Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! Please sign the MRFA guestbook! [1] [2] VIETNAM The 3rd Brigade was the first 25th Division element alerted for Vietnam service. Totals for the 27-day Operation CORONOADO V in September were 330 enemy killed and one crew served and 11 individual weapons with 11,200 rounds of small arms ammo seized from enemy supply caches. Departed Vietnam: 8 Aug 1969 In addition, OLD RELIABLE soldiers became teachers in four My Tho schools, teaching English two hours a week to 1,000 students. The 9th Infantry Division, an excellent unit, always raised the brave fighting spirit. Moving north to Bergrath, Germany, it launched an attack toward the Roer, 10 December, taking Echtz and Schlich. Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) At Fort Riley, Kan., the 9th was prepared for a new kind of war, where U.S. helicopters dominated the airlines and armored assault boats pursued the enemy in his remote ground and water hideaways. Departed Vietnam: 12 Oct 1970 My sincerest apologies for the delays in updating the roster. Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. The battalion was unique in that is was placed on barge firing platforms to provide direct artillery support for the divisions Mobile Riverine Force Operations. It was created as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas. Making maximum use of their Night Hunter operations, the Recondos accounted for almost half of their kills after dark as they denied the enemy his old sanctuary, the night. Explore historical photos, gripping stories, poetry and song submitted by MRFA members. The assault gun companies were to be equipped with the Armored Gun System (AGS), but because of delays in the AGS program they were initially equipped with M901 ITVs Improved Tow Vehicles, then M551 Sheridan light tanks and later with Humvees with TOW missiles or Mk 19 grenade launchers. -Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class for Major General Harris w. Hollis, Division Commander , Thursday June 9th 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Registration 5:30 pm Social Hour / Hospitality Room 6:30 pm Dinner on your own Friday June 10th 8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast - meeting room 9:15 am Opening Ceremony Posting of colors, pledge, anthem President's Welcome 10:00 am Talk-around 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Other's Luncheon - Vets lunch on your own Early in August, the water-borne infantrymen plunged into the previously secure enemy lair of U-Minh Forest. Following a brief rest in July, the division took part in the St. Parts of the division were organized at the end of the 1980s as follows: In case of war with the Warsaw Pact the division's would have reinforced the Allied Forces Baltic Approaches Command defending Denmark. Div. Arrived Vietnam: 3 Jan 1967 Unit awards, medals and ribbons, and information on applying for and obtaining your medals and ribbons. However, because of the delay of the Armored Gun System the division did only activate four of the envisioned five combined arms battalions heavy and retained the 2nd Battalion, 77th Armor instead. On deployment the division was assigned to the III Corps Tactical Zone of Vietnam where it commenced operations in Dinh Tuong and Long An Provinces (6 January-31 May 1967) in Operation Palm Beach. Its units included Division Headquarters; the 17th Infantry Brigade (Headquarters and Headquarters Company; 45th Infantry Regiment; 67th Infantry Regiment; 26th Machine Gun Battalion); the 18th Infantry Brigade (Headquarters and Headquarters Company; 46th Infantry Regiment; 68th Infantry Regiment; 27th Machine Gun Battalion), the 9th Field Artillery Brigade ( 25th Field Artillery (75mm Gun); 26th Field Artillery (75mm Gun); 27th Field Artillery (155mm Howitzer); Ninth Trench Mortar Battery); 25th Machine Gun Battalion; 209th Engineer Regiment; 209th Field Signal Battalion; Division Trains (HQ Train and Military Police Company; 9th Sanitary Train; 9th Motor Supply Train, and Ninth Ammunition Train). [30], Initially the vision was to create three motorized brigades with three new types of infantry battalion:[31][32], The light attack battalions utilized the Fast Attack Vehicles (FAV - later re-designated the Desert Patrol Vehicle). By 1984 the 9th Cavalry Brigade (Air Attack) was testing motorcycles for reconnaissance work in its reconnaissance squadron, the 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment. Concentrating on extremely successful Night Hunter operations, the 1st Recondo Brigade accounted for 1639 enemy dead. Division soldiers achieved decisive victories at Long Binh, Bien Hoa, Saigon-Cholon, Ben Tre, Xuan Lac, My Tho, Vinh Long, Ap Bac, Can Tho and Tan An. . 3rd Battalion 34th Artillery (105mm Howitzer, Towed Riverine) Charles B. Elliott (August 1940), Brig. General CAO-VAN-VIEN Chief of JGS/RVNAF (s/s)). On 30 January the division jumped off from Monschau in a drive across the Roer and to the Rhine, crossing at Remagen, 7 March. [49] The 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery inactivated on 15 January 1991. The civil affairs section fights a never-ending battle against disease, poverty and isolation. Improving the educational level of the people is another important project of the civil affairs section. Fort Custer, MI Sep 42 - Oct 42. 