The following 511th PIR troopers were awarded the   
 
 
 
 
     
                     "COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE"   
  subsequent of the Leyte Campaign in the Philippines  
 
 
 
 
       
       
   
   
       
       
       
    Rank Unit    
  ABERNATHY WILLIAM C 2ndLt RHQ    
  ALESSI PETER P. Pvt RHQ    
  ANDERSON EVERT M. Pvt RHQ    
  ANDREWS GALE E. Pfc RHQ    
  AUGUSTINE RAYMOND O. Cpl RHQ    
  BAKER DAVID D. Pfc RHQ    
  BAKER HOWARD L. Pfc RHQ    
  BALL ELMER T/4 RHQ    
  BARNES CHESTER R. Pfc RHQ    
  BARNSTABLE ERVING L. Pvt RHQ    
  BAUGH LAWTON V. Pvt RHQ    
  BECKER SAMUEL P. Pvt RHQ    
  BHEND ROBERT J. T/5 RHQ    
  BLACK ANDREW R. Pfc RHQ    
  BOTTLIEB SYMOND R. Pvt RHQ    
  BRADY DAVID A. Pfc RHQ    
  BRANDANO LOUIS Pvt RHQ    
  BRANZELL KLINE W. Pfc RHQ    
  BROOKS THOMAS W. Pvt RHQ    
  BROWN RAYMOND C. Pvt RHQ    
  BRYANT JOLLY S. Pfc RHQ    
  BURKE JAMES Pvt RHQ    
  CAMPBELL BERNIE D. Cpl RHQ    
  CARSWELL LOUIS D. Pvt RHQ    
  CARTER PRESTON D. 1stLt RHQ    
  CHRISTMAN CLYDE T. T/4 RHQ    
  CLAY ELVYN L. Pvt RHQ    
  CLOUGH RUSSELL S. Pvt RHQ    
  CONDON GROVER C. Pvt RHQ    
  CONGER STEPHEN Pvt RHQ    
  CONNELL JOHN C. S/Sgt RHQ    
  CONTAFIO ANTHONY S. T/5 RHQ    
  CROCKETT ROBERT R. Pvt RHQ    
  CUNNINGHAM GEORGE W. Pfc RHQ    
  CURRIE ROBERT F. Pvt RHQ    
  D'AGOSTINO ANTHONY C. WOJG RHQ    
  DeCRUZ MIGUEL P. Pfc RHQ    
  DOERING GEBARD A. Pfc RHQ    
  DRAKE ERLE E. T/5 RHQ    
  DUBOIS ROBERT C. Pfc RHQ    
  DUNAISKY FLORIAN Pvt RHQ    
  DUNLOP HOWARD G. T/4 RHQ    
  EASTWOOD AMILES A. Pvt RHQ    
  ERBE WILLIAM W. T/4 RHQ    
  EVANS HAROLD J. Pvt RHQ    
  FAIR JACK L. Pvt RHQ    
  FARRAR VICTOR D. Pfc RHQ    
  FARWICK ARTHUR F. Pvt RHQ    
  FRICK WILLIAM F. Capt RHQ    
  GARRETT GEPRGE E/ Pvt RHQ    
  GAUSARANO JOHN C. M/Sgt RHQ    
  GIBSON JOSEPH V. T/Sgt RHQ    
  GLEASON LOUIS M. T/5 RHQ    
  GOODWIN VIRGIL J. Pvt RHQ    
  GORDON ALVIN B. T/4 RHQ    
  GRAHAM HARRY B. Pvt RHQ    
  GRIDLEY EDWIN R. Pvt RHQ    
  HAAN KENNETH J. Pfc RHQ    
  HALE HERMAN H. Cpl RHQ    
  HALLAM HAROLD E. Pfc RHQ    
  HARPER BLANC J. Pvt RHQ    
  HAUGEN ORIN D. Col RHQ    
  HAVENS ROBERT F. T/4 RHQ    
  HAWKINS EARL G. Pvt RHQ    
  HEALEY EDWARD J. Pfc RHQ    
  HEATHERLY BURTON D Pvt RHQ    
  HELBERT RAYMOND W. Pfc RHQ    
