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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. [1]
17 maj 2018 · Federal War Production Board (WPB) was an executive branch office in charge of mobilizing the U.S. economy for World War II (1939 – 1945).
22 mar 2017 · --The War Production Board, often in cooperation with the War Manpower Commission, attempted during 1944 to discover and eliminate the causes of absenteeism and labor turnover, to overcome specific bottlenecks as they arose, and to improve the morale and output of the existing labor force.
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 on January 16, 1942, with Executive Order 9024.
27 mar 2020 · The War Production Board lasted until just after the end of World War II in October 1945. Besides turning industries around to wartime production, U.S. industries also supplied much of the...
War Production Board. (Creator) Extent: 2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes) Language: English . Summary: Records of the War Production Board concerning watches (including clocks and timers) so that both the civilian population and the military would be supplied with adequate and reliable timepieces.
History: War Resources Board established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a civilian advisory group to collaborate with the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board in formulating economic mobilization policies, August 9, 1939. Abolished November 24, 1939.