47th Infantry. From June 1-4, elements of the lst Brigade, led by the legendary Gunfighter Colonel Henry Emerson, relentlessly tracked two VC battalions through the treacherous Plain of Reeds and joined with artillery and air strikes to kill over 225 enemy. 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Killed in Action Casualty File Return to Follow Me page 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry is a member of the Want to join the ring? Supply and Transport Battalion and the 709th Maintenance Battalion. Troop A, 3/5th Cav was attacked by element of the 273d VC Regiment near Bau Bang, about 34 miles north of Saigon. The 2d Brigade Mobile Riverine Force found increasing night operations were successful in netting 1,084 dead VC. Under the program, a battalion MEDCAP team will seek out area civilians with serious conditions or deformities and refer them to affiliated hospitals in Saigon. They were also extremely vulnerable to indirect (artillery) fires. A sweep of the battlefield turned up 89 AK-47 rifles, 12 RPD Machine guns, two 82mm mortars and sights, 110 mortar rounds. Americal on Guadalcanal, and, alongside the 9th in North Africa, were the 1st Infantry, 3rd Infantry and the 2nd Armored Divisions.) The following general rules are observed: Division level indexes are used for Division HQ and minor assigned unit personnel Brigade level indexes are used for Brigade HQ and minor assigned unit personnel Activated: 1 August 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. -Many weapons of all kind, ammunition and important documents captured, [citation needed]. Arrived Vietnam: 30 Jan 1967 Throughout the 22 major engagements with North Vietnamese Army and Viet-Cong main force, as well as other thousand of small contacts, the 9th us Infantry Division and its attached units caused heavy casualties to the enemy with intense fire supports of artillery , armed helicopters and tactical air support. OLD RELIABLES of the 9th Infantry Division were presented the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm, the highest unit valor award, and the Civic Action Honor Medal with Oak Leaf on 5 July 1969. The division artillery would consist of three battalions equipped with M198 155mm towed howitzers, one light artillery rocket battalion with M102 105mm towed howitzers and M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, and one target acquisition battery. In the fall of 1966, the 9th Infantry Division formed a division Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Platoon after division commander, Maj. Gen. George S. Eckhardt flew to Vietnam on an orientation tour of the combat theater. Food, clothing, educational, medical and recreational items are distributed to the needy and the men of the 9th Division support 89 orphanages plus a variety of churches, hospitals, leper colonies and schools. The most significant achievements include numerous victories over Main Force Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units from the Demilitarized Zone to the Mekong Delta, formation of a Mobile Riverine Force, suppression of the VC terror campaign during Tet, 1968 , and of a follow up attempt to invade Saigon 1n May and a record number of enemy killed during intense fighting in the first months of 1969. To the Vietnamese, it may be badly needed medical attention, material to build and improve their facilities, a new market place or a road leading to it. The 9th Division swiftly grabbed the initiative and turned the tables on the brazen insurgents. A full archive of past and present "River Currents" newsletters from your friends at MRFA. This is the 9th Infantry Division. 9th Infantry Division "Hitler's Nemesis" The division insignia is a red-and-blue octofoil a design of eight petals with a white center. Civil Affairs is many things to many people. The infantry units that served with the 9th Infantry Division were: One of the experimental units serving with the division was the 39th Cavalry Platoon (Air Cushion Vehicle) which used three of the specially designed hovercraft to patrol marshy terrain like the Plain of Reeds along the south Vietnamese/Cambodian border. The division's inactive units were assigned to "active associate" units for mobilization purposes. Units assigned to the 9th Division Division Headquarters 17th Infantry Brigade 45th Infantry Regiment 67th Infantry Regiment 26th Machine Gun Battalion 18th Infantry Brigade As many as four or five civilians a month have been sponsored at Cho Ray Hospital and the National Rehabilitation Institute by battalions with ready access to the capital. Strength: 907, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry (Riverine) The fight began when helicopter gun ships of Troop D, 3d/5th Cav made contact with the enemy. # 9: The 18th Military Police Brigade This brigade was activated at the start of Vietnam. The Divisions only mechanized battalion, the 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry, had a busy month as they fought NVA units killing 20 or more four times. The division struggled to meet this standard. The group as a whole was