Executive Order 8809

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Executive Order 8809 by President of the United States Good Conduct Medal

Executive Order 8810→

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.

Good Conduct Medals

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 a Good Conduct Medal, including suitable appurtenances, be established and that the said medal may be awarded, under such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, to those enlisted men of the Army of the United States who hereafter honorably complete three years of active Federal military service, and who are recommended by their commanding officers for exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity.

Franklin D. Roosevelt 

The White House,

June 28, 1941.

Notes

Amended by:

• Executive Order 9323, March 31, 1943;
• Executive Order 10444, April 10, 1953

See Related:

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

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