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History: Activated 8 July 1918 as 9th Division. Organized 18 July 1918 and inactivatd 15 February 1919 at Camp Sheridan (Alabama). Reorganized 24 March 1923 as the 9th Division. Activated 1 August 1942 as the 9th Infantry Division. Inactivated 15 January 1947 in Germany. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: An olive drab disc 2 5/8 inches (6.67cm) in diameter overall charged with a double quatrefoil horizontally divided into two equal halves red uppermost and blue, with a white center. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height consisting of a golden disc charged with a blue fleur-de-lis and radiating nine gold rays, all but the one at top center contained by a red crescent. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: The double quatrefoil, which is an heraldic mark of cadency for the ninth son, has been made red and blue, the designating colors of an Infantry Division headquarters flag; the white center is in the color of the numerals for divisional flags. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia: The red crescent is for the Tunisian campaign; the nine rays of the sun denote the unit's numerical designation, and likewise refer to the campaign in Sicily; the gold disc in center is for Central Europe and the fleur-de-lis thereon represents service in Northern France. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was originally approved for the 9th Division on 18 November 1925. It was redesignated for the 9th Infantry Division on 1 August 1942. On 27 February 1970 the description was amended to revise the dimensions of the design. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 2 February 1966. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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