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Executive Order 7786

Amendment of Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 8, 1938.

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Signed recordJanuary 8, 1938

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Publication record3 FR 49

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 7786: Amendment of Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7786

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 7786: Amendment of Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7786.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 7786: Amendment of Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7786}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-7786; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1938.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 4601, March 1, 1927
Amended by EO 7962, August 22, 1938
See Transfer Order 14 of the Secretary of Defense, dated July 22, 1949 (14 FR 49008)

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

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