Combat Infantryman Badge 2nd Award
Combat Infantryman Badge (Second Award)
On 8 February 1952, the Army approved the addition of stars to the CIB indicating the soldier’s having fought in more than one war. The first was the second-award CIB recognizing Korean War combat operations; in that time, the U.S. Army’s Institute of Heraldry also had created eighth-award CIB designs. The second- through fourth-award CIB awards were indicated with silver five-point stars, one to three stars centered, at badge’s top, between the tips of the oak-leaf wreath; the fifth- through eighth-awards of the CIB were indicated with gold stars*Approx 3″ width, chrome plated alloy, black or blue enamel
*Attaches with 3M adhesive
*Units, badges, and tabs sold separately
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