9TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (UNITED STATES)

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{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name=U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment
|image=
|caption=9th Infantry Regiment Coat Of Arms
|dates=March 26, 1855 - Present
|country=USA
|branch=Infantry
|type=
|role=
|size=Regiment
|command_structure=1/9 INF: 2BCT 2ID
2/9INF: 1BCT 2ID
4/9INF: 4BCT 2ID
|current_commander=
|garrison=1/9 INF: Fort Carson
2/9INF: South Korea
4/9INF: Fort Lewis
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname=Manchu
|patron=
|motto=Keep Up The Fire!
|colors=Blue and White
|march=
|mascot=
|battles= War of 1812 {1st Battalion}
Mexican American War
Indian Wars
Spanish-American War
Boxer Rebellion
China Relief Expedition
Philippine-American War
World War I
World War II
Panama
★ Operation Just Cause
Iraqi War
|notable_commanders=Colonel Emerson C. Liscom
|anniversaries=
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The '9th Infantry Regiment' is one of the oldest and most decorated active units in the United States Army. The 1st Battalion has served in the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the China Relief Expedition, the Philippine-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and Panama (Operation Just Cause).
In 1858 during part of the wars with Native Americans in the West, the 9th was posted at Fort Dalles in Oregon Territory under the command of then Colonel George Wright.^[1]
The United States Army dispatched the 9th Infantry Regiment to invade Qing China during the Boxer Rebellion and the so-called China Relief Expedition where the regiment earned the nickname "Manchus".
During the assault on the walled city of Tianjin, three 9th Regiment soldiers won the Medal Of Honor and the gallant regimental commander, Col. Emerson C. Liscum was killed. His dying words gave the regiment its motto "Keep up the Fire." The regiment captured the city and was awarded with two silver bars from which the Liscum Bowl was formed.
In early October 1917, the Manchus deployed to France as part of the famous "Indianhead" 2nd Infantry Division (United States). During the course of the war, 9th infantrymen earned battle streamers for their colors at Lorraine, He de France, Aisne-Marne, and St. Mihiel. In 1918, the Manchu Regiment received the French Fourragère for gallantry during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
The Manchus returned to Europe and combat action during World War II. After breaking out from the beachhead at Normandy, the Manchus waged an 18 hour engagement during the Battle of the Bulge. With the Allied line established, the 9th spearheaded a 1945 drive toward the Siegfried Line. The Manchus crossed the Rhine in March 1945 and advanced rapidly through Saxony in Czechoslovakia, ending the war with many decorations including three Presidential Unit Citations.
The Manchus returned to the Far East and the Korean Peninsula. Manchu troops were the first of the Indianhead Division to touch Korean soil. They were successful in Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, Old Baldy, Pork Chop Hill, and T-Bone Hill. During the Korean War, the regiment earned an additional Presidential Unit Citation for its gallant service at Hongchon, and six of it's members received the Medal of Honor, Loren R. Kaufman (September 4 and September 5, 1950), Edward C. Krzyzowski (August 31,