![]() ![]() Moreover, War Department Circular 269 stipulated: β. As a means of attaining the high standards desired and to foster esprit de corps in infantry units the Expert Infantryman and the Combat Infantryman badges are established for infantry personnel.β βThe present war has demonstrated the importance of highly-proficient, tough, hard, and aggressive infantry, which can be obtained only by developing a high degree of individual all-around proficiency on the part of every infantryman. On the 7th of October 1943, the War Department formally established the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) awards in Section I, War Department Circular 269 (27 October 1943): ![]()
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