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On the recordAugust 31, 1949
The committee hearing was held up at the Capitol. We will not continue it up here.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 9277 of December 3, 1941, entitled 'Award of the Purple Heart to Persons Serving with the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States.'

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NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:

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Nov 11, 1952

The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person who while serving in any capacity with the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States has been, or may…

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