Executive Order 9242 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9242-A—Amending Executive Order No. 9158 of May 11, 1942, To Provide That the Air Medal May Be Awarded to Persons Serving With the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-09-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Amending Executive Order No. 9158 of May 11, 1942, To Provide That the Air Medal May Be Awarded to Persons Serving With the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on A—Amending Executive Order No. 9158 of May 11, 1942, To Provide That the Air Medal May Be Awarded to Persons Serving With the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
154
878 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
23.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9242, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 11, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9242-amending-executive-order-no-9158-may-11-1942-provide-that-the-air.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 first paragraph of Executive Order No. 9158 of May 11, 1942, establishing the Air Medal, be, and it is hereby amended to read as follows: "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 an Air Medal, with accompanying ribbons, be established for award to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States, subsequent to September 8, 1939, distinguishes, or has distinguished, himself by meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 11, 1942.