the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division, originally out of Ft. Carson, Colorado. A single reconnaissance platoon of the 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry killed 32 of the enemy in two days of fighting around the village of Thu Thua, west of Tan An. RECONNECTING = PRICELESS. The 1st Special Forces established a base here and it was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until it moved to ng Tm Base Camp near M Tho in late 1967. Thank you for stopping by. Previous Station: Fort Riley Deeper in the Mekong Delta on May 2, elements of the 2d Brigade collided with a force from the 514th VC Battalion. The 199th later became known as the "Redcatchers" for its mission objectiveto seek out and destroy Communist cadres in Vietnam. Battery E, 333rd Field Artillery (Target Acquisition, 99th Support Battalion (Forward) (supports 3rd Brigade), 109th Support Battalion (Forward) (supports 1st Brigade), 73rd Engineer Company (Assault Ribbon Bridge), Troop A, 9th Cavalry (rest of 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry disbanded on the same date), 102nd Engineer Company (Company D, 15th Engineer Battalion), Battery E, 44th Air Defense Artillery (rest of 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery disbanded on the same date), 15 February 1991: 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 15 July 1991: 9th Signal Battalion and Battery E, 333rd Field Artillery, 15 September 1991: 109th Military Intelligence Battalion, This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 10:13. On 28 July 1866, the 39th Congress of the United States passed an act to improve the peace establishment of the nation. Camp McCain, MS Nov 43 - Jul 44. Inf. Only at the southern edge of the capital, where the Y-Bridge crossed the Kinh Doi Canal, did the enemy follow up his mortaring with a ground assault. Fire Support Bases Occupied by A Battery From 8/24/68 to 8/24/69 A Battery Soldiers Wounded at FSB Crook in May 1969 Please check back if you cannot find who you are looking for at this time. 9th Signal Battalion and the typical support command unit with Headquarter Company and Band, 9th Administration Company, 9th Medical Battalion, 9th. The 9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables") is an inactive infantry division of the United States Army. Again using night tactics with great success, the 1st Recondo Brigade killed 1,208 VC in their operations in Dinh Tuong Province. The rest traveled aboard Naval, transport ships and arrived between Dec. 19, 1966- Feb 2, 1967. 1987: 9th Aviation Battalion to 1st Battalion, 1987: 268th Attack Helicopter Battalion to 2nd Battalion, 9th Aviation, 16 March 1988: 1st Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery to 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Support Battalion (Forward) to 99th Support Battalion, 2nd Support Battalion (Forward) to 109th Support Battalion, 3rd Support Battalion (Forward) to 209th Support Battalion, 4th Support Battalion (Aviation) to 3rd Battalion, 9th Aviation, 5th Support Battalion (Main) to 709th Support Battalion (Main), 6th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery (inactivated 15 September 1988), 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry (Mechanized), 2nd Battalion, 9th Aviation (30 UH-60A Black Hawk & 16 , 1st Battalion, 9th Aviation (21 AH-1F Cobra & 13 OH-58C Kiowa, a second attack helicopter battalion was scheduled to be activated), 2nd Combined Arms Battalion Heavy, 47th Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery (18 M198 155mm towed howitzer). Previous Station: Fort Riley More than 500 VC were repelled by members of the 5th/60th reinforced by artillery batteries. As action spilled over into the suburbs, thousands of men, women and children poured into the city seeking refuge. -Unit Citation Streamer in Civil Actions Honor Medal Color with Oak Leaf for the 9th US Inf Div Guidon and its Units mentioned in the list enclosed herewith, The camp took its name from its Special Forces radio callsign. . Departed: 26 July 1969 Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. 9th Infantry Division - Riverine by Tom Hain The Mobile Riverine Force In-Country Training The Boats The Western AO Leeches, Mekong Delta Widow's Village Red Ants Rattle, Are You Working? 31st Infantry Division - "Dixie Division" 32nd Infantry Division - Red Arrow Division 33rd Infantry Division - "Prairie Division" 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull" 35th Infantry Division - "The Santa Fe Division" 36th Infantry Division - "Arrowhead Division" 37th Infantry Division - "The Buckeye Division" Arrived in Vietnam: 30 Jan 1967 [16], In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the eponymous main character was a member of the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, notably: 4th Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry.[17]. The 9th Infantry Division was created on 18 July 1918 at Camp Sheridan, Alabama but did not serve overseas. Other Delta oriented units flushed Viet Cong terrorists out of the Saigon-Cholon area. Become a member of MRFA! Phone number: 202-433-3483 Available here are operations reports, command diaries, command chronologies, and after action reports. Essentially a Volkswagen-engined dune buggy mounted with either a 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher or .