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Welcome to the 9th Infantry Division Association

Thank you for visiting! This website is the home of The 9th Infantry Division Association and its two auxiliaries; The Ladies Auxiliary and The Sons and Daughters Auxiliary. This sites main focus is on the 9th Infantry Division and its contributions throughout World War II.

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    • Meaning of the Octofoil

    The OCTOFOIL is a device that dates back to the 15th Century when it was customary for each son to have an individual mark of distinction. Under the rules of heraldry there are eight foils or positions. Heraldic rules gave the OCTOFOIL to the ninth son, a device symbolic of his being surrounded by eight brothers.

    The 9th Infantry Division insignia is a red and blue octofoil; a design of eight petals with a white center. Red and blue designate colors of an infantry division headquarters flag; white is for the numbers used in divisional flags. The circular background is olive drab.

    The subdued variant consists of olive drab and black for less visibility to be worn on field uniforms.

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    Date: July 24, 25, 26 - 2009
    Location: Bangor, Maine - Ramada Bangor, 357 Oldin Road
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     Looking for veterans of the battle of the Hurtgen Forest 0 YuriB 7   07/02/2009 at 05:03 
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     Tom Mull from Milwaukee / WW2? 0 madlove 56   06/10/2009 at 12:39 
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     PFC Richard Shull, 39th Infantry 1944 0 Ostis 64   06/08/2009 at 09:56 
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    Frank Fazio Passes Away
    NewsAnonymous writes "Please be advised that my father, Frank V. Fazio who was a long time member of the NY Chapter of the 9th Infantry Division, passed away on Friday, 15 May, at the age of 90. He served in the 47th Infantry in Africa & Europe from January 1941 through June of 1945 and was awarded two bronze medals for bravery. Internment was in Ferncliff cemetary in Hartsdale, NY. He was predeceased by his wife Vita in April of 2005.

    Frank P. Fazio (son)"
    Posted by tcrass on Sunday, May 24 @ 14:05:14 CDT (27 reads)
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    Newsletters Released
    AnnouncementsNew newsletters have been posted to the OLP section of the site. Please visit it and log in to retreive your newsletter for this month.

    Note: Newsletters are only available to the members of the 9th Infantry Division Assocation and it's Auxiliaries, signing up on this site does not automatically qualify you for membership in these organizations, please see the registration forms for more information or e-mail info@octofoil.org
    Posted by tcrass on Tuesday, April 07 @ 15:00:08 CDT (88 reads)
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    SBC Global - E-mail Problems
    SecurityWe are currently having problems regarding sending e-mail to SBC Global accounts. We are working on resolving this problem. Until it is resolved registrations using sbcglobal.net (and probably most AT&T companies) will not be able to receive the activation links.

    In light of this, we will be keeping an eye open for registrations coming into the site more actively for the time being. Once we see them, we'll be manually be activating them and setting up the OLP permissions based on our present membership list.
    Posted by tcrass on Tuesday, April 07 @ 14:57:52 CDT (62 reads)
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    S/Sgt. Charles
    InformationUncleChuck writes "Seeking information on my Uncle Chuck. He was from Somerville Ma. and the youngest of 8 kids. He joined in February, 1941, was with HDQ/HDQ battery & in all the actions from Torch. He DOW on the day of the Remagen breakout; March 25, 1945 when his jeep drove over a landmine. As far as I can tell; this happened somewhere within 4 miles of the Eastern Bridgehead while the division was attached to First Army, III Corps. Any stories or memories about him from any of his time in the 9th would be greatly appreciated.
    Jim Consatntine, Jr.

    NOTE: You can contact Jim through the website or by his e-mail address, if you have any trouble doing so, please let me know. Thanks!
    ~Torry     "
    Posted by tcrass on Sunday, March 22 @ 02:11:06 CDT (71 reads)
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    Donald S. MacKerer, 39th Infantry
    AnnouncementsAnonymous writes "Arthur L. Crowe, Jr. died January 13, 2009 in Marietta, Georgia. He served five campaigns in Europe with Division Artillery."
    Posted by tcrass on Sunday, March 22 @ 02:09:08 CDT (70 reads)
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    A Tribute to the Troops
    This is a link to a tribute video to the troops, this was not created by this site or any of it's members, but it's still a great tribute, thanks to those that put it together (see credits at video start).

    CLICK HERE TO WATCH

    To all those that have served, are serving and will serve, we thank and salute you for the sacrifices you make to ensure we have a place to call home.
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    9th Infantry Division Association Mission

    This Association is formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of our fallen comrades, to preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, to assist in promoting an everlasting world peace exclusively by means of educational activities and to serve as an information bureau to former members of the 9th Infantry Division.



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