seanmc1114 Posted October 23, 2013 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2013 I guess this could technically fit in the Ephemera forum, but I thought it would be neat to start a topic showing certificates presented with the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, sort of a companion topic to the pinned one on variations of the CIB. From what I can tell, there was no official Army level document for this badge like the certificates presented with decorations. Instead, I think it was left to the discretion of local commanders what, if any, document to present with the CIB. To start things off, here is the certificate presented to my father while assigned to the 1st Battalion 505th Infantry 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division in Vietnam. I have no idea if these were printed in Vietnam or procured somewhere in the states and shipped over. The black and white copy of his certificate displays the wording where it can be read but did not pick up the background image of the infantryman, so I've also attached a lower resolution color scan of another one for comparison. Let's see some in your collections if you have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted October 23, 2013 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2013 Very interesting! So do we know if any such documents exist for the World War II award? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne1968 Posted October 23, 2013 Share #3 Posted October 23, 2013 I have one for a Soldier who was in the One-o-worst Wanna be Airborne Division during Desert Storm dated 1991. It is from the subordinate infantry unit. I'll scan it an get a pic posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRR Posted October 24, 2013 Share #4 Posted October 24, 2013 Great topic! Qualification badges are announced on permanent orders with no official certificate/form produced by the Department of the Army. So all CIB certificates will be local unit produced pieces. My unit did not do one, we deployed with about 85% first timers and came home 100% with combat badges. So you could imagine how many certificates that would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skautdog Posted October 24, 2013 Share #5 Posted October 24, 2013 Very nice! I got handed a pin on CIB in the weeds and later received Orders. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted October 24, 2013 Here's a certificate from the 40th Infantry Division in Korea I found on an online auction site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovmilinsig Posted October 26, 2013 Share #7 Posted October 26, 2013 Nice docs . Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted March 3, 2015 I thought I would bump this topic by posting a better scanned image of the first certificate I posted. ANy more out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted March 21, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 21, 2015 Those are very cool.Do they still make these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre Posted April 8, 2015 Share #10 Posted April 8, 2015 Yes, very nice. I never saw any CIB specific issued after Grenada. We got a copy of the orders with everyone's name on it. They did pass out a 'certificate of service' like this tiny pic, its all I have. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted May 31, 2015 March 1968 dated certificate issued by the 3rd Brigade 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted June 29, 2015 Here is a card issued by the 76th Infantry Division showing the award of the Expert Infantryman Badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted November 2, 2018 Here's another one from the 3rd Brigade 101st Airborne Division like the one two posts up but issued a year later. It is currently for sale on e-Bay (not my auction). https://www.ebay.com/itm/163309940807?ul_noapp=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted November 17, 2020 4th Infantry Division from 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted November 18, 2020 Share #15 Posted November 18, 2020 Here's one for the fortieth divSent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted November 18, 2020 10 hours ago, BILL THE PATCH said: Here's one for the fortieth div Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Thanks for your contribution. I believe that is the same one I posted earlier, but your image is much larger and clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted November 18, 2020 Share #17 Posted November 18, 2020 Oops sorry about thatSent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted November 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, BILL THE PATCH said: Oops sorry about that Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk No problem. Your image is much clearer than the one I posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted August 16, 2021 I just ran across this CIB certificate for the 1st Battalion 327th Infantry issued in 1969. It's almost identical to the first one I posted that my father received from the 1st Battalion 505th Infantry. The only differences are the division patch and regimental insignia. I'm guessing these were either printed in Vietnam or possibly Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 17, 2021 Share #20 Posted August 17, 2021 8 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: I just ran across this CIB certificate for the 1st Battalion 327th Infantry issued in 1969. It's almost identical to the first one I posted that my father received from the 1st Battalion 505th Infantry. The only differences are the division patch and regimental insignia. I'm guessing these were either printed in Vietnam or possibly Japan. I would say this 1/327th certificate is one made in the 1965-68 period, earlish probably these made in the U.S., why? Because it still has the battalion as (Airborne) with the Parachute Badge on it By the mid late 1968 period these battalions of the 101 were no longer Airborne, but officially titled Airmobile, The early ones being left over and continued to be used. The 505 ones are the same, the 3rd Bde 82nd of course of Jump Status. maybe they were left overs too, from the DOM REP???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share #21 Posted August 17, 2021 13 hours ago, patches said: I would say this 1/327th certificate is one made in the 1965-68 period, earlish probably these made in the U.S., why? Because it still has the battalion as (Airborne) with the Parachute Badge on it By the mid late 1968 period these battalions of the 101 were no longer Airborne, but officially titled Airmobile, The early ones being left over and continued to be used. The 505 ones are the same, the 3rd Bde 82nd of course of Jump Status. maybe they were left overs too, from the DOM REP???? The 1/505th certificate could not be from the Dominican Republic because it specifically mentions the Republic of South Vietnam. They may have been acquired earlier in the 82nd Airborne's Vietnam deployment. The earliest orders for the Combat Infantryman Badge I have seen issued by the 82nd are from the middle of April 1968 and those were for the soldiers who deployed wih the 3rd Brigade in February 1968. My father's orders for the CIB from August 1968 for which he was issued the 1/505th certificate I posted mostly contained the names of soldiers who were assigned to the 82nd from May through July 1968 when the 3rd Brigade had a huge influx of new personnel replacing the soldiers who deployed with the brigade and were mostly returned to the CONUS by August 1968. However, for some reason my father's orders contained the award to at least a couple of guys in his platoon who had deployed in February 1968 and served in combat since the earliest days. For whatever reason, they did not received their CIB's with the first group in April 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 25, 2021 Share #22 Posted September 25, 2021 Here's one for a Korean War 5th RCT GI, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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