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun. 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam 1973 for 3/5th Cavalry in Boxes 169-193 Photographic Files, 1967-1972 for 3/5th Cavalry in Box 14 Valorous Unit Awards, 1967 - 1971 includes 2 digitized files: Valorous Unit Awards - Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division - 1969 [citation needed] With the inactivation of the 2nd brigade the remaining units were reassigned among the remaining brigades: 1st brigade now consisted of 2nd Combined Arms Battalion Heavy, 2nd Infantry, 1st Battalion, 33rd Armor, and 4th Combined Arms Battalion Light, 23rd Infantry. From Albert's Peach Cobbler to an Irish Chicken Dinner, we have them all! Explore our catalog and purchase official MRFA gear here. For the second time in less than a year, OLD RELIABLES were honored with the Vietnamese Valorous Unit Citation, Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Armed Forces Level, in a ceremony held Jan. 14 in front of Division Headquarters. 1st Infantry Division Read More: 212th MP (Long Binh) Read More: 23rd Infantry Division Read More: 25th Infantry Division Read More: 25th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Bien Hoa) (An Khe) Read More: 26th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Loc Niw) Read More: 2nd War Dog Platoon Read More: 33rd Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Pleiku) 4th Infantry Division . 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION Photo. The divisions 2d Brigade MRF accounted for 704 of the enemy kills in February as they tracked the enemy relentlessly through watery Kien Hoa Province. Operating deep within the Viet Cong (VC)controlled Delta, the Division was charged with protecting the area and its population against VC insurgents and ensuring the success of the South Vietnamese government's pacification program. In June the solution came with the formation of the Mobile Riverine Force. Previous Station: Fort Riley Gen. James E. Ryan (October 1918 - November 1918) acting, Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook (November 1918 - February 1919). The largest contact was made when the 3d Brigade killed 78 enemy northwest of Tan An on Jan. 26. Get the recipe! To award the Civil Actions Honor Medal, first class to, THE NINTH US ARMY INFANTRY DIVISION Serving in Viet-Nam from 19 Dec 1966 to the present, the 9th US Infantry Division has obtained many significant results in the spheres or Warfare and Civil Actions. Republic of Vn, Department Department of Defense, Joint CHIEF OF STAFF/RVNAF Adjutant General. 28 June 1969 Posted on 26 Feb in delores winans grandchildren. [citation needed]. Get the recipe! (1) GROUND FORCE PERSONNEL, including Army aviation, generally are indexed at the Regimental level but there are exceptions. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother." The teams do what they can to improve the dental health of the people and disseminate facts about dental care. The enemy never managed a major attack on Delta cities or Allied bases. THE CHIEF OF JOINT GENERAL STAFF OF THE REPUBLIC OF VN ALLIED FORCES CITES AT ARMED FORCES LEVEL : Republic of Viet-Nam Department or Defense Joint General Staff/RVNAF Adjutant General. Once the VC and North Vietnamese Army units exposed themselves, they immediately were shoved on the defensive by the Divisions inexorable counterthrust. They may also refer you to the: Unit Diary Section Commandant Marine Corps Records Service Section Departed Vietnam: 18 July 1969 After months of being pounded by the OLD RELIABLES, the enemy began to change his tactics breaking into smaller groups making larger contacts fewer in the final months of 1968. The division's first and third brigade were to field one of each of the three new battalions, while the second brigade would field three combined arms battalions heavy. The Secretary of Defense has announced the redeployment of the Division Headquarters and 1st Recondo Brigade to Hawaii and the inactivation of the 2nd Brigade, while the 3rd brigade Go Devils will continue the mission in Long An to inflict heavy casualties on the Viet Cong. With the switch from Combat Arms Regimental System to the United States Army Regimental System the division saw a few of its units reflagged or inactivated: During fiscal year 1987 the army decided to inactivate the division's 2nd brigade, which would be replaced by the 81st Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) of the Washington Army National Guard. After breaking out of the Remagen bridgehead, the 9th assisted in the sealing and clearing of the Ruhr Pocket, then moved 150miles(240km) east to Nordhausen (where it assisted in the liberation of the local concentration camp) and attacked in the Harz Mountains, 1420 April. He served with Recon Platoon, 2nd/60th, 9th Infantry Division in 1968-69. Supporting the Division are two additional engineer battalions and an aviation battalion. Nicknamed "The Old Reliables" during WWII, the 9th Infantry Division served with the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam's