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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

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", was signed on January 10, 1957.

Signed: January 10, 1957
Official source: National Archives ↗
Last checked: October 28, 2026

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Reference number: eo-10694
Permanent link: https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10694
Official source: National Archives ↗
Last checked: October 28, 2026Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). 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 October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10694

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Power & Politics. "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 October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10694.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_10694,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  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://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10694}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10694; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1957.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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