The order from President Clinton established the armed forces services medal, which is sort of a catch-all medal that can be awarded for "significant activity" .
FDR on February 19, 1942
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the internment with Executive Order 9066 .
During WWII the Executive order 9066 was authorized by FDR. It let the military confine all Japanese into internment camps.
FDR's Executive Order 9066 did not specifically mention enforcement. However, it authorized the Secretary of War to designate military areas and exclude any person from these areas for national security reasons. The enforcement of the order involved the relocation and internment of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II.
An Executive Order comes from the President. Laws are passed by Congress.
how is a presidential executive order recinded
An exective order is a direct, rule, or regulation that has the effect of the law.
Truman's Executive Order 9835
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by Executive Order on March 1, 1961. Congress authorized the Peace Corps with passage of the Peace Corps Act on September 21, 1961. On September 22, 1961, Kennedy signed the congressional legislation creating a permanent Peace Corps.
An Executive Order CAN can be nullified if it's proven unconstitutional.
either: laws edicts executive orders executive agreements
Note the link below. The picture there contains images of all branches' Good Conduct Medals. Note also, that those who earned the GCM during WW2 in the USAAF (the USAF did not exist before 18 September 1947) would have received the US Army version (authorized by Congress by Executive Order 8809, 28 June 1941).