Executive Order 9274—Authorizing an Increase in the Number of Units and Members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act entitled "An Act to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps for service with the Army of the United States", approved May 14, 1942 (Public Law 554, 77th Congress), as amended by the act approved October 26, 1942 (Public Law 761, 77th Congress), and in order further to accomplish the purpose of said act, as amended, I do hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War to establish units of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, heretofore established by Executive Order No. 9163 of May 15, 1942, of such character and in such numbers as he may determine from time to time to be necessary to meet the requirements of the Army, subject to the limitation that the total number of women enrolled or appointed in such Corps shall not exceed one hundred fifty thousand.

Executive Order No. 9163 of May 15, 1942, is hereby amended to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this order.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
November 19, 1942.