  HEWETT COLEMAN J. Pvt RHQ    
  HOVER DAVID L. 2ndLt RHQ    
  HOWEY BART A. Pvt RHQ    
  HULL ROBERT M. T/5 RHQ    
  KASPRZYK CHESTER A. Pvt RHQ    
  KELLY PAUL E. Pvt RHQ    
  KLUBEK EDWIN M Pvt RHQ    
  KRAMER WILLIAM A. Pvt RHQ    
  KUNTZ JOHN W. Pvt RHQ    
  LABATE JOHN P. Pvt RHQ    
  LaFEVER LAWRENCE E. T/5 RHQ    
  LANHAM JAMES J. Pvt RHQ    
  LAUFENBERG EDWARD C. 1stLt RHQ    
  LEE HUNG O. Pvt RHQ    
  LEWIS FRANK J. Pfc RHQ    
  LINDAU WILLIAM E. Pvt RHQ    
  LOUGHRIN RICHARD M. Pfc RHQ    
  LYNCH THOMAS H. Pvt RHQ    
  MACEY LEON H. Pvt RHQ    
  MARINE EDWIN A. Pfc RHQ    
  MARTINEZZ ALBERT C. T/5 RHQ    
  MASON JOHN P. Pvt RHQ    
  McPHERSON SIDNEY L. T/5 RHQ    
  MILLER RUSSELL R. Pvt RHQ    
  MILLER THOMAS F. Cpl RHQ    
  MONTOYA PHILIP K. Pfc RHQ    
  MOORE CHARLES T. T/5 RHQ    
  MORGAN JOHN T. Pvt RHQ    
  MURPHY DOUGLAS Pfc RHQ    
  NAESS RONALD M. Cpl RHQ    
  NEAL JOHN H. Cpl RHQ    
  NEBO CHESTER F. Pfc RHQ    
  NOLL JOHN F. Pvt RHQ    
  OLDS WINSLOW W. Pvt RHQ    
  O'NEAL WALTER Pvt RHQ    
  ORLIKOWSKI LEON F. T/4 RHQ    
  PARKER MARTIN Pvt RHQ    
  PATTON CHARLES R. Pfc RHQ    
  PERKINS ROBERT E. Pfc RHQ    
  PETERSON MALVIN E. Sgt RHQ    
  PETRIE BEN R. Capt RHQ    
  PETROZELLA CHARLES Pvt RHQ    
  PHIZLADKLEA THOMAS T/5 RHQ    
  PIERCE STEWART T/4 RHQ    
  PRESTON RIGGAN Pvt RHQ    
  RAY JOHNIE J. T/Sgt RHQ    
  RHINEHART JOSEPH C. Pfc RHQ    
  RIGGAN HORACE C. Pvt RHQ    
  SCHOENER EUGENE V. Pfc RHQ    
  SCIARAPPA CHARLES Pvt RHQ    
  SERLING RODMAN E. Pfc RHQ    
  SHANTIE ARTHUR W. Pvt RHQ    
  SHEA GERALD W. Pvt RHQ    
  SLAVICH FRANK T. Pvt RHQ    
  SLUSS JAMES W. Pfc RHQ    
  SNYDER DOUGLAS S/Sgt RHQ    
  STROUPE WALTER E. 1stSgt RHQ    
  SUESS RICARDO T. S/Sgt RHQ    
  TAYLOR JULIAN K. Pfc RHQ    
  THOMAS FREDERICK M/Sgt RHQ    
  TICKNOR ELMER Sgt RHQ    
  TIPTON NORMAN E. LtCol RHQ    
  VERNON JOSEPH W. Pfc RHQ    
  WALSH WALTER R. S/Sgt RHQ    
  WAYNE ROBERT L. Cpl RHQ    
  WEBB WILLIAM R. Pvt RHQ    
  WEST JOHN R. Cpl RHQ    
  WHITE DEAN W. Pfc RHQ    
  WHITE KELLY Pvt RHQ    
  WILSON PALMER K. T/5 RHQ    
  WRIGHT FREDERICK J. Maj RHQ    
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    
  ABOTT NORMAN J. T/5 SVC    
  BARTH JOSEPH J. Pfc SVC    
  BARWELL JOHN F. Pfc SVC    
  BOCK WILLIAM R. Pfc SVC    
