World War II CIB
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The World War II CIB is a version of the U.S. Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge awarded to infantry soldiers for active ground combat service during the Second World War.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Combat Infantryman Badge variant
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| appliesToBranch |
Infantry Branch
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army infantry
|
| appliesToRank |
commissioned officers in infantry assignments
ⓘ
enlisted soldiers ⓘ warrant officers in infantry assignments ⓘ |
| appliesToUnitType |
infantry battalion
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| armedForce | United States Army ⓘ |
| awardFor |
active ground combat
ⓘ
participation in active ground combat during World War II ⓘ |
| color | infantry blue background ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedFor | front-line infantrymen ⓘ |
| eligibility |
infantry soldiers
ⓘ
officers and enlisted personnel in infantry units ⓘ |
| excludes |
non-infantry branches
ⓘ
support and service troops not assigned to infantry units ⓘ |
| hasPart |
infantry musket emblem
ⓘ
rectangular blue field ⓘ silver wreath (for higher awards configuration) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| locationOfUse |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ Allied operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| material | metal badge ⓘ |
| militaryAwardType | combat badge ⓘ |
| presenter |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Department of War ⓘ
surface form:
War Department (United States)
|
| purpose |
to enhance morale and prestige of infantry soldiers
ⓘ
to recognize infantrymen who engaged in active ground combat ⓘ |
| recognition | individual combat service ⓘ |
| regulatesBy |
Army regulations on awards and decorations
ⓘ
War Department Circular 1 (1942) ⓘ
surface form:
War Department circulars
|
| relatedTo |
Combat Infantryman Badge
ⓘ
U.S. Army badges ⓘ
surface form:
World War II U.S. Army awards and decorations
|
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded for new World War II service ⓘ |
| successor |
Combat Infantryman Badge
ⓘ
surface form:
post–World War II Combat Infantryman Badge
|
| symbolizes | direct participation in ground combat ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedBy | U.S. Army ground combat forces ⓘ |
| wearsOn | U.S. Army uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.