Hi. I'm happy that you shared your story (albeit sad and frustrating) with our forum members. As I stated to you in our private exchange, this is simply an effrontery to you, my father and so many other fine engineers who fought as infantrymen, but yet, not given credit for the CIBs that you so clearly earned.
My plea to the army board went as expected - they flat out said no!
As you can see, this topic of conversation has been going on for years here on the forum, and for decades preceding this website's existence. What can be done about it? I'm not certain, but we aren't by any means giving up hope, though I must admit, it seems fruitless.
One person even told me that my dad didn't earn his and that he must have picked it up on the battlefield. I about hit the ceiling. Wait, I think I did. What a blasphemous statement. It still incenses me to this day.
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"