In Memory of the 9th Armored Division
"Phantom"
World War II
COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
| 27 Aug 44 | Maj. Gen. John W. Leonard |
Artillery Commander
| 27 Aug 44 | Col. Joseph W. West |
Chief of Staff
| 27 Aug 44 | Col. Albert G. Kelly |
| 17 Oct 44 | Col. Joseph L. Gilbreth |
| 26 Nov 44 | Col. Harry W. Johnson |
| 23 Mar 45 | Col. Walter Burnside |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
| 27 Aug 44 | Lt. Col. Carl N. Smith |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
| 27 Aug 44 | Lt. Col. Ewing L. Lusk, Jr. |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
| 27 Aug 44 | Lt. Col. John S. Growden |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
| 27 Aug 44 | Lt. Col. Rollie W. Adams |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
| 30 Aug 44 | Maj. Howard P. Morley |
Adjutant General
| 27 Aug 44 | Lt. Col. Sidney Sogard |
Commanding Officer, Combat Command A
| 27 Aug 44 | Col. Thomas L. Harrold |
| 3 May 45 | Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold |
Commanding Officer, Combat Command B
| 27 Aug 44 | Brig. Gen. Edwin W. Pilburn |
| 2 Nov 44 | Brig. Gen. William Hoge |
| 23 Mar 45 | Col. Harry W. Johnson |
Commanding Officer, Reserve Command
| 27 Aug 44 | Lt. Col. Adna C. Hamilton |
| 12 Sep 44 | Col. Adna C. Hamilton |
| 26 Nov 44 | Col. Joseph H. Gilbreth |
| 21 Jan 45 | Col. Walter Burnside |
| 23 Mar 45 | Lt. Col. Charlie Wesner |
| 28 Apr 45 | Lt. Col. Farris N. Latimer |
STATISTICS
Chronology
| Activated | 15 July 1942 |
| Arrived ETO | 27 August 1944 |
| Arrived Continent (D+111) | 25 September 1944 |
| Entered Combat--First Elements | 23 October 1944 |
| Entered Combat--Entire Division | 16 December 1944 |
| Days in Combat | 91 |
Operational History
Activated on 15 Jul 1942 at Fort Riley (Kansas, USA).
1942 - US: Kansas (formation and training).
1943 - US: California; Louisiana (maneuvers);
1944 - US: New Jersey; New York; UK (transit);
1944 - ETO: landed in Normandy (France) on 3 Oct;
1944 - ETO: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace.
1945 - ETO: Central Europe;
1944 - ETO: reached Rudolec (Germany) at the end of the war.
Fate : occupation duty in Bayreuth (Germany) after the war;
inactivated on 13 Oct 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry (Virginia).
Casualties
| Killed | 549 |
| Wounded | 2,198 |
| Missing | 1,194 |
| Captured | 11 |
| Battle Casualties | 3,952 |
| Non-Battle Casualties | 1,459 |
| Total Casualties | 5,411 |
| Percent of T/O Strength | 50.7 |
Campaigns 
Ardennes
Rhineland
Central Europe
Individual Awards
| Distinguished Service Cross | 1 |
| Legion of Merit | 7 |
| Silver Star | 162 |
| Soldiers Medal | 12 |
| Bronze Star | 845 |
| Air Medal | 23 |
Prisoners of War Taken………………25,628
COMPOSITION
Headquarters Company
Combat Command A
Combat Command B
Reserve Command
2d Tank Battalion
14th Tank Battalion
19th Tank Battalion
27thArmored Infantry Battalion
52d Armored Infantry Battalion
60th Armored Infantry Battalion
89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
9th Armored Engineer Battalion
149th Armored Signal Company
9th Armored Division Artillery
3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
73d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
9th Armored Division Trains
131st Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
2d Armored Medical Battalion
Military Police Platoon
Band
ATTACHMENTS
Antiaircraft Artillery
| 482d AAA AW Bn (SP) | 2 Nov 44-8 Jan 45 |
| 482d AAA AW Bn (SP) | 22 Feb 45-9 May 45 |
