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The 9th Infantry Division saw its first combat in the North African invasion, 8 November 1942, when its elements landed at Algiers, Safi, and Port Lyautey. With the collapse of French resistance, 11 November 1942, the Division patrolled the Spanish Moroccan border. The 9th returned to Tunisia in February and engaged in small defensive actions ...
Of all the military assignments in Vietnam, perhaps none was more challenging than the defense of the Mekong River Delta region. Operating deep within the Viet Cong-controlled Delta, the 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army was charged with protecting the area and its population against Communist insurgents and ensuring the success of the South Vietnamese government's pacification program ...
Nov 15, 2006 · Battle of Hürtgen Forest: The 9th Infantry Division Suffered in the Heavily Armed Woods. The bitter and bloody experience of the 9th Infantry Division in the Hürtgen Forest in autumn 1944 should have been enough to warn Allied leaders that the German army wasn’t finished just yet. By Mark J. Reardon.
– 9th Infantry Division in WWII Research Group – Research website for the World War 2 actions of the American 9th Infantry Division. Unit History – Battle History – Articles – Document – Pictures This website is the research part of www.9thinfantrydivision.net New research material that will be presented here include:
The 9th Infantry Division participated in eight battle campaigns, earning them the “8 battle stars”. This is where the official 9th Infantry Division unit history book gets its name from: “Eight stars to Victory!” As you can see in the above “Battle History” menu, I have created a menu tab for each campaign.
The 9th Infantry Division arrived in Vietnam on 16 December 1966 from Ft Riley, KS and departed Vietnam for Ft Lewis, WA on 27 August 1969. On 26 July 1969, the 3rd Bde, 9ID was OPCON to the 25th ...
The 9th Infantry Division (Division) was first activated during World War I, but was never deployed to Europe. Soon after the Great War, the Division was demobilized in 1919 and re-designated a regular Army unit in 1923 and placed on the inactive list. On August 1, 1940, the 9th Division was reactivated and began training at Ft. Bragg, NC.
