Establishing the National Defense Service Medal

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on Apr 22, 1953.

Later amended

Signed recordApr 22, 1953

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Publication record18 FR 2391

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Later dispositionLater amended

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Amended by EO 11265, January 11, 1966; EO 11382, November 28, 1967; EO 13286, February 28, 2003; EO 13293, March 28, 2003

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.