Combat Action Badge
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| Combat Infantryman Badge | |
|---|---|
 U.S. Army Combat Infantryman Badge | |
| Awarded by United States Army | |
| Type | Special Skill Group 1 Badge |
| Eligibility | Soldier must be an Army infantry or special forces officer (SSI 11 or 18) in the grade of colonel or below, or an Army enlisted soldier or warrant officer with an infantry or Special Forces military occupational specialty. |
| Awarded for | Performing duties while personally present and under fire while serving in an assigned infantry, Ranger or Special Forces capacity, in a unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size, engaged in active ground combat, to close with and destroy the enemy with direct fires. |
| Status | Currently awarded[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Established | November 15, 1943 |
| Total awarded | World War II to El Salvador: Unknown
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Equivalent | None |
| Next (lower) | Combat Medical Badge[2] |
| Related | The Army Expert Infantryman Badge |