Office of War Mobilization - Wikipedia Office of War Mobilization The Office of War Mobilization ( OWM ) was an independent agency of the United States government formed during World War II to coordinate all government agencies involved in the war effort. It was formed on May 27, 1943 by Executive Order 9347. It was headed by James F. Byrnes, a former U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Justice. Byrnes had previously been head of the Office of Economic Stabilization, which controlled prices and taxes. The OWM supervised the OES, and also the War Production Board and other agencies. It was re-titled the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion on October 3, 1944. Byrnes ' authority as head of the OWM was so far - reaching, he was dubbed the `` assistant President ''. See also Office of War Information References Jump up ^ Peters, Gerhard ; Woolley, John T. `` Franklin D. Roosevelt : `` Executive Order 9347 Establishing the Office of War Mobilization., '' May 27, 1943 ``. The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. External links Mobilization in World War II brochure at the US Army Center of Military History. This World War II article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Office_of_War_Mobilization&oldid=817833151 '' Categories : Defunct agencies of the United States government World War II stubs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 30 December 2017, at 21 : 12. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: main function of the office of war mobilization during ww2
Answer: to coordinate all government agencies involved in the war effort