Executive Order 9706 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9706—Amending Executive Order No. 9265 of November 6, 1942, Establishing the American, European-african-middle Eastern and Asiatic-pacific Campaign Medals
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-03-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9265 of November 6, 1942, Establishing the American, European-african-middle Eastern and Asiatic-pacific Campaign Medals." 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
▪The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal shall not be awarded for any service rendered subsequent to November 8, 1945.
▪The American Campaign Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal shall not be awarded for any service rendered subsequent to March 2, 1946.
▪9265 of November 6, 1942, establishing the American, European-African-Middle Eastern and Asiatic-Pacific campaign medals, is amended accordingly.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
190
1,177 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9706, Harry S Truman (Mar 15, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9706-amending-executive-order-no-9265-november-6-1942-establishing-the.
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 as follows: 1. The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal shall not be awarded for any service rendered subsequent to November 8, 1945. 2. The American Campaign Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal shall not be awarded for any service rendered subsequent to March 2, 1946. 3. Effective October 12, 1945, members and former members of the land and naval forces of the United States, including the Women's Reserve of the United States Naval Reserve, and former members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, who served in the continental United States for an aggregate period of one year between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, inclusive, may be awarded the American Campaign Medal under such regulations as the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy may severally prescribe. 4. Executive Order No. 9265 of November 6, 1942, establishing the American, European-African-Middle Eastern and Asiatic-Pacific campaign medals, is amended accordingly. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, March 15, 1946
