ald ry ▁also ▁had ▁created ▁e ighth - a ward ▁C IB ▁designs . ▁The ▁second - ▁through ▁fourth - a ward ▁C IB ▁awards ▁were ▁indicated ▁with ▁silver ▁five - point ▁stars , ▁one ▁to ▁three ▁stars ▁centered , ▁at ▁bad ge ' s ▁top , ▁between ▁the ▁tips ▁of ▁the ▁o ak - leaf ▁w re ath ; ▁the ▁fifth - ▁through ▁e ighth - a wards ▁of ▁the ▁C IB ▁were ▁indicated ▁with ▁gold ▁stars . ▁ ▁However , ▁Army ▁Reg ulation ▁ 6 0 0 - 8 - 2 2 ▁( Mil it ary ▁Awards ) ▁only ▁author izes ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁awards ▁of ▁the ▁C IB . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁periods ▁for ▁which ▁an ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁bad ge ▁can ▁be ▁made : ▁▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 ) ▁ ▁Korean ▁War ▁( 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁and ▁other ▁Cold ▁War ▁era ▁actions ▁( 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁ ▁War ▁on ▁T error ▁( 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁a ▁date ▁to ▁be ▁determined ) ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge ▁is ▁worn ▁one - qu arter ▁( 0 . 2 5 ") ▁in ch ▁above ▁the ▁service ▁rib b ons ▁above