"The Old Reliables"

DoD:S
Commanding Officer- Penrod
XO- York

BF4
Commanding Officer - Slait
XO - Luftwaffe




Honorable Former Commanding Officer & C-Staffs:

Capt. Eldridge - 2007-2008 (N/A)
Capt. Walker - 2007-2008 (temporary, N/A)
Capt. Hartley - 2008-2009 (resigned in June)
Capt. Schumacher - 2008-2009 (resigned in August)
Capt. Phan - 2009-2010(August)
1st Lt. J. Horman - August 2010 - September 2010
1st Lt K. Eldridge - September 2010 - April 2011
Capt. B. Ratliff April 2011 - Sep. 2011
Capt. C. Clone Sep 2011 - Deactivated
Reactivated June 2016
Maj. Slait June 2016 - Current
Capt. J. Penrod June 2016 - Current


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 taking of Safi by the 3rd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment standing as the first liberation of a city from Axis control in World War II. 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 and patrol activity. On 28 March 1943 it launched an attack in southern Tunisia and fought its way north into Bizerte, 7 May. In August the 9th landed at Palermo, Sicily, and took part in the capture of Randazzo and Messina. After returning to England for further training, the division hit Utah Beach on 10 June 1944 (D plus 4), cut off the Cotentin Peninsula, drove on to Cherbourg and penetrated the port's heavy defenses

Campaigns

1. Algeria-French Morocco
2. Tunisia
3. Sicily
4. Normandy
5. Northern France
6. Ardennes
7. Rhineland

9th Infantry Division Website[9thid.org]