05-21-2006, 07:49 PM
Custerman: No way are the EIB and CIB related. The EIB is awarded for passing tests in training. The CIB was awarded for being under enemy small arms fire in combat.
The EIB is strictly for passing tests to get one. ( the safe way ). I beleive both came
out in late '43 but the Combat Medics badge didnt get authorized till early '45. Which
was not the way it should have been done and should have been authorized along with the EIB? and the CIB. Our Combat Medics were our lifeline to us dogfaces. They also
deserved the same credit. Never saw anyone sporting a EIB, in a Infanry outfit during
or after WW 2 prior to comming home.