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Abolition of War Department 1947

The War Department was abolished and reorganized by the National Security Act of 1947, with Kenneth C. Royall as the last Secretary of War.

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Jan 6, 2026

Who was Secretary of War when the department was renamed in 1947?

The War Department was statutorily abolished and reorganized by the National Security Act of 1947, effective September 18, 1947, and at that moment the incumbent Secretary of War was Kenneth C. Royall...