Executive Order 8808

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Executive Order 8808 by President of the United States American Defense Service Medal

Executive Order 8809→

Signed by President  Franklin D. Roosevelt  June 28, 1941

Federal Register  page & date: 6 FR 3209, July 2, 1941

See the Notes section for a list of Executive Orders affected by or related to the issuance of this Executive Order.

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the American Defense Service Medal, including suitable appurtenances, be established and that the said medal may be awarded, under such regulations as the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, to personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard of the United States serving during the limited emergency proclaimed by me on September 8, 1939 to exist, or during the unlimited emergency proclaimed by me on May 27, 1941.

Franklin D. Roosevelt 

The White House,

June 28, 1941.

Notes

See Related:

• Transfer Order 30 of the Secretary of Defense dated December 10, 1948 (13 FR 8163)

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