U.S. War Production Board

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._War_Production_Board
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Donald_M._Nelson
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Executive_Order_9024
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:established 1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. War Production Board
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:notableAction coordinated conversion of industries to war production
allocated materials and fuel
limited production of civilian goods
promoted recycling and salvage campaigns
regulated prices and rents
set priorities for production and distribution
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Ferdinand_Eberstadt
gptkb:Julius_Albert_Krug
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Office_of_Production_Management
gptkbp:purpose supervise war production during World War II
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Civilian_Production_Administration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:WWII_public_information_posters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6