  BRADLEY KERMIT O. Capt SVC    
  BROWN THOMAS H. Pvt SVC    
  BROWN WARREN G. Pvt SVC    
  BUCCIONE JOSEPH Cpl SVC    
  CASE LESTER E. Pfc SVC    
  CASHION DOCTOR C. Pfc SVC    
  CHRISTA VIRGIL C. Pvt SVC    
  CLARK LAWRENCE C. T/5 SVC    
  COLLINS ROY E. 1stSgt SVC    
  CORTEZ JOEL H. Pfc SVC    
  CUMMINGS JOYCE R. Pvt SVC    
  CUMMINGS HAROLD E. S/Sgt SVC    
  CURL RALPH R. Pfc SVC    
  DANIEL JOHNNIE Pfc SVC    
  DAY ROBERT R. T/5 SVC    
  DENOKER ANSLIE C. Cpl SVC    
  DEPUTY FREDERICK C. T/5 SVC    
  DIMUSSIO ORESTE H. T/4 SVC    
  DRILLIEN HOWARD B. T/5 SVC    
  DURDEN EUGENE A. Pfc SVC    
  EDER PHILIP J. Pvt SVC    
  EIDE RICHARD P. Pfc SVC    
  ELLIS THOMAS B. Pvt SVC    
  ELLMER GEORGE A. T/5 SVC    
  ESENSEE WILLIAM L. Pfc SVC    
  EUBANK HERMAN W. Pvt SVC    
  FANI EMIL P. Pfc SVC    
  FAULKNER LYMAN S. Capt SVC    
  FEDORVICH HERMAN F. Pfc SVC    
  FENSTERMACHER MAX L. Pfc SVC    
  FREEMAN KELLY C. Capt SVC    
  GARDNER WILLIAM C. S/Sgt SVC    
  GEORGE FRED E. 1stLt SVC    
  GETTY ROBERT A. Pfc SVC    
  GILMOUR WAYNE J. Pvt SVC    
  GOLDY ARTHUR J. Pvt SVC    
  GOTTLIEB JACK T/5 SVC    
  GRAY EDWARD W. T/4 SVC    
  GREEN JOHN D. Pvt SVC    
  HANSEN WESLEY L. Pfc SVC    
  HART LLOYD G. Pfc SVC    
  HERENDEEN DAVID P. Pfc SVC    
  HERNANDEZ JOSEPH R. Pvt SVC    
  HOFFMAN WALLACE W. S/Sgt SVC    
  JARRARD TREVOR E. Pvt SVC    
  JARVIS GEORGE R. Pvt SVC    
  JOHNSON JOHN E. Sgt SVC    
  JOHNSON JACK C. Pvt SVC    
  KEHR ROBERT Pvt SVC    
  KENT RAYMOND K. T/5 SVC    
  KING MARTIN D. Pvt SVC    
  KLOPP JOHN H. Pfc SVC    
  KOWALSKI HENERY E. T/5 SVC    
  LAMBERT WILLIAM F. T/5 SVC    
  LEIFSEN ARTHUR L. T/4 SVC    
  LONG EVERETT Pvt SVC    
  MATTHEWS JOHN A. M/Sgt SVC    
  MEDLOCK SAMUEL Pvt SVC    
  MEIZELL GLEN E. T/4 SVC    
  MENIO JOHN T/5 SVC    
  MERLAN CLEMME J. Pvt SVC    
  MESSINA SAM J. Pvt SVC    
  MILLER KARL M. Pfc SVC    
  MOORE VIRGIL Pvt SVC    
  MORRIS HENRK K. 2ndLt SVC    
  NORWALK JOHN W. 1stLt SVC    
  OSBORN LEROY H. Pfc SVC    
  PARKER ALFRED E. Pvt SVC    
  PEARCE WILLIAM E. Pfc SVC    
  PEEPLES HERSCHEL F. Cpl SVC    
  PHILLIPS ROGER E. Pfc SVC    
  PIERCE HARRY L. Pvt SVC    
  PITTMAN LEON Pvt SVC    
  RAFFERTY WALTER R. T/5 SVC    
  ROCKWOOD RICHARD J. M/Sgt SVC    
  ROGLER MELVIN S. T/4 SVC    
  ROWLEY VALLEY P. Pfc SVC    