Armored
| Hq & Hq Co, 12th Armd Gp | 4 Dec 44-8 Jan 45 |
| CC R (10th Armd Div) | 22 Dec 45-26 Dec 44 |
Cavalry
| 18th Cav Rcn Sq | 21 Mar 45-22 Mar 45 |
Field Artillery
| 400th FA Bn | 28 Feb 45-13 Mar 45 |
| 667th FA Bn (155mm How) | 28 Feb 45-13 Mar 45 |
| 60th FA Bn (9th Div) (105mm How) | 3 Mar 45-6 Mar 45 |
| 84th FA Bn (9th Div) (105mm How) | 7 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 186th FA Bn (155mm How) | 26 Mar 45-20 Apr 45 |
| Btry A, 987th FA Bn (155mm Gun) | 1 Apr 45-19 Apr 45 |
| 987th FA Bn (- Btry A) (155mm Gun) | 1 Apr 45-23 Apr 45 |
| 38th FA Bn (2d Div) (105mm How) | 2 Apr 45-5 Apr 45 |
| 406th FA Gp | 3 Apr 45-5 Apr 45 |
| …200th FA Bn (155mm Gun) | 3 Apr 45-5 Apr 45 |
| …953d FA Bn (155mm How) | 3 Apr 45-5 Apr 45 |
Infantry
| 109th Inf (28th Div) | 20 Dec 44-22 Dec 44 |
| 1st Bn, 310th Inf (78th Div) | 1 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 3d Bn, 310th Inf (78th Div) | 1 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 60th CT (9th Div) | 3 Mar 45-5 Mar 45 |
| 2d Bn, 310th Inf (78th Div) | 5 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 47th CT (9th Div) | 7 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 311th CT (78th Div) | 8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 1st Bn, 60th Inf (9th Div) | 8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 309th CT (78th Div) | 8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45 |
| 38th CT (2d Div) | 25 Mar 45-5 Apr 45 |
| …Co C, 2d Engr C Bn (2d Div) | 25 Mar 45-5 Apr 45 |
| 1st Bn, 23d Div (2d Div) | 2 Apr 45-5 Apr 45 |
| 2d Bn, 273d Inf (69th Div) | 9 Apr 45-18 Apr 45 |
| 3d Bn, 273d Inf (69th Div) | 9 Apr 45-20 Apr 45 |
| 3d Bn, 38th Inf (2d Div) | 9 Apr 45-21 Apr 45 |
Tank Destroyer
| 811th TD Bn (SP) | 14 Nov 44-8 Jan 45 |
| 656th TD Bn (SP) | 22 Feb 45-still attached 9 May 45 |
DETACHMENTS
(Attached to)
Armored
| CC B | V Corps | 12 Dec 44-16 Dec 44 |
| Co A, 19th Tk Bn | 4th Div | 16 Dec 44-19 Dec 44 |
| CC B | 106th Div | 16 Dec 44-21 Dec 44 |
| 2d Tk Bn | 101st Abn Div | 19 Dec 44-30 Dec 44 |
| CC R | 101st Abn Div | 19 Dec 44-31 Dec 44 |
| CC A | 10th Armd Div | 20 Dec 44-26 Dec 44 |
| CC B | 7th Armd Div | 22 Dec 44-7 Jan 45 |
| 14th Tk Bn | 82d Abn Div | 23 Dec 44-24 Dec 44 |
| CC A | 4th Armd Div | 27 Dec 44-30 Dec 44 |
| CC B | 28th Div | 9 Jan 45-10 Jan 45 |
| 2 plats, 14th Tk Bn | 78th Div | 16 Feb 45-17 Mar 45 |
| CC B | 9th Div | 3 Mar 45-5 Mar 45 |
| CC B | 9th Div | 9 Mar 45-12 Mar 45 |
| CC A | 1st Div | 3 Mar 45-8 May 45 |
Cavalry
| 89th Cav Rcn Sq (- Trs C & D) | 8th Div | 23 Oct 44-1 Nov 44 |
| Tr D, 89th Cav Rcn Sq | 2d Div | 27 Oct 44-8 Nov 44 |
| 89th Cav Rcn Sq (- Trs A & D) | 8th Div | 1 Nov 44-10 Nov 44 |
| Tr A, 89th Cav Rcn Sq | 83d Div | 22 Nov 44-28 Nov 44 |
| Tr B, 89th Cav Rcn Sq | 83d Div | 22 Nov 44-5 Dec 44 |
| Tr C, 89th Cav Rcn Sq | 83d Div | 28 Nov 44-7 Dec 44 |
| Tr A, 89th Cav Rcn Sq | 83d Div | 5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44 |
| Tr A, 89th Cav Rcn Sq | 4th Div | 7 Dec 44-13 Dec 44 |
| Tr C, 89th Cav Rcn Sq | 4th Div | 7 Dec 44-13 Dec 44 |
Engineer
| 2 plats, Co B, 9th Armd Engr Bn | 2d Div | 29 Oct 44-4 Nov 44 |
Field Artillery
| 16th Armd FA Bn | 2d Div | 12 Dec 44-16 Dec 44 |
| 73d Armd FA Bn | 7th TD Gp | 20 Dec 44-23 Dec 44 |
| 73d Armd FA Bn | 28th Div | 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44 |
Infantry
| 52d Armd Inf Bn | 8th Div | 23 Oct 44-30 Oct 44 |
| 27th Armd Inf Bn | 2d Div | 27 Oct 44-8 Nov 44 |
