Most soldiers are expected to have to fight occasionally. For the Infantry it was expected as a usual thing in day to daylife when in combat.. Also the Infantrymens life was not like any other branch of service life day to day living. Read
the complete A.R. Regs as to why ithe C.I.B. was initially brought about and read it carefully about WW 2.
http://www.americal.org/awards/cib.htm One question: I wonder just how many paratroopers recieved a air medal although the pilots did when in combat conditions dropping them ??? Please recall that I was in Combat Engineer Basic training prior to all our training groups being transferred to Infantry training for 6 weeks . My combat engineer MOS sure was not Infantry MOS (which is a C.I.B. requirement), but my Infantry MOS sure was, and served
as a Infantry rifleman in the 3rd Inf Div only, during my time in the ETO. Each soldier had a special job (MOS) at his time
and this was our main and only job. Kill, take ground and hold ground. How about it Roque? Agree or not?
Hi Joe !!! it's 9pm May 7. Just got back from /Branson,Mo. Reunion of the ""ANZIO BEACHHEAD VETERANS ASSOC."" Met some guys from the 3rd,45th,34th, and 1st Armored.
Sure was a good get together. You are right and I guess when the orders were written up, the BRASS only thought of the combat infantry, because they were on the front line night and day til relieved. If they were alive. But I also say that the combat engineer that went across the river ahead of the infantry or swept for mines SHOULD HAVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION. I will stand by that .. Something like, C.A.E. Combat Action Engineer. This will always be a subjecft of discussion. Just like at the meeting in Branson. One would say,--I did this or that and another would say, Hell that wasn't nothing compared to what I did. I just walked away from them. I think they drank to many diet cokes. I'll e-mail you later Joe. Take care and
God Bless you and yours. Roque