Executive Order 2559
By virtue of the authority vested in the President by the Act approved August 29, 1916, entitled "An Act Making appropriations for the Naval Service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes," it is hereby directed that the authorized enlisted strength of the Navy be increased to 87000 men.
Woodrow Wilson.
The White House,
- March 24, 1917.
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