  RUMSEY ROBERT M. Pvt SVC    
  SEE HENRY F. Pvt SVC    
  SNOW BURTON D. Pfc SVC    
  StCLAIR LLOYD Pvt SVC    
  TALANIAN GORDON F. Pvt SVC    
  TARASKIEWIOZ EDWARD J. T/4 SVC    
  TEMPLE OWEN F. Pfc SVC    
  TOMLINSON GEORGE K. T/4 SVC    
  TRESWELL GILBERT T. Pfc SVC    
  TUFTS NORMAN J. Pfc SVC    
  UNDERWOOD MARION Pfc SVC    
  WAIT NORTON V. T/5 SVC    
  WALLNER RUSSELL B. Pfc SVC    
  WEIDERT WILLIAM F. Pvt SVC    
  WEST FRANK H. Capt SVC    
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    
  ANAYA RUBEN F. Pfc HQ1    
  APPLEYARD RUSSELL W. 1stSgt HQ1    
  AUSHERMAN DAVID W. Pfc HQ1    
  BAILEY CHARLES Pfc HQ1    
  BAREHALL RICHARD M. S/Sgt HQ1    
  BENSON HAROLD G. Pfc HQ1    
  BOLAS CARL J. Pfc HQ1    
  BOSTWICK WILLIAM E. Capt HQ1    
  BOTTOMLEE HAROLD J. Pfc HQ1    
  BOUCHER PHILIP H. Pvt HQ1    
  BOWEN KENNETH E. Cpl HQ1    
  BRANCONIER WILFRED J. Pfc HQ1    
  BRUCE BILLY N. Pvt HQ1    
  BUERSCHAPER GUSTAVE C. Pfc HQ1    
  BURKET JOHN M. Pfc HQ1    
  CALLISON JACK E. Pfc HQ1    
  CECIL HARVE E. T/5 HQ1    
  CHARLSON LYLE M. S/Sgt HQ1    
  CLARK KENNETH L. Pfc HQ1    
  COLVILLE DAVID W. Pfc HQ1    
  COLVIN GUY W. Pfc HQ1    
  CROLEY THOMAS E. Pfc HQ1    
  DEATON LESTER F. Pfc HQ1    
  DEMCHUK WILLIAM C. Pfc HQ1    
  DILS ROBERT K. Pfc HQ1    
  DOMON WALTER Cpl HQ1    
  FREDLUND OKE Pfc HQ1    
  FULLER KENNETH D. S/Sgt HQ1    
  GALLANT ROBERT E. S/Sgt HQ1    
  GALLIGAN ANDREW B. 1stLt HQ1    
  GOODIN BEN Pfc HQ1    
  GOTT GLENN W. Pvt HQ1    
  GREENHALGH EARL L. Pfc HQ1    
  HAAS WILLIAM A. 1stLt HQ1    
  HADLEY EARL T. Pvt HQ1    
  HATLEY CHARLES T. S/Sgt HQ1    
  HELZER HERBERT J. T/Sgt HQ1    
  HETTLINGER WALTER 2ndLt HQ1    
  HILL ROBERT W. Pfc HQ1    
  HINMAN LOWELL T. Pvt HQ1    
  HIRT WARREN E. Pfc HQ1    
  HOWARD LEWIS W. Pvt HQ1    
  HUMPHREY ERNEST G. S/Sgt HQ1    
  JONES ARNOLD S. Pfc HQ1    
  KAMINSKI EDWARD J. T/4 HQ1    
  KASTEN GEORGE F. Pvt HQ1    
  KING CHARLES W. Pfc HQ1    
  KING ROBERT S. T/4 HQ1    
  KNECHT MERLYN L. Pfc HQ1    
  KOERTE ARTHUR K. Pfc HQ1    
  KOLASINSKI HENRY V. Pfc HQ1    
  LABUSDHR HARRY J. Pfc HQ1    
  LaFLAMME ERNEST H. LtCol HQ1    
  LaGUIRE CORLISS G. Pfc HQ1    
  LAHEY PAUL D. T/5 HQ1    
  LAVENDER HERBERT D. Pvt HQ1    
  LEACH EDWARD B. Pfc HQ1      
  LETOURNEAU SYLVA J. 1stLt HQ1      
