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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-02-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 9472 of August 29, 1944, Establishing Certain Awards for the Merchant Marine." 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
▪That Executive Order 9472 of August 29, 1944 entitled "Establishing Certain Awards for the Merchant Marine," be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.
▪There shall be inserted between sections 3 and 4 of the said Executive Order 9472 a new section to read as follows: "4.
▪The Administrator is hereby authorized to provide and issue, under such regulations as he may prescribe, a Merchant Marine Honorable Service Button, as public evidence of honorable service in the merchant marine, to any person who receives a certificate of substantially continuous service pursuant to the provisions of the act of June 23, 1943, ch.
▪Of the said Executive Order is amended to read as follows: "6.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
216
1,255 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9692, Harry S Truman (Feb 5, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9692-amending-executive-order-9472-august-29-1944-establishing-certain.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 9472 of August 29, 1944 entitled "Establishing Certain Awards for the Merchant Marine," be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1. There shall be inserted between sections 3 and 4 of the said Executive Order 9472 a new section to read as follows: "4. The Administrator is hereby authorized to provide and issue, under such regulations as he may prescribe, a Merchant Marine Honorable Service Button, as public evidence of honorable service in the merchant marine, to any person who receives a certificate of substantially continuous service pursuant to the provisions of the act of June 23, 1943, ch. 142, 57 Stat. 162." 2. Section 5 of the said Executive Order is amended to read as follows: "6. The design of the plaques, medal, ribbons and service button herein authorized shall not duplicate the design of any plaques, medals, ribbons or service buttons awarded by the War Department, Navy Department, or the Coast and Geodetic Survey." 3. Sections 4 4 and 6 of the said Executive Order are renumbered as sections 5 and 7 respectively. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 5, 1946
