War Production Board

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War Production Board

US GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Rationing board, established by Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942-45.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Chester Bowles Politician 5-Apr-1901 25-May-1986 Governor of Connecticut, 1949-51

Lincoln Gordon Diplomat 10-Sep-1913 19-Dec-2009 US Ambassador to Brazil, 1961-66

Julius Albert Krug Government 23-Nov-1907 26-Mar-1970 US Secretary of the Interior, 1946-49

Edwin M. Martin Government 21-May-1908 12-Jan-2002 US Ambassador to Argentina, 1964-68

George C. McGhee Diplomat 1912 4-Jul-2005 US Ambassador to Germany, 1963-68

Leslie A. Miller Politician 29-Jan-1886 29-Sep-1970 Governor of Wyoming, 1933-39

Marvin Miller Labor Leader 14-Apr-1917 27-Nov-2012 MLB Player Association, 1966-82

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