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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

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on January 10, 1957.

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Signed recordJanuary 10, 1957

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Publication record22 FR 253

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Later actionLater amended

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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.

BibTeX
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  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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Amended by EO 13286, February 28, 2003
Supersedes EO 9050, February 6, 1942; EO 9396, November 22, 1943

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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