  LIGHTNER IRL R. Pfc HQ1  
  MAROPOULE JOHN F. Pvt HQ1  
  MARTIS ROBERT A. Pvt HQ1  
  MARTOGLIO LAWRENCE S/Sgt HQ1  
  McCREARY CHARLES N. Cpl HQ1  
  MELLER JOHN A. Pfc HQ1  
  MEODY LEONARD A. Pfc HQ1  
  METZ ROY E. Pfc HQ1  
  MILLER WILLIAM J. Pfc HQ1  
  MILLER RAYMOND E. Pfc HQ1  
  MILNES HARRY C. S/Sgt HQ1  
  MISH EDWARD S/Sgt HQ1  
  MUNTZ JOHN B. S/Sgt HQ1  
  NELSON TURNER B. Pfc HQ1  
  NEWMAN PARLEY W. Cpl HQ1  
  O'DONNELL LAWRENCE J. Pfc HQ1  
  OSIER EARL Pvt HQ1  
  OTAVIANO CARMINO E. Pfc HQ1  
  PAGE ROBERT D. Pfc HQ1  
  PATTEN OTTIS L. T/5 HQ1  
  PENROD KENNETH D. Pfc HQ1  
  PRUITT EUGENE C. Cpl HQ1  
  PUDIAK STEPHEN Pfc HQ1  
  QUINN DAVID D. Pfc HQ1  
  RANCIER LELAND J. Pfc HQ1  
  REAM CLARENCE R. Pfc HQ1  
  REID EDWARD L. Pfc HQ1  
  REY CHARLES R. Pfc HQ1  
  REYNOLDS EVAN A. Cpl HQ1  
  RIGNEY JAMES M. Pfc HQ1  
  ROSEN CLYDE L. Pfc HQ1  
  ROYBAL NATHANIEL Pvt HQ1  
  SALMONS EUGENE H. Pfc HQ1  
  SEIBEL RHOBERT H. Pfc HQ1  
  SELL CLARENCE T. Pfc HQ1  
  SESSIONS DILLION D. Pfc HQ1  
  SHAW LAWRENCE Pfc HQ1  
  SLAGLE WILLIAM W. Pfc HQ1  
  SMITH ROBERT L. Pfc HQ1  
  SMITH RUSSELL E. T/4 HQ1  
  STRAND ALVIN D. Pfc HQ1  
  STRAVRAKAS RICHARD J. Cpl HQ1  
  SULLIVAN ARTHUR J. S/Sgt HQ1  
  THOLLANDER CHARLES E. T/4 HQ1  
  THOMAS WILLIAM R. Sgt HQ1  
  TURNER ROBERT E. T/5 HQ1  
  VAN DIVNER HARRY S/Sgt HQ1  
  VARDARO JACK Pfc HQ1  
  VERDERICO PRIESKO Cpl HQ1  
  WACHS ROBERT H. S/Sgt HQ1  
  WEBER KENNETH E. T/5 HQ1  
  WHITAKER BLAINE N. Pfc HQ1  
  WILDES EDWARD M. Cpl HQ1  
  WILSON LEROY J. S/Sgt HQ1  
  WILSON VERLIN E. Pfc HQ1  
  WLADYSLAW PAWLOS Cpl HQ1  
  WOOLSEY ROBERT E. Pfc HQ1  
  WRIGHT DONALD A. T/Sgt HQ1  
  WRIGHT THOMAS E. T/Sgt HQ1  
  YOUNG STANLEY G. T/5 HQ1  
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
  ADLICH THOMAS B. 1stSgt A  
  ANNABLE PAUL E. S/Sgt A  
  ARMITAGE ARTHUR B. Pvt A  
  BACKUS JOSEPH R. Pfc A  
  BAILEY HARRELL B. Pvt A  
  BAUGHN THEODORE G. 2ndLt A  
  BELGEMAN DELBERT E. Pvt A  
  BERARDI PAT Pvt A  
  BESSEY JOHN E. Pfc A  
  BLACKWOOD JAMES R. Pvt A  
  BLAGUN ANTHON J. Pfc A  
  BOHAC CHARLES J. Pvt A  
  BOOTHE GEORGE S. Pfc A  
  BORELLO JACKE E. Pfc A  
  BRADY TOM L. Capt A  
  BREMER FREDERICK H. Pvt A  
  BRILL ADOLPH T. Pfc A  
  BROOKSBANK JOSEPH F. Pvt A  
  CASSADAY WILLIAM H. Pvt A  
  CHAPMAN JAMES A. Pfc