9th Marine Regiment (United States)
| 9th Marine Regiment | |
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9th Marines insignia
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| Active | 1917 – 1919; 1943 – 45; 1947 – 49; 1952 – 94; 2007 – 2015 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Type | Infantry |
| Part of |
3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force |
| Nickname(s) | "Striking Ninth" |
| Engagements | Operation Desert Storm |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Lemuel C. Shepherd Robert H. Barrow |
The 9th Marine Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War II, it served until 1994, when it was deactivated during the post Cold War drawdown. Battalions of the Ninth Marine Regiment, but not the regiment itself, were reactivated from 2007 to 2014 as part of the Marine Corps' growth during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The battalions have subsequently been deactivated again.
The regiment was composed of three infantry battalions and the regimental headquarters company:
The 9th Marines were activated at Quantico, Virginia on November 20, 1917. A month later, they deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and were attached to the 3rd Marine Brigade. That same month, they redeployed with the brigade to Galveston, Texas in case of any German operation in the Caribbean or in Mexico. After World War I, the regiment was inactivated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 25, 1919.
On December 1, 1925, the regiment was reactivated as a reserve organization whose mission was to train and maintain at a high degree of preparedness a group of “civilian” Marines.
The 3rd Battalion 9th Marines was reactivated at Camp Elliot, San Diego on February 12, 1942. In the following months, the rest of the battalions were also reactivated on January 1, 1942 when the regiment officially re-formed. They were attached to the 3rd Marine Division at Camp Pendleton on September 16, 1943. The 9th Marines fought as part of the 3rd Marine Division on the islands of Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima during WW2. The regiment was inactivated at Camp Pendleton on December 31, 1945.
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