Office of Civilian Defense

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The Office of Civilian Defense was a U.S. federal agency during World War II responsible for coordinating civil defense measures such as air raid precautions, blackout drills, and civilian volunteer programs on the home front.

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Generate an image of the Office of Civilian Defense (The Office of Civilian Defense was a U.S. federal agency during World War II responsible for coordinating civil defense measures such as air raid precautions, blackout drills, and civilian volunteer programs on the home front.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency ⓘ
civil defense organization ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateOfFoundationLegalAct 1941-05-20 ⓘ
dissolutionReason end of World War II and reorganization of federal wartime agencies ⓘ
dissolved 1945 ⓘ
employer Eleanor Roosevelt ⓘ
Fiorello H. La Guardia ⓘ
James M. Landis ⓘ
Robert P. Patterson ⓘ
various state and local civil defense coordinators ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil defense ⓘ
emergency preparedness ⓘ
home front mobilization ⓘ
foundedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
hasPart Civilian Protection Division ⓘ
Civilian War Services Division ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception 1941 ⓘ
legalBasis Executive Order 8757 ⓘ
mainRegulatoryText manuals and bulletins on civilian defense procedures ⓘ
notableWork air raid warden program ⓘ
blackout and dim-out regulations guidance ⓘ
civilian protection training materials ⓘ
civilian volunteer service programs ⓘ
public education on air raid precautions ⓘ
operatingPeriod World War II home front ⓘ
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
positionHeld Assistant Director of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Associate Director of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Director of Civilian Defense ⓘ
purpose coordination of blackout drills ⓘ
coordination of civilian defense activities in the United States during World War II ⓘ
organization of air raid precautions ⓘ
organization of civilian volunteer programs ⓘ
protection of civilians and property from enemy attack ⓘ
replacedBy Civilian Production Administration ⓘ
various postwar civil defense responsibilities in other agencies ⓘ
significantEvent coordination of civilian defense drills in major U.S. cities ⓘ
development of standardized civil defense insignia and uniforms ⓘ
nationwide organization of air raid wardens ⓘ
promotion of volunteerism for wartime home front activities ⓘ
subordinateTo President of the United States ⓘ

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Office for Emergency Management → hasPart → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Office for Emergency Management → oversaw → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ
subject linked to: OEM
Office of Civilian Defense → hasPart → Civilian Protection Division ⓘ
linked to: Office of Civilian Defense
Office of Civilian Defense → positionHeld → Associate Director of Civilian Defense ⓘ
linked to: Office of Civilian Defense
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization → replacedBy → Office of Civil Defense ⓘ
linked to: Office of Civilian Defense
Executive Order 8757 → establishes → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Executive Order 8757 → createsAgency → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Executive Order 8757 → relatedTo → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Executive Order 8757 → implementedBy → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Civilian War Services Division → partOf → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ
Civilian War Services Division → operatedBy → Office of Civilian Defense ⓘ