject to the laws, regulations, and orders for the government of the Army so far as they may be applicable. 3. The above-named officers shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 20, 1944.