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Intelligence Commendation Medal

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Intelligence Commendation Medal
Awarded for"the performance of especially commendable service or for an act or achievement significantly above normal duties which results in an important contribution to the mission of the Agency."
CountryUnited States of America
Presented byCentral Intelligence Agency
EligibilityEmployees of the Central Intelligence Agency
Precedence
Next (higher)Career Commendation Medal
Next (lower)Exceptional Service Medal

The Intelligence Commendation Medal is awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency for the performance of especially commendable service or for an act or achievement significantly above normal duties which results in an important contribution to the mission of the Agency.[1]

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  1. ^ CIA web page, Medals of the CIA Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Barron, James Pressley". The New York Times. 24 November 2006. James Pressley, 86, of Lynchburg, VA, died Tuesday, November 21st, 2006. Loving husband of Leirona Turman Barron; father of James Turman Barron and father-in-law of Jane-Iris Farhi of New York; and brother of Charles E. Barron, of Athens, GA. After serving in the United States Army in Europe in World War II, he joined the Central Intelligence Agency as an analyst and received the Intelligence Commendation medal when he retired in 1985.