| 60th Armd Inf Bn | 8th Div | 2 Nov 44-9 Nov 44 |
| Co B, 52d Armd Inf Bn | 83d Div | 22 Nov 44-29 Nov 44 |
| Co C, 52d Armd Inf Bn | 83d Div | 28 Nov 44-6 Dec 44 |
| Co C, 52d Armd Inf Bn | 4th Div | 7 Dec 44-13 Dec 44 |
| 60th Armd Inf Bn | 78th Div | 12 Mar 45-16 Mar 45 |
| 52d Armd Inf Bn | 9th Div | 16 Mar 45-18 Mar 45 |
ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS
| DATE | CORPS | ARMY | ARMY GROUP | ||
| Assigned | Attached | Assigned | Attached | ||
| 29 Jul 44 | Ninth | ||||
| 27 Aug 44 | Ninth | ETOUSA | |||
| 28 Aug 44 | III | Ninth | 12th | ||
| 5 Sep 44 | XIII | Ninth | 12th | ||
| 28 Sep 44 | III | Ninth | 12th | ||
| 15 Oct 44 | VIII | Ninth | 12th | ||
| 22 Oct 44 | VIII | First | 12th | ||
| 20 Dec 44 | III | Third | 12th | ||
| 21 Dec 44 | VIII | Third | 12th | ||
| 30 Dec 44 | VIII | Third | Oise Sec Com Z (Sup) | 12th | |
| 31 Dec 44 | (-) | SHAEF Reserve | (-) | 12th | |
| 8 Jan 45 | Fifteenth | 12th | |||
| 9 Jan 45 | Fifteenth | Third | 12th | ||
| 22 Feb 45 | III | First | (-) | 12th | |
| 21 Mar 45 | V | First | 12th | ||
| 28 Apr 45 | VII | First | 12th | ||
| 30 Apr 45 | VIII | First | 12th | ||
| 4 May 45 | V | First | 12th | ||
| 6 May 45 | (-) | Third | 12th | ||
(-) Indicates relieved from assignment.
COMMAND POSTS
| DATE | TOWN | REGION | COUNTRY |
| 31 Jul 44 | Tidworth (Adv) | Wiltshire | England |
| 28 Aug 44 | Tidworth (Main) | Wiltshire | England |
| 23 Sep 44 | Dorchester | Dorset | England |
| 25 Sep 44 | Weymouth | Dorset | England |
| 28 Sep 44 | Ste-Marie-Du-Mont | Manche | France |
| 6 Oct 44 | Pont L'Abbe-Picauville | Manche | France |
| 7 Oct 44 | Ste-Marie-Du-Mont | Manche | France |
| 13 Oct 44 | Falaise | Calvados | France |
| 14 Oct 44 | Damville | Eure | France |
| 15 Oct 44 | Gargan | Seine-et-Oise | France |
| 16 Oct 44 | Bergeres les Vertus | Marne | France |
| 17 Oct 44 | Verdun | Meuse | France |
| 18 Oct 44 | Mersch | Luxembourg | |
| 20 Dec 44 | Walferdange | Luxembourg | |
| 23 Dec 44 | Etalle | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 30 Dec 44 | Guignicourt-sur-Vence | Ardennes | France |
| 12 Jan 45 | Bockange | Moselle | France |
| 14 Jan 45 | Ennery | Moselle | France |
| 22 Feb 45 | Sprimont | Liege | Belgium |
| 28 Feb 45 | Gey | Rhineland | Germany |
| 2 Mar 45 | Soller | Rhineland | Germany |
| 4 Mar 45 | Zulpich | Rhineland | Germany |
| 6 Mar 45 | Euskirchen | Rhineland | Germany |
| 7 Mar 45 | Stadt Meckenheim | Rhineland | Germany |
| 10 Mar 45 | Bad Neuenahr | Rhineland | Germany |
| 23 Mar 45 | Rheinbrehl | Rhineland | Germany |
| 25 Mar 45 | Neuweid | Rhineland | Germany |
| 27 Mar 45 | Elz | Nassau | Germany |
| 29 Mar 45 | Rechtenbach | Hessen | Germany |
| 1 Apr 45 | Volkmarsen | Kurhessen | Germany |
| 2 Apr 45 | Marburg | Kurhessen | Germany |
| 9 Apr 45 | Nieder Scheden | Hannover | Germany |
| 10 Apr 45 | Grossbruchter | Saxony | Germany |
| 11 Apr 45 | Westerengel | Thuringia | Germany |
| 12 Apr 45 | Steigra | Halle-Messenburg | Germany |
| 13 Apr 45 | Hohenmolsen | Halle-Messenburg | Germany |
| 15 Apr 45 | Breitingen | Halle-Messenburg | Germany |
| 16 Apr 45 | Bad Lausick | Saxony | Germany |
| 21 Apr 45 | Lobstadt | Saxony | Germany |
| 30 Apr 45 | Apolda | Thuringia | Germany |
| 4 May 45 | Munchberg | Thuringia | Germany |
| 5 May 45 | Wernberg | Bavaria | Germany |
| 6 May 45 | Weiden | Bavaria | Germany |
If you know of someone that was in the Ninth Armored Division or have pictures of the Ninth that you would like to see posted, please email me with the specifics.
