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Show t Wins Infantry Badge Private First Class Clifford B. Porter of Smithfield has been cited cit-ed by his regiment of the 34th "Red Bull" division and awarded the combat infantryman badge for actual participation in combat with the enemy on the Fifth army front in Italy. Standards for the badge are high. The decoration, which recently was authorized by the war department, is awarded to the infantry soldier who has proved prov-ed his fighting ability in combat. The handsome badge consists of a silver rifle set against a background back-ground of infantry blue, enclosed in a silver wreath. |