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“FRANKLIN DELWO ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE AHMED FORCES Outstanding among the duties conferred upon him by the Constitution, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States. By authority granted him, the President may direct the Coast Guard to operate under the Navy. Although con- ceived to perform ei\il duties, the military organization of the Coast Guard has prepared it to carry out the opera- tions of war. On November 1. 19 11. President Roosevelt transferred the Coast Guard to the Navy Department. Thus the Coast Guard, while maintaining its corps identity, became an integral part of the Nav) to perform those duties assigned in the fulfillment of the war strategy of our nation. As in war and peace of the past, traditions of the Coast Guard assure the execution of those missions entrusted to Us \ > \ the Commander-in-Chief. ”
