Combat Inflantry Badge (CIB) Award Information

Awards and Decorations BranchU.S. Army Human Resources Command

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   I had noticed on his DD 214 form a date of April 30, 1952 associated with his awarding of the CIB.  I was able to contact the Awards and Decorations Branch U.S. Army Human Resources Command and ask them if this date was the actual date of combat or just the date the paper work was sent in by command.




  The HR Command in shocking speed (the information was emailed to me in 12 minutes!) sent me a PDF of the monthly notification of awards sheet for April 1952. 

  This must be an electronic copy of an old microfilm of the original document because the scatches on the microfilm are pretty significant.

April 30,1952
Under the provisions of AR 600-70, as amended, The combat infantry badge is awarded to the following ???? enlisted men, company C,  for satisfactory performance of ground combat against the enemy.

PFC Lamothe Roger M.   


And the other members of C company who were in ground combat with him.
Note: AR 600-70 is Army Regulation 600-70 on the wearing of the CIB

The Action

I   base this speculative information from the journal of the 35th Infantry and their time in Korea.

The only recorded action is a platoon that was on a mission to capture enemy soldiers.  This Platoon was from Company "A" and moved out over the front line between "C" Company my Dads' Company and Company "I​"

It was the night of 3 April 1952; the area was Hill 1243, Kach Il-Bong, the highest peak in the region north of the Punch Bowl. Joined to this high mass by a low saddle is No-Name Hill. 
The night was clear and cool. The sun set that evening at 1852. The moon, which had reached its first quarter on 2 April, rose at 2153 hours.

 Sunrise, on 4 April, was at 0611, over three hours after the moon had set. There was fairly deep snow on the slopes and in the draw. 

A patrol led by 2nd Lt. John A. Chandler, platoon leader, 3rd Platoon, Company "A" of the "Cacti," crossed the MLR at 2100 hours at the point of contact between Company "C" and Company "I." The objective was one of the sites of enemy construction on No-Name Hill.

 If his decision was correct, he would find his objective point close to the top, if not, the added elevation would allow him a view of the terrain to check his position