9th Infantry Division (United States)
The 9th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Old Reliables") is an inactive infantry division of the United States Army. It was formed as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas. In later years it was an important unit of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Vietnam War. 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. The division was inactivated in December 1991.
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| Active | 1918 – 1919 1940 – 1947 1947 – 1962 1966 – 1969 1972 – 1991 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname(s) | Old Reliables Varsity |
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| Notable commanders | Manton Eddy Jacob L. Devers Donald Prentice Booth Julian Ewell John Shalikashvili |
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