fertile Mekong Delta, a vast maze of rice paddies broken up by rivers, swamps, narrow canals and dikes. The most intense fighting came during the peak of enemy activity May 11-12 when companies of the 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry and 2d and 5th Battalions, 60th Infantry rushed to support Vietnamese units and together killed 91 NVA. This brigade lived on the ships of Navy Task Force 117, and were transported on their infantry missions throughout the Mekong Delta on Tango boats (converted landing craft) supported by various other armored boats. Its area of operations was in the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta from 1967 to 1972. Previous Station: Fort Riley "335th Radio Research Unit"), 12 January 1967 5 April 1971, 99th Support Battalion, 1 October 1969 12 October 1970, 493 Military Intelligence Detachment, 3/9th Inf Div, 19 December 1966 - 20 August 1970, 9th Aviation Battalion (activated 21 April 1972), 268th Attack Helicopter Battalion (activated 1 September 1981), Company A, 214th Aviation Battalion (activated 1 July 1981), 1st Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery (activated 13 September 1972 - 1 April 1979), 1st Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery (activated 1 April 1979), 9th Signal Battalion (activated 21 June 1972), 109th Military Intelligence Battalion (activated 1 October 1981), Company A (former 335th Army Security Agency Company (activated 21 December 1977 - reorganized 1 October 1981), Company B (former 9th Military Intelligence Company (activated 21 December 1972 - reorganized 1 October 1981), 9th Chemical Company (activated 1 September 1981), 15 September 1986: Company A, 214th Aviation Battalion inactivated. Through the above glorious achievements, the 9th US Inf Div has greatly contributed to the common struggle against Communism, as well as helped the Republic of Viet-Nam in its reconstruction. They evacuated POWs, were the security of ports, and security at military installations. The battle of civil affairs is fought daily, but success is not measured in body count. It was also activated as a peacetime readiness unit from 1947 to 1962 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and Fort Carson, Colorado, and from 1972 to 1991 as an active-duty infantry division at Fort Lewis, Washington. Arrived Vietnam: 19 Dec 1966 Includes photos, guestbook, message board and reunion dates. The shoulder sleeve insignia is an octofoil resembling a heraldic design given to the ninth son of a family. Many battalions within the division have instituted what is known as the civilian hospital sponsorship program to supplement their MEDCAP work. The program has aided amputees and persons with cleft palates with the medical and hospital expenses covered by the Government of Vietnam. Its lineage can be traced to the Hawaiian Division, which defended Hawaii from 1921 to 1941 . There are also a Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company and the 9th Military Police Company. In the first five months of 1969, more than 200,000 Vietnamese were treated. The camp was located on the main highway, QL-15) 16km southwest of Bin Ha. Unit awards, medals and ribbons, and information on applying for and obtaining your medals and ribbons. In August, the9th landed at Palermo, Sicily, and took part in the capture of Randazzo and Messina. Later in the month the Go Devil Brigade killed 59 VC when they fought an estimated battalion for two days 10 miles west of Cai Lay, Oct. 18. After the. After a month of scattered contact, action exploded again during Operation CORONADO IX on Dec. 4. In October, elements of the 1st Brigade, 3d/5th Cav and supporting units turned up a massive system of tunnels and bunkers 13 miles southeast of Bearcat which was at the time the largest arms cache ever found in Vietnam. -In the area of public health, the 9th US Inf Div has trained 158 public health cadres, given medical examinations and treated 708,588 persons. 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry (Infantry) Explore gatherings, speakers and events. The division has also sponsored an active program to repair and construct facilities in neighboring cities and hamlets. All of the division's flags and heraldic items were moved to the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, Georgia following its inactivation. The U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam by Nick Coffman Mar 10, 2016 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division (Army Vietnam) 472.7.2 1st Cavalry Brigade (American Expeditionary Forces) 120.9.4 1st Cavalry Division 391.3.1 1st Cavalry Regiment 391.3.2, 391.3.6 photographs 391.8 1st Chemical Regiment 391.6.3 1st Coast Artillery District 392.2.5 I Concentration Command (Army Air Forces) 18.9.5 I Corps 65 series for the 9th Infantry Division Cavalry Unit Records, ca. It is measured in the confidence and friendship that the Vietnamese people give to the Government of Vietnam and the Allied Forces and in this battle the 9th Infantry Division has proven a winner. And information on applying for and obtaining your medals and ribbons, and information on applying for and obtaining medals. 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