im posed ▁to ▁an ▁elli ptic ▁o ak - leaf ▁w re ath , ▁symbol izing ▁stead fast ▁character , ▁strength , ▁and ▁loyal ty . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁there ▁existed ▁met all ic , ▁composite ▁models ▁of ▁the ▁C IB ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁E IB ▁rectangle - bad ge ▁and ▁o ak - leaf ▁w re ath ▁that ▁then ▁was ▁p inned ▁to ▁the ▁bl ouse , ▁as ▁a ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge . ▁Later , ▁a ▁mat te - black ▁sub du ed ▁metal ▁bad ge ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁we aring ▁on ▁the ▁fat ig ues ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁Since ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁C IB ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁cloth ▁( color ed ▁and ▁sub du ed ) ▁for ▁wear , ▁like ▁the ▁mat te - met al ▁model , ▁on ▁the ▁fat igue ▁field ▁uniform , ▁and , ▁a ▁mini ature ▁( 1 . 2 5   in ches ▁long ) ▁lac quer ed - met al ▁C IB ▁model ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁we aring ▁on ▁the ▁mess ▁dress ▁uniform ▁and ▁civil ian ▁clothes . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁Army ▁approved ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁stars ▁to ▁the ▁C IB ▁indicating ▁the ▁soldier ' s ▁having ▁fought ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁war . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁the ▁second - a ward ▁C IB ▁recogn izing ▁Korean ▁War ▁combat ▁operations ; ▁in ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ' s ▁Institute ▁of ▁Her