▁inf antry man ' s ▁el ig ibility ▁for ▁being ▁awarded ▁a ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge , ▁thus , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Government ▁implemented ▁a ▁policy ▁author izing ▁the ▁retro active ▁award ing ▁of ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Medal ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter an ▁soldiers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge , ▁because ▁the ▁C IB ▁was ▁awarded ▁only ▁to ▁soldiers ▁who ▁had ▁bor ne ▁combat ▁duties ▁bef itting ▁the ▁recognition ▁con ferred ▁by ▁a ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Medal . ▁Both ▁awards ▁required ▁a ▁commander ' s ▁recommendation ▁and ▁a ▁c itation ▁in ▁the ▁pert inent ▁orders . ▁General ▁Marshall ▁initi ated ▁this ▁after ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor - reci p ient ▁Major ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Davis ▁noted ▁to ▁him ▁that : ▁" It ▁would ▁be ▁wonderful , ▁if ▁someone ▁could ▁design ▁a ▁bad ge ▁for ▁every ▁inf antry man ▁who ▁faces ▁the ▁enemy , ▁every ▁day ▁and ▁every ▁night , ▁with ▁so ▁little ▁recognition ". ▁ ▁War ▁Department ▁Circ ular ▁ 1 0 5 , ▁dated ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁am ended ▁W D ▁Circ ular ▁ 2 6 9 . ▁ ▁Page ▁ 2 , ▁paragraph ▁IV . ▁B AD GE ▁– ▁Section ▁ 1 , ▁Circ ular ▁No . ▁ 2 6 9 ▁War ▁Department , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁is ▁am ended ▁by ▁adding ▁paragraph ▁ 8 ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ 8 . ▁Ret ro active