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770: 970:, the four hills were captured and recaptured by both sides several times in the heaviest fighting that year. Eventually, the UN forces withdrew having been unsuccessful in capturing their objectives. UN forces suffered 9,000 killed and the PVA suffered 19,000 killed or wounded during the fighting. The result of the battle had only been a slight improvement in IX Corps' positions, as PVA positions had been too well fortified for the UN forces to take and hold the ground. For the remainder of the year, UN and PVA forces both conducted a series of smaller raids on each other's lines, avoiding major conflicts, as armistice negotiations continued unsuccessfully. In November, the PVA launched another offensive to retake ground lost during these operations, which was again repulsed by UN forces. 418:, at the Presidio of San Francisco from 5-19 June 1927. The IX Corps headquarters and headquarters company were withdrawn from the Organized Reserve on 1 October 1933 and allotted to the Regular Army. Concurrently, the corps headquarters was partially activated with Regular Army personnel from Headquarters, Ninth Corps Area and Reserve personnel from the corps area at large. As part of the four army plan put into effect on 1 October 1933, the IX Corps was relieved from the Third Army and assigned to the Fourth Army. As "Regular Army Inactive" unit from 1933 to 1940, the corps headquarters was occasionally organized provisionally for short periods using its assigned Reserve officers and staff officers from Headquarters, Ninth Corps Area. These periods included several Fourth Army 1173: 1151: 908:. Flanked by the ROK 2nd and 6th Divisions, the 24th advanced past Kumwha, engaging the PVA20th and 27th Armies. These attacks were fierce, though PVA resistance was not as strong as it had been in previous offensives. In November, the PVA attempted to counter this attack, but were unsuccessful. It was at this point, after several successive counteroffensives that saw both sides fighting intensely over the same ground, that the two sides started serious peace negotiations. In January 1952, IX Corps was again reorganized, now containing the 7th Infantry Division and the newly arrived 316:, commanding front line UN forces in numerous offensives and counteroffensives throughout the war. The corps served on the front lines for most of the conflict and took command of several combat divisions at a time. Following the end of the Korean War, IX Corps remained in Korea for several years until it was moved to Japan. The corps spent almost 40 years as an administrative command of the US Army forces there, overseeing administrative functions but no combat. It was finally inactivated and consolidated in 1994. 1105: 1030:
Garrison Okinawa and was reorganized in 1978 as U.S. Army Support Activity. This was again changed back to U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa in September 1979. In February 1986, the unit was re-designated as 10th Area Support Group and served as the Installation Command for all Army units located on Okinawa. It was then officially reflagged effective 18 February 1986 as 10th Area Support Group (Provisional). The provisional status was dropped on 16 October 1987. During this timeframe, the headquarters was transferred to
947: 978:. The corps maintained a position around Chorwon, flanked to the west by I Corps and to the east by ROK II Corps. Though ROK II Corps saw a major attack against its lines in July 1953, IX Corps and its divisions only fought in limited engagements, usually with company-sized formations attacking or defending fortified positions against the PVA until the end of the war. No major attacks against the corps were conducted through 1953, until the armistice was signed in July, ending the war. 90: 73: 551:. The next few years were a period during which the terms of the surrender were supervised and enforced; Japanese military installations and material were seized, troops were disarmed and discharged, and weapons of warfare disposed of. The duties of the occupation force included conversion of industry, repatriation of foreign nationals, and supervision of the complex features of all phases of Japanese government, economics, education, and industry. 617: 813: 49: 840:, southeast of Seoul while providing support to the other two corps. However, it encountered stiff resistance from PVA forces dug into the hilly country around Chipyong-ni and was still bogged down in combat by 2 February. PVA forces had established machine gun nests in the hillside and mined roads to slow the corps' advance. In response, X Corps launched 1528: 1503: 1026:, to form Headquarters, U.S. Army, Japan/IX Corps, at Camp Zama, Japan. There, its responsibilities included administrative oversight of US forces as well as conducting training and exercises with US and other units in the region. On Okinawa, Headquarters, U.S. Army, Ryukyu Islands, and Headquarters, 2d Logistical Command, were inactivated. 231: 994:
was Headquarters XVI and then IX Corps during the 1950s. In November 1956, over three years after the signing of the armistice, IX Corps headquarters left the front lines, moving to Fort Buckner, Okinawa, and the divisions under its command were shifted to the command of other headquarters. There, as
