The Eastern Defense Command was first established as the Northeast Defense Command on 17 March 1941 as one of four U.S. Army continental defense commands to plan and prepare for and execute defense against enemy attack in the months before America’s entry into World War II.
Eastern Defense Command
Active
1941–1946
Disbanded
15 March 1946
Country
United States of America
Branch
Army
Role
Home Defense & Training
Garrison/HQ
Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York
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