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Tech Sgt William Bull, The First EIB Awardee


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This in an article from the May 1982 issue of SOLDIERS Magazine on Bull, who also is a three time recipient of the Combat Infantryman's Badge, having served in the 100th Infantry Division in WWII, the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea and the 25th Infantry division in South Vietnam.

 

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More detailed info on the EIB test and Bull, this from a 7 September 2015 Army Times article.

 

And I quote.

 

 

"Under the new test, the Army is introducing Objective Bull, which is named after Technical Sgt. Walter Bull, who on March 29, 1944, became the first infantryman to earn the EIB.

 

Objective Bull is a 100-meter course. Soldiers have to navigate the course, where they will encounter a casualty. The soldier must then get the casualty behind cover, treat and stabilize the patient, get them on a Skedco, and move them 25 meters to a casualty collection point. Once there, the soldier must request extraction for the casualty.The soldier has 20 minutes to complete Objective Bull."

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