Combat Infantryman Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge
The above press clippings and several of the press items found on the Newspaper Clippings tab of this website note that Pinder was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge.
In his article Baseball’s Greatest Hero: Joe Pinder found in The Baseball Research Journal #30 (2001) , Dick Thompson noted that Pinder was awarded the CIB for his actions on 24 March 1944. He referenced a U.S. War Department press release dated January 3, 1945.
The author of this website has as yet been unable to locate a primary source.
In his article Baseball’s Greatest Hero: Joe Pinder found in The Baseball Research Journal #30 (2001) , Dick Thompson noted that Pinder was awarded the CIB for his actions on 24 March 1944. He referenced a U.S. War Department press release dated January 3, 1945.
The author of this website has as yet been unable to locate a primary source.