Combat Infantry or Medical Badges qualify WWII vets for Bronze Star    

[NOV. 15, 2003]  World War II veterans who earned the Combat Infantry Badge or the Combat Medical Badge are eligible to receive another award to honor their heroism, but how many are eligible is unknown because a fire in 1963 destroyed many military files.

In 1947, the Bronze Star Medal was authorized for all of those who earned a CIB or the CMB. The medal was designed to honor the infantrymen who endured the greatest hardships and the medics who accompanied them on the front lines, according to officials.

Thousands of veterans don't know that the Bronze Star Medal is automatic as long as their discharge papers state that they received the Combat Infantry Badge.

The Bronze Star Medal based on the award of the CIB or CMB before July 1, 1947, may be awarded by a letter application submitted to National Personnel Records Center, Medals Section (NRPMA-M), 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO 63132-5100.

[From Branson Veterans Task Force Bugle]

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