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US ARMY  MANCHU - MORALE PATCH - MOTORCYCLE PATCH - IE SUZUKI, YAMAHA, HARLEY DAVIDSON, TRIUMPH,  INDIAN, BSA, VICTORY, ETC. MORALE PATCH - BIKER PATCH - MOTORCYCLE PATCH - 9TH INFANTRY History The 9th Infantry Regiment is one of the first  units authorized in the United States Army. It first appeared as a  result of the Act of 16 July 1798, that authorized twelve additional  regiments of infantry, in January 1799. Josiah Carville Hall, of  Maryland, was its Lieutenant Colonel. All of the officers were appointed  from Maryland, and the regiment was recruited in that state. However it  was disbanded 15 June 1800. It appeared again serving in the War of  1812, it was again organized in March 1812, with Simon Learned, of  Massachusetts, as colonel. The regiment was raised in Massachusetts, and  took part in the War on the northern border, being present at the Battle  of Lundy's Lane, and other actions in that area. Following the war in  the reorganization of the army, this regiment was again disbanded. As a result of the Mexican-American War, in  April 1847, the 9th Infantry was again organized, as one of the ten one  year regiments authorized by the Act of 11 February 1847. It was briefly  commanded by Franklin Pierce before Pierce was promoted to brigadier  general and commander of the brigade that included the 9th Regiment.  Pierce was succeeded by Colonel Truman B. Ransom, who was killed in the  assault upon Chapultepec Castle. He was succeeded by Col. Jones M.  Withers, who resigned 23 May 1848, and he was succeeded by Col. Henry L.  Webb. The regiment served in the Mexico City campaign and was in the  Battle of Contreras, Battle of Churubusco, Battle of Molino del Rey and  at the Battle of Chapultepec where it took a distinguished part. At the  Battle of Chapultepec it was in support of the storming force, but  joined with it as a part of the assault on the citadel. Sixteen officers  and eleven enlisted men of the regiment were mentioned by name in the  report of Major General Gideon Pillow for meritorious conduct in this  battle, among the former being second lieutenant R. C. Drum, later a  General. In August 1848, the regiment was again disbanded. Oregon and Washington Territory Indian Wars Between March and November 1855, the 9th  Infantry Regiment was again organized under Colonel George Wright at  Fortress Monroe, Virginia. It has remained in continuous existence since  then. Silas Casey was its Lieutenant-colonel, and Edward Steptoe, and  Robert S. Garnett were its Majors. In December 1855 the regiment was  ordered to the Pacific Coast, via Panama, arriving in the latter part of  January 1856. The headquarters and Companies A, B, C, E, F, G, I and K,  took station at Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory. Lieutenant-Colonel  Casey with Companies D and H going to Fort Steilacoom, and was plunged  into operations against the Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and  Klickitat in the Puget Sound War. From March 1856, Colonel Wright with  companies from Fort Vancouver were fighting the Yakima War. Following  the close of field operations until the spring of 1858, the regiment was  engaged in building posts and making roads. In August 1857, Company F  was detailed as escort to the Northern Boundary Commission and remained  in the field on that duty nearly three years. 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. In May 1858,  Company E under Major Steptoe formed part of a force of one hundred and  fifty-nine men sent to make a reconnaissance of the country to the north  of Fort Walla Walla. On 17 May 1858, Steptoe's command was attacked by  over one thousand Indians in the Battle of Pine Creek which triggered  the Spokane – Coeur d'Alene – Paloos War. In August 1858, an expedition  from Fort Dalles under Colonel Wright proceed against the Spokane  Indians and their allies. The following Battle of Four Lakes brought  about a lasting peace with the Indians eastern Washington. In October 1860, Captain Frederick Tracy Dent  with Company B and a detachment of Company E, left Fort Walla Walla, to  rescue the emigrants who had escaped from the Salmon Falls Massacre, on  the Snake River. In May 1861, a detachment of the regiment was detailed  as an escort to the Fort Benton wagon road expedition, for nearly  fifteen months. Civil War and late 19th Century  Indian Wars During the American Civil War the 9th  Infantry Regiment, was ordered to San Francisco prior to its transfer to  the East. Its Colonel Wright was promoted to command of the Department  of the Pacific, and the order was revoked. The regiment was left on the  Pacific Coast where it had duty at the posts near San Francisco,  performing provost guard duty in that city until late in 1865. Following  the death of Colonel Wright in the wreck of the steamer Brother  Jonathan, Colonel John H. King succeeded to command of the 9th Regiment  in December 1866. During the period from 1866 to 1869, elements  of the regiment were in the Snake War in Northern California and Oregon  and in conflict with the Chemehuevi in Southern California. In June  1869, the regiment was ordered to the Department of the Platte, where it  absorbed the 27th Infantry Regiment. It was from the 27th Infantry  Regiment that the regiment gets its Civil War battle honors, derived  from the 2nd Battalion of the 18th Infantry Regiment that was the cadre  around which the 27th formed at the end of the Civil War. Following the reorganization the 9th Infantry  performed garrison duty at various posts and guard duty on the Union  Pacific Railroad line. In May 1873, six companies, A, D, E, F, H and I,  were sent to the Department of Dakota for duty with the Yellowstone  Expedition, escorting the engineers locating the Northern Pacific  Railroad. From the summer of 1874 to May 1876, the regiment was  stationed at posts on or near the Sioux reservation in Nebraska and  Wyoming and was almost constantly escorting wagon trains. In the summer  of 1875 Companies C, E and H, were in the Black Hills, Dakota, as part  of the escort to the Newton–Jenney Party, Company E remained in the  field until November assisting in ejecting white intruders who had  entered Sioux territory. In May 1876, Companies C, G and H became a  part of the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition under command of  Brigadier General Crook and were in the field until late in October  taking part in the engagement with the Indians at Tongue River, Montana,  9 June, the Battle of the Rosebud, and the Battle of Slim Buttes.  Companies G and H also assisted in repelling a night attack by Indians  on the camp on Goose Creek, Wyoming, 9 July 1876. In the early part of  September the entire command was without rations for a number of days,  and subsisted on horse flesh and a small quantity of dried meat and  fruit captured at Slim Buttes. In October, 1876, the Powder River  Expedition was organized and Companies A, B, D, F, I and K formed a part  of it. They remained in the field until January 1877, during the most  severe part of the winter, and practically brought to a termination the  Great Sioux War of 1876–77. In July 1877, Companies B, D, F, H, I and K  were a part of the force sent to Chicago, Illinois, at the time of the  Great Railroad Strike of 1877. They remained a month performing guard  duty over various public and private institutions. During the summer and fall of 1878 Companies  B, C, H and I were a part of a force of observation on the Little  Missouri River, and in the northwestern part of the Black Hills. In October 1878 Companies G and K were part  of the force in the field in the Cheyenne War. Company K was mounted and  took active part in the pursuit. In October, 1879, Companies E and K went into  the field in the White River War, remaining until July 1880. In 1883, Col. John S. Mason, took command of  the 9th Regiment and in July 1886, the regiment went to the Department  of Arizona. During their service there the regiment was in garrisons at  every post in Arizona and at some posts in New Mexico. Four companies,  C, E, H and I, were in the field in New Mexico for about a month during  the Apache campaign of 1886 against Geronimo. Following the end of the Indian Wars the  regiment participated in the Spanish-American War. 20th century Boxer Rebellion At the beginning of the century the U.S. Army  dispatched the 9th Infantry Regiment to Qing China during the Boxer  Rebellion and the China Relief Expedition where the regiment earned the  nickname "Manchus". During the Battle of Tientsin, three 9th Regiment  soldiers won the Medal of Honor and the regimental commander, Col.  Emerson H. Liscum, was killed by Chinese fire, as was the flag bearer  for the regiment. A Chinese sniper shot Liscum as he tried to steady the  flag after the bearer was killed. The Chinese again unleashed a torrent  of fire upon the Allies, which forced them to lie face down in mud. The  dark blue uniform of the American troops provided a virtual bull's eye  to the Chinese troops, equipped with western firearms, such as  Winchesters, Mausers, and Mannlichers. Many American troops died from  Chinese sniper fire before they took the city. The regiment suffered a  ten percent casualty rate in the battle. Colonel Liscum's dying words  gave the regiment its motto, "Keep up the Fire." Lt. Col. Charles A.  Coolidge assumed command, the Allies then captured the city, and the  regiment was awarded two silver ingots from which the Liscum Bowl was  created. The regiment fought in the Battle of Yangcun. Philippines Following duty in China the regiment served  in the Philippine-American War and was involved in the Balangiga  massacre. WWI In early October 1917, the Manchus deployed  to France as part of the "Indianhead" 2nd Infantry Division. 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. WWII 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 into Czechoslovakia, ending the  war with many decorations including three Presidential Unit Citations. Korea When South Korea was invaded in 1950 the  Manchus returned to the far east and the Korean Peninsula. Manchu troops  were the first of the 2nd Infantry Division to touch Korean soil. They  were successful at 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 its members received the Medal of Honor: Loren R.  Kaufman (4 and 5 September 1950), Edward C. Krzyzowski (31 August to 3  September 1951), Joseph R. Ouellette (31 August to 3 September 1951),  David M. Smith (1 September 1950), Luther H. Story (1 September 1950)  and Travis E. Watkins (31 August to 3 September 1950). Vietnam War On 14 January 1966, the 4th Battalion, 9th  Infantry Regiment, was relieved from assignment to the 171st Infantry  Brigade and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning" at  Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. A month earlier these Manchus had been in  Alaska preparing for annual winter maneuvers to be conducted in  temperatures of 50 below zero. Eight weeks later the battalion was  preparing for deployment to the heat and humidity of South Vietnam. On 29 April, the battalion disembarked the  ship General Walker at Vung Tàu, Vietnam. Within hours of their arrival  they found themselves under fire as their convoy made its way to the  25th Division's C? Chi Base Camp. The next day, a little more than 24  hours after arriving in country, Alpha company engaged the enemy in a  firefight – setting the tone of regular contact that would characterize  the Manchu experience for the next four and a half years. Many operations were conducted by  company-sized or smaller units but there were also notable larger scale  operations in which the entire battalion took part. They included  Asheville, Wahiawa, Joliet I and II, Helemano, and Kahana I and II. On 22 February 1968 the Manchus closed the  base at Katum which had served as the large forward base for the 1st BDE  near the Cambodian border. After a day at Tây Ninh Combat Base to  prepare, the Manchus moved out to C? Chi and eventually arrived north of  Tan Son Nhut on 25 February. The mission was to find and destroy rocket  sites that had been used to fire on Tan Son Nhut Air Base since the Tet  Offensive began nearly a month earlier. At 9:00 AM on 2 March 1968, the  Manchus walked into what was to become one of the worst single-encounter  loss of life incidents in the history of the Vietnam war. Forty-nine  members of Charlie Company were killed and 24 wounded in an ambush by a  large communist force on Route 248 north and east of Tan Son Nhut near  the small village of Quoi Xuan. In addition, C Company suffered 24  wounded while D Company suffered casualties in the fighting to reach  Charlie Company. SP4 Nicholas J. Cutinha would be posthumously awarded  the Medal of Honor for his actions at Quoi Xuan. Manchu Alpha, Bravo,  and Delta continued operations in this area and took many more  casualties until finally leaving on 11 March 1968. Rocket sites had been  destroyed, and a formidable communist force had been weakened, if not  destroyed. But, it had come at a great cost to the Manchus and  particularly Charlie Company. In the four years and six months of service  in Vietnam with the 25th Division, the 4th Battalion of the Manchus  received two Presidential Citations and added 12 campaign streamers to  regimental colors for combat operations in the Republic of Vietnam  (South Vietnam). It is estimated that 450 4th Battalion Manchus were  killed in the Vietnam War. Three Manchus were posthumous recipients of  the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest award for valor: Nicholas  J. Cutinha, Ruppert L. Sargent and Maximo Yabes. 1970s After its service in the Vietnam war, the  regiment was transferred back to the United States and was stationed in  Alaska. During the Vietnam War, the 6th battalion of the 9th Infantry  Regiment was assigned to the 171st Infantry Brigade at Fort Wainwright,  Alaska. The majority of the unit's training was in light infantry winter  operations. The training consisted of developing cold weