▁Bad ge ▁( C AB ) ▁is ▁awarded ▁instead . ▁ ▁The ▁C IB ▁and ▁its ▁non - com bat ▁contemporary , ▁the ▁Ex pert ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge ▁( E IB ) ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁to ▁boost ▁mor ale ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁prest ige ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Infantry . ▁Specifically , ▁it ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁inher ent ▁sacrific es ▁of ▁all ▁inf antry men , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁face ▁a ▁greater ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁wounded ▁or ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁military ▁occup ational ▁special ties . ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁had ▁difficulty ▁rec ruit ing ▁inf antry ▁branch ▁volunte ers , ▁namely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁"[ o ] f ▁all ▁Sold iers ▁[ s ic ], ▁it ▁was ▁recognized ▁that ▁the ▁inf antry man ▁continu ously ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁worst ▁conditions ▁and ▁performed ▁a ▁mission ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁assigned ▁to ▁any ▁other ▁Sold ier ▁[ s ic ] ▁or ▁unit ▁... ▁[ t ] he ▁inf antry , ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁was ▁suffering ▁the ▁most ▁cas ual ties ▁while ▁receiving ▁the ▁least ▁public ▁recognition ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁formally ▁established ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge ▁( CI B ) ▁and ▁the ▁Ex pert ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge ▁( E IB