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Executive Order 10694
Authorizing the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force To Issue Citations in the Name of the President of the United States to Military and Naval Units for Outstanding Performance in Action
Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on Jan 10, 1957.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 10694: Authorizing the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force To Issue Citations in the Name of the President of the United States to Military and Naval Units for Outstanding Performance in Action," last checked Sept. 29, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10694
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Vote Files. (2026, September 29). Executive Order 10694: Authorizing the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force To Issue Citations in the Name of the President of the United States to Military and Naval Units for Outstanding Performance in Action [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10694
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 10694: Authorizing the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force To Issue Citations in the Name of the President of the United States to Military and Naval Units for Outstanding Performance in Action." Last modified September 29, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10694.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_10694,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 10694: Authorizing the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force To Issue Citations in the Name of the President of the United States to Military and Naval Units for Outstanding Performance in Action}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10694}},
note = {Citation ID eo-10694; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1957.html; last checked 2026-09-29; accessed 2026-09-29}
}Plain link
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Amended by
EO 13286, February 28, 2003
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.