Part 45, page 31

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GC of the St. Insure, Hdqrs. 06, 6309 II, Jefferson, Portland 26, Michigan First, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (x) Fifth Army, Chief of [guess: Transportation]

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INSTRUCTIONS

This form will be executed in full upon acceptance of a commission or appointment in the Army. Typewriter will be used, if available.

FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE

1. Whenever any person is elected or appointed to an office of honor or trust under the Government of the United States, he is required before entering upon the duties of his office, to take and subscribe the oath prescribed by section 1757, Revised Statutes.

2. Public Law 746, 77th Congress (sec. 1, Bul. 52, W. D., 1942), eliminates the necessity of executing oath on promotion of officers.

3. Oaths of office of Army officers, officers of Women's Army Corps, nurses, warrant officers, flight officers, dietitians, and physical therapy aides should be taken before some civil officer who is authorized by the laws of the United States or by the local municipal law to administer oaths, or before an officer of any component of the Army of the United States on active duty in Federal service commissioned in or assigned or detailed to duty with the Judge Advocate General's Department, a staff judge advocate or acting staff judge advocate, the president of a general or special court martial, a summary court martial, the trial judge advocate, or any assistant trial judge advocate of a general or special court martial, the president or the recorder of a court of inquiry or of a military board, any officer designated to take a deposition, any officer detailed to conduct an investigation, or the adjutant, assistant adjutant (including a warrant officer when so serving), or personnel adjutant of a command. Officers of the Army other than those specified are not authorized by law to administer such oaths.

4. If the oath is administered by an Army officer, his authority to administer oaths under the preceding paragraph must be shown. If administered by a civil official, the oath must bear the official seal of the person administering the oath, or if he does not use a seal, his official capacity to administer oaths must be certified to under seal by a clerk of court or other proper local official.

5. Immediately on receipt of a commission or notification of appointment the appointee will, in case of acceptance of the commission or appointment, return to The Adjutant General the oath of office on this form properly filled in, subscribed, and attested. In case of nonacceptance, the commission or notification of appointment will be returned to The Adjutant General by a letter indicating the fact of nonacceptance.

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b6 per NPRC b7C

and Iq. John [guess: Hall] Isle, 6520266-[guess: HQDA] Commanding Officer, Fort [guess: Middle] [guess: Cove], Fort [guess: Emmett], Vol[guess: umes] [illegible] .3, [guess: inf]

HQDA [illegible] 29 July 1949

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DB Cooper-4654