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Vietnam War US Army Combat Infantry Badge - Second Award
The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is the U.S. Army combat service recognition decoration
awarded to soldiers — enlisted men and officers (commissioned and warrant) holding colonel
rank or below, who personally fought in active ground combat while an assigned member of
either an infantry or a Special Forces unit, of brigade size or smaller, any time after 6
December 1941. The CIB and its non-combat analogue, the infantry skill-recognition Expert
Infantryman Badge (EIB) were simultaneously created during World War II as primary
recognition of the combat service and sacrifices of the infantrymen who would likely be
wounded or killed in numbers disproportionate to those of soldiers from the Army’s other
service branches.
The item featured here is a Combat Infantry Badge. Of Sterling construction. Clutch
back type. The star in the upper section indicates a second award.
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This Vietnam War US military collectible may be currently
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
If you have an interest is seeing other Vietnam War US military collectibles, you can do so by
going to our
Vietnam War US Military Medals and Insignia Price Guide.
Where we cover items from the Army, Navy, Army Air Force and other organizations.
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