Executive Order 7962—Amendment of Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act of July 2, 1926, 44 Stat. 789 (U.S.C., title 10, sec. 1429), as amended by section 4 of the act of July 30, 1937, 50 Stat. 547, 549, Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927, as amended by Executive Order No. 7786 of January 8, 1938, prescribing rules and regulations pertaining to the award of the distinguished flying cross, is hereby further amended to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to award the distinguished flying cross to Lieutenant Richard L. Burke, United States Coast Guard, notwithstanding the time limitations specified in paragraph 8 of Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
August 22, 1938.