{"status":"ok","citation_id":"eo-12019","kind":"eo","title":"Executive Order 12019: Establishing the Defense Meritorious Service Medal","statement":"Executive Order 12019, \"Establishing the Defense Meritorious Service Medal\", was signed on November 3, 1977.","record_date":"1977-11-03","record_date_label":"Signed","official_source":{"label":"National Archives","url":"https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1977-carter.html"},"last_checked":"2026-10-29","last_checked_basis":"Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12019","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/eo.php?k=12019","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"Executive Order 12019: Establishing the Defense Meritorious Service Medal,\" last checked Oct. 29, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12019","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 29). Executive Order 12019: Establishing the Defense Meritorious Service Medal [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12019","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"Executive Order 12019: Establishing the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.\" Last modified October 29, 2026. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12019.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_eo_12019,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{Executive Order 12019: Establishing the Defense Meritorious Service Medal}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12019}},\n  note         = {Reference number eo-12019; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1977-carter.html; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed October 29, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12019"}}