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shortly thereafter. The corps headquarters was responsible for providing and planning administration, organization, supply, and training for army, corps, and other nondivisional Reserve units, less field and coast artillery, in the Ninth Corps Area. The headquarters was relieved from active duty on 9
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served as the installation command for all Army organization on Okinawa and provides contingency support to forces in the Pacific Rim. U.S. Army Garrison Torii Station was activated on 11 July 2011 and was officially recognized as a battalion-level command. On 4 March 2014, U.S. Army Garrison Torii
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To command and support all Army units on Okinawa and perform the theater logistic functions for United States and allied forces in the Pacific, U.S. Army Base Command, Okinawa was established as a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Japan on 15 May 1972. The command was reorganized as U.S. Army
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were able to drive the 13th Army Corps back while the 24th and 25th Divisions withdrew on 25 April. The line was pushed back to Seoul but managed to hold. A second offensive the next month was similarly unsuccessful, as PVA and KPA forces suffered heavy casualties but were unable to push back the
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From 1972, IX Corps remained in the region conducting training and oversight to US Army forces in the area, and as such it was never deployed to support any other US Army contingencies. IX Corps remained a command component of United States Army Japan until 1994, when it was inactivated. At this
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A major change in the Army's organization in the Pacific occurred on 15 May 1972, in conjunction with the return of Okinawa to Japanese control after twenty-seven years of administration by the United States. Under the complex reorganization that accompanied reversion, Headquarters, IX U.S. Army
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In the wake of the retreat, the disorganized Eighth Army regrouped and re-formed in late December. The 2nd and 25th Infantry Divisions had suffered so many losses that both divisions were designated combat ineffective and were relegated to the Eighth Army's reserve to rebuild. IX Corps was then
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in April saw Eighth Army forces advance north of the 38th Parallel and reestablish themselves along the Kansas Line and Utah Line, respectively. In March, the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team and the 1st Marine Division were reassigned, and the corps was given command of the 7th Infantry
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May 1924 and all Regular Army personnel were relieved from assignment. Both the headquarters and the headquarters company remained active in the Reserve. Concurrently, the corps’ designated headquarters location for peacetime organization purposes was transferred from San Francisco to
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On 2 February 1956, IX Corps moved from mainland Japan to Fort Buckner, Okinawa, where it merged with Headquarters Ryukyus Command, to form HQ RYCOM/IX Corps on 1 January 1957. The Army had previously in the late 1940s formed Ryukyu Command from the previous Okinawa Base Command.
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against crumbling KPA opposition to establish contact with forces of the 7th Infantry Division driving southward from the beachhead. Major elements of the KPA were destroyed and cut off in this aggressive penetration; the link-up was effected south of
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border of North Korea, had been captured. IX Corps advanced in the center of the Army, with I Corps along the west coast and X Corps operating independently further east. Commanders hoped the offensive would end the war "by Christmas."
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As the occupation duties were accomplished, the occupation force continued to downsize as more troops returned home and their units were inactivated. By 1950, the Sixth Army had left Japan, and the occupation force was reduced to the
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Reserve personnel assigned to the corps headquarters attended summer training at the Presidio of San Francisco. Also, individual staff officers attended active training from time to time with the Headquarters,
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as the occupation forces shifted as a result of the downsizing. As part of further downsizing, IX Corps was inactivated on 28 March 1950, and its command responsibilities were consolidated with other units.
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In January 1953, IX Corps was reorganized for the last time and now consisted entirely of ROK forces. It retained command of the ROK 3rd Infantry Division and Capital Division, and gained command of the
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Following the armistice, IX Corps remained on the front lines in Korea in case hostilities erupted again. On 1 January 1954, it was reassigned from the Eighth Army to the
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to plan and organize operations for US forces advancing across the Pacific. Following the end of the war, IX Corps participated in the occupation of mainland Japan.
