Date of Establishment When was this award established SECNAVINST 1650 1H gives authorization as Navy Department General Order No 10 of 28 January 1948 Kerrigan says it was authorized on Jan 22 1947 The article s infobox currently say s 1946 but gives no source I believe that s the date of the Army of Occupation Medal s establishment I m going to remove the 1946 bit for now It s possible one date was when the award was created and a later date is when the details and award criteria were hammered out but I don t know which is which