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9th
Infantry Division
Old Reliables
(Page 1 - Division History / Headquarters & Division Troops)
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Division
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1954 |
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, May 25, 1954) |
The changeover of the 28th Infantry Division at Goeppingen to the 9th Infantry Division on May 25, 1954 was a paper redesignation.
A division-level review will be held at Cooke Barracks, Goeppingen. Units of the 28th Inf Div will participate: Div Hq/Hq Co; Hq Batry, Div Arty; the 28th Recon Co; the 28th Sig Co; the 28th QM Co and the 28th MP Co. In addition, changeover reviews will be held at other divisional garrisons, such as Heilbronn, Leipheim, Schwaebisch Gmuend, Crailsheim, Fuerth, Neu Ulm and Nellingen. |
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28th Infantry Divison Redesignated 9th Infantry Division, May 1954 |
(Source: several STARS & STRIPES articles, May, 1954) |
OLD DESIGNATION |
NEW DESIGNATION |
CITY |
Hq/Hq Co, 28th Inf Div |
Hq/Hq Co, 9th Inf Div |
Cooke Bks, Göppingen |
28th QM Co |
9th QM Co |
Göppingen |
728th Ord Bn |
709th Ord Bn |
Ulm |
28th Div Band |
9th Div Band |
Cooke Bks, Göppingen |
28th MP Co |
9th MP Co |
Cooke Bks, Göppingen |
28th Repl Co |
9th Repl Co |
Cooke Bks, Göppingen |
28th Sig Co |
9th Sig Co |
Cooke Bks, Göppingen |
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109th Inf Regt (1) |
10th Inf Regt |
Gablingen Ksn, Augsburg -> transferred to 5th Inf Div |
110th Inf Regt |
47th Inf Regt |
Hindenburg Ksn, Ulm |
112th Inf Regt |
60th Inf Regt |
Wharton Bks, Heilbronn |
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Hq/Hq Btry, 28th Div Arty |
Hq/Hq Btry, 9th Div Arty |
Cooke Bks, Göppingen |
107th FA Bn |
84th FA Bn |
Neu Ulm |
108th FA Bn |
34th FA Bn |
Schwäbisch Gmünd |
109th FA Bn (2) |
46th FA Bn |
Gablingen Ksn, Augsburg -> transferred to 5th Inf Div |
229th FA Bn |
60th FA Bn |
Wharton Bks, Heilbronn |
899th AAA Bn |
42nd AAA Bn |
Nellingen |
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628th Tank Bn |
61sth Tank Bn |
Leipheim |
28th Recon Co |
9th Recon Co |
Leipheim |
103rd Engr Cbt Bn |
15th Engr Cbt Bn |
Fürth |
103rd Med Bn |
9th Med Bn |
Crailsheim |
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(1) The 109th Inf Regt was redesignated as 10th Inf Regt and concurrently reassigned to the 5th Inf Div; the 39th Inf Regt (formerly designated as the 169th Inf Div, 43rd Inf Div) was reassigned to the 9th Inf Div.
(2) The 109th FA Bn was redesignated as 46th FA Bn and concurrently reassigned to the 5th Inf Div; the 26th FA Bn (formerly designated as the 192nd FA Bn, 43rd Inf Div) was reassigned to the 9th Inf Div. |
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Location of 9th Inf Div units and stations, 1956 (Walter Elkins)
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1956 |
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, European edition, June 22, 1956) |
'Aggressors' meet 'defenders' at Hohenfels
By Henry B. Kraft, S&S staff writer |
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Division
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(Source: STATION LIST, 31 Dec 1955) |
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Hq/Hq Co, 9th Inf Div |
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Göppingen |
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9th QM Co |
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Göppingen |
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709th Ord Bn |
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Neu Ulm |
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9th MP Co |
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Göppingen |
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9th CIC Det |
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Göppingen |
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34th Inf Scout Dog Pltn |
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Heilbronn |
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9th Repl Co |
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Göppingen |
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9th Sig Co |
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Göppingen |
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39th Inf Regt |
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Fürth |
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47th Inf Regt |
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Ulm |
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60th Inf Regt |
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Heilbronn |
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Hq/Hq Btry, 9th Div Arty |
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Göppingen |
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26th FA Bn (105mm)(T) |
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Schwabach |
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34th FA Bn (155mm)(T) |
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Schw. Gmünd |
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60th FA Bn (105mm)(T) |
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Heilbronn |
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84th FA Bn (105mm)(T) |
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Neu Ulm |
155mm howitzers; general support |
42nd AAA AW Bn (SP) |
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Nellingen |
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61st Tank Bn (90mm) |
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Leipheim |
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9th Recon Co |
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Illesheim |
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15th Engr Cbt Bn |
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Fürth |
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9th Med Bn |
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Schw. Gmünd |
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9th INFANTRY
DIVISION UNITS - 1950s |
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9th Infantry Division Troops |
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709th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
61st Tank Bn
15th Engineer (Cbt) Bn
9th Medical Bn
25th Transportation Truck Bn
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25th Transportation Truck Battalion |
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25th Transportation Battalion DUI |
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(Sources: 25th Transportation Battalion, a unit history compiled by the Transportation Corps Historian, Fort Eustis, Virginia; website) |
The 25th Transportation Battalion was allotted to the Regular Army on 2 November 1951.
On 1 December 1951, the Army reorganized and re-designated the Battalion as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Transportation Battalion.
The Battalion was inactivated 15 February 1955 in Austria.
The Battalion was reactivated 5 December 1955 at Göppingen, Germany.
The Battalion was again inactivated 22 November 1957. |
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1956 |
(Source: 9th DIVISION NEWS, January 13, 1956) |
The mission of the recently activated 25th Transportation Truck Battalion is to provide 9th Infantry Division with sufficient transportation.
Presently commanded by Lt Col Albert E. Holz, a veteran officer with over 13 years experience in transportation work, the 25th was orginally formed at Cooke Barracks as the Goeppingen Transportation Battalion (Provisional) on November 15, 1955.
The battalion was actvated on December 5, 1955 as the 25th Trans Trk Bn and attached to the 9th Inf Div.
Organized to operate with an infantry division, the 25th is composed of a headquarters & headquarters company and three light truck companies:
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UNIT DESIGNATION |
DUTY STATION |
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Hq & Hq Co |
Göppingen |
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63rd Trans Co (Lt Trk) |
Fürth |
attached to 39th Inf Regt |
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104th Trans Co (Lt Trk) |
Ulm |
attached to 47th Inf Regt |
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544th Trans Co (Lt Trk) |
Heilbronn |
attached to 60th Inf Regt |
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Although the battalion has been in the organizational phase for less then a month, "the officers and EM have done a wonderful job in making the battalion completely operationsal," stated Colonel Holtz. |
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Related Links:
9th Infantry Division Association - lots of info - most of it WWII, Vietnam Broken Link! |
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1st Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment - a very nice weblog maintained by Matthew Ginn for former members of "Paddy's Gang," as the 1st Battalion is nicknamed. This includes veterans who served with the battalion at Monteith Barracks, Fürth, Germany, in the 1954-1956 timeframe. Blog includes some great photos of Montheith Barracks during that period. |
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