2012 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Appendix (§§ 1 - 2420)
DECORATIONS, ETC., FOR MERCHANT MARINE (§§ 751 - 754b)
ACT AUG. 8, 1946, CH. 918, 60 STAT. 960 (§§ 754 - 754b)
Section 754 to 754b - Repealed. July 24, 1956, ch. 671, §5(a)(2), 70 Stat. 606, eff. July 1, 1954
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE TITLE 50 - APPENDIX-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE DECORATIONS, ETC., FOR MERCHANT MARINE ACT AUG. 8, 1946, CH. 918, 60 STAT. 960 Secs. 754 to 754b - Repealed. July 24, 1956, ch. 671, §5(a)(2), 70 Stat. 606, eff. July 1, 1954 |
| Contains | sections 754 to 754b |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | repealed |
| Statutes at Large References | 60 Stat. 960 70 Stat. 606 |
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Section 754, act Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 918, §1, 60 Stat. 960, provided for award of service medals and honorable discharge buttons (including posthumous award) to officers and crew in merchant marine who served honorably in a war zone for thirty days between Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 3, 1945, and who were entitled to a certificate of substantially continuous service between May 1, 1940 and July 25, 1947, pursuant to regulations prescribed by Maritime Commission.
Section 754a, act Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 918, §2, 60 Stat. 960, authorized funds required to make awards of service medals and honorable discharge buttons pursuant to sections 754 to 754b of this Appendix.
Section 754b, act Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 918, §3, 60 Stat. 960, related to regulations governing manufacture, sale, or use of decorations, and the penalties for violation.
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