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starting on 25 November with PVA forces penetrating the corps' rear from its exposed east flank. The 2nd Infantry Division, at the front of IX Corp's advance in
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On 1 January 1951, 500,000 PVA troops attacked the Eighth Army's line at the Imjin River, forcing them back 50 miles (80 km) and allowing the PVA to
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The IX Corps headquarters was activated on 24 October 1940, less Reserve personnel, at Fort Lewis where it assumed command and control of the 3rd and
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almost 20 years later. The corps spent most of World War II in charge of defenses on the West Coast of the United States, before moving to Hawaii and
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Command to form a joint command element on 1 January 1957. The command oversaw administrative duties of US forces in the Ryukyu Islands area.
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In October 1952, PVA forces conducted a large offensive against IX Corps' sector, against the hilly countryside around the
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was the first corps commander, and William K. Naylor the first chief of staff. Subsequent World War I commanders included
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Commanding General, U.S. Army, Ryukyu Islands, O c t . 1966 – still in post Apr 1967 during GAO study on computers
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U.S. Army Order of Battle, 1919-1941, Volume 1. The Arms: Major Commands and Infantry Organizations, 1919-41
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Commanding General, IX Corps/U.S. Army Ryukyu Islands/U.S. High Commissioner, Ryukyu Islands, 1958–1961.
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Commanding General, IX Corps/U.S. Army Ryukyu Islands/U.S. High Commissioner, Ryukyu Islands, 1957–1958.
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on 29 July 1921 as the IX Corps (Headquarters Company concurrently constituted), allotted to the Ninth
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ordered I, IX and X Corps to conduct a general counteroffensive against the PVA forces on 25 January,
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Following the surrender, IX Corps was assigned command of occupation forces on the northern island of
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U.S. Army Ryukyu Islands (USARYIS) was active at least until from 22 April 1969 – 21 October 1970.
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on 1 October. The momentum of the attack was maintained, and the race to the North Korean capital,
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and 25th Infantry Division. It took charge of the western flank of the perimeter, defending the
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in Korea on 22 September 1950, and became operational the next day when it took command of the
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Commanding General, IX Corps/U.S. Army Ryukyu Islands/Deputy Governor, Ryukyu Islands, 1957.
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Commanding General, IX Corps/Ryukyu Command/Deputy Governor, Ryukyu Islands, 1956–1957.
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a part of consolidation of US forces in the region, IX Corps merged with the US Army's
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The UN forces renewed their offensive on 24 November before being stopped by the PVA
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forces in addition to its responsibilities training active duty and reserve units.
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for a total of ten streamers and two unit decorations in its operational history.
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History of the Seventy-Ninth Division, A. E. F. During the World War: 1917-1919
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Following the establishment of defenses south of the capital city, General
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The corps trained at Fort McPherson in preparation for deployment to the
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in the 1930s and the Fourth Army maneuvers at Fort Lewis in August 1940.
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with the 24th Infantry Division at the center of the line, west of the
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Corps, was transferred from Okinawa and collocated with Headquarters,
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Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division prepare for a Chinese attack
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in July 1945. In Leyte, the corps was tasked with the planning of
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in late 1941, IX Corps was assigned to defensive duties on the
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on 26 September. The offensive was continued northwards, past
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took overall command of Pacific Forces, IX Corps was moved to
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commanding two corps and four under-strength divisions; the
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The Comptroller General of the United States (April 1967).
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assigned the 1st Cavalry Division, 24th Infantry Division,
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Corpsmen assist wounded from the 31st Regiment during the
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starting on 16 September. Four days later I Corps troops
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Eighth Army forces. In May-June the UN launched another
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Between February and March, the corps participated in
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Station was redesignated U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa.
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staging area in Washington, responsible for training
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On 14 October 1952, IX Corps launched an offensive,
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Index

U.S. IX Corps
IX Corps (Union Army)

United States
United States
United States Army
World War II
Korean War
Kenyon A. Joyce
Emil F. Reinhardt
Charles W. Ryder
Leland Hobbs
Frank W. Milburn
John B. Coulter
Bryant Moore
Oliver P. Smith
William M. Hoge
Willard G. Wyman
Joseph P. Cleland
Reuben E. Jenkins
Samuel T. Williams
Carter B. Magruder
James E. Moore
John R. Guthrie
Distinctive unit insignia

VIII Corps (United States)
X Corps (United States)
corps
United States Army

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