The President's News Conference
04/02/1946
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This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 9277 of December 3, 1941, entitled 'Award of the Purple Heart to Persons ...
The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
The course of action you recommend has my approval.
The longer I live, the more I am impressed by the significance of our simple official oath to uphold and defend the Cons...