) ▁awards ▁in ▁Section ▁I , ▁War ▁Department ▁Circ ular ▁ 2 6 9 ▁( 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 ): ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁war ▁has ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁highly - pro fic ient , ▁t ough , ▁hard , ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁inf antry , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁obtained ▁only ▁by ▁developing ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁individual ▁all - around ▁prof ic iency ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁every ▁inf antry man . ▁As ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁att aining ▁the ▁high ▁standards ▁desired ▁and ▁to ▁fost er ▁es prit ▁de ▁corps ▁in ▁inf antry ▁units ; ▁the ▁Ex pert ▁Infantry man ▁and ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁bad ges ▁are ▁established ▁for ▁inf antry ▁personnel . ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁War ▁Department ▁Circ ular ▁ 2 6 9 ▁st ip ulated : ▁"... only ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁bad ges ▁will ▁be ▁worn ▁at ▁one ▁time " ▁and ▁" the ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁bad ge ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁award "; ▁the ▁award ing ▁of ▁the ▁C IB ▁was ▁officially ▁author ized ▁with ▁an ▁executive ▁order ▁dated ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁later , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁approved ▁an ▁extra ▁ten ▁dollars ▁in ▁month ly ▁pay ▁to ▁every ▁inf antry man ▁awarded ▁the ▁C IB — except ing ▁commission ed ▁officers . ▁The ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁reg ulations ▁did ▁not ▁formally ▁pres cribe ▁a ▁specific ▁combat ▁service ▁period ▁establish ing ▁the