World War II CIB
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The World War II CIB is a version of the U.S. Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge awarded to infantry soldiers for active ground combat service during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World War II CIB canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World War II CIB Context triple: [Combat Infantryman Badge, hasVersion, World War II CIB]
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A.
World War II
World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.
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B.
CBI Theater
The CBI Theater (China-Burma-India Theater) was a major World War II operational area where Allied forces fought Japan across challenging terrain in Asia, focusing on supply routes like the Burma Road and support to Chinese forces.
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C.
British home front during World War II
The British home front during World War II encompasses the civilian experience in Britain, including mobilization, rationing, air raids, and social change, as the population supported the war effort from within the country.
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D.
United States Armed Forces in World War II
The United States Armed Forces in World War II were the combined military branches of the U.S. that mobilized on a massive scale to fight the Axis powers across Europe, the Pacific, North Africa, and Asia, playing a decisive role in the Allied victory.
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E.
World War II battles
World War II battles were a series of major global military conflicts from 1939 to 1945 involving the Allied and Axis powers across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World War II CIB Target entity description: The World War II CIB is a version of the U.S. Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge awarded to infantry soldiers for active ground combat service during the Second World War.
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A.
World War II
World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.
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B.
CBI Theater
The CBI Theater (China-Burma-India Theater) was a major World War II operational area where Allied forces fought Japan across challenging terrain in Asia, focusing on supply routes like the Burma Road and support to Chinese forces.
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C.
British home front during World War II
The British home front during World War II encompasses the civilian experience in Britain, including mobilization, rationing, air raids, and social change, as the population supported the war effort from within the country.
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D.
United States Armed Forces in World War II
The United States Armed Forces in World War II were the combined military branches of the U.S. that mobilized on a massive scale to fight the Axis powers across Europe, the Pacific, North Africa, and Asia, playing a decisive role in the Allied victory.
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E.
World War II battles
World War II battles were a series of major global military conflicts from 1939 to 1945 involving the Allied and Axis powers across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Combat Infantryman Badge variant
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| appliesToBranch |
U.S. Army infantry
ⓘ
linked to:
Infantry Branch
|
| appliesToRank |
commissioned officers in infantry assignments
ⓘ
enlisted soldiers ⓘ warrant officers in infantry assignments ⓘ |
| appliesToUnitType |
infantry battalion
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| armedForce | United States Army ⓘ |
| awardFor |
active ground combat
ⓘ
participation in active ground combat during World War II ⓘ |
| color | infantry blue background ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedFor | front-line infantrymen ⓘ |
| eligibility |
infantry soldiers
ⓘ
officers and enlisted personnel in infantry units ⓘ |
| excludes |
non-infantry branches
ⓘ
support and service troops not assigned to infantry units ⓘ |
| hasPart |
infantry musket emblem
ⓘ
rectangular blue field ⓘ silver wreath (for higher awards configuration) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| locationOfUse |
European Theater of Operations
ⓘ
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| material | metal badge ⓘ |
| militaryAwardType | combat badge ⓘ |
| presenter |
United States Army
ⓘ
War Department (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of War
|
| purpose |
to enhance morale and prestige of infantry soldiers
ⓘ
to recognize infantrymen who engaged in active ground combat ⓘ |
| recognition | individual combat service ⓘ |
| regulatesBy |
Army regulations on awards and decorations
ⓘ
War Department circulars ⓘ
linked to:
War Department Circular 1 (1942)
|
| relatedTo |
Combat Infantryman Badge
ⓘ
World War II U.S. Army awards and decorations ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army badges
|
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded for new World War II service ⓘ |
| successor |
post–World War II Combat Infantryman Badge
ⓘ
linked to:
Combat Infantryman Badge
|
| symbolizes | direct participation in ground combat ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| usedBy | U.S. Army ground combat forces ⓘ |
| wearsOn | U.S. Army uniform ⓘ |
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Subject: World War II CIB Description of subject: The World War II CIB is a version of the U.S. Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge awarded to infantry soldiers for active ground combat service during the Second World War.
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