Assistant Secretary of War
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The Assistant Secretary of War was a senior U.S. government official responsible for overseeing key aspects of Army administration, logistics, and wartime operations before the Department of War was reorganized into the Department of Defense.
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal government position
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civilian office → |
| abolishedAsConsequenceOf |
National Security Act of 1947
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establishment of the United States Department of Defense → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States Army
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| appointedBy |
President of the United States
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| country |
United States of America
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| hasRole |
budgetary oversight for the United States Army
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coordination between civilian leadership and Army command → oversight of Army administration → oversight of Army logistics → oversight of wartime operations planning → policy supervision for the United States Army → |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War
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World War I → World War II → |
| officeHeldBy |
Adlai Stevenson I
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Benedict Crowell → Charles A. Dana → Charles P. Stone NERFINISHED → Christopher C. Augur → Dwight F. Davis → Emory S. Land → Frank Pace Jr. → Frederick P. Keppel NERFINISHED → George von Lengerke Meyer NERFINISHED → Gordon Gray NERFINISHED → Harry H. Woodring → Henry Breckinridge → Henry L. Stimson → Howard C. Petersen NERFINISHED → J. M. Dickinson → John A. Rawlins → John B. Payne NERFINISHED → John C. Breckinridge → John J. McCloy → John L. Sullivan → Louis A. Johnson NERFINISHED → Patrick J. Hurley NERFINISHED → Peter H. Watson NERFINISHED → Ralph Bard NERFINISHED → Robert A. Lovett → Robert P. Patterson NERFINISHED → Robert Shaw Oliver → Thomas A. Scott → Tracy Voorhees → William Cary Sanger → William H. Taft → William M. Ingraham NERFINISHED → |
| officeType |
sub‑Cabinet position
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| oversaw |
Army construction and facilities management
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Army industrial production coordination → Army mobilization planning → Army personnel policies → Army procurement → Army supply chains → Army training policy → Army transportation and shipping → |
| partOf |
United States Department of War
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| replacedBy |
Assistant Secretary of the Army
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| requires |
advice and consent of the United States Senate
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| seat |
Washington, D.C.
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| subordinateTo |
Secretary of War
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John J. McCloy
("Assistant Secretary of War of the United States")
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positionHeld |
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Assistant Secretary of War
("Assistant Secretary of the Army")
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replacedBy |
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Strategic Services Unit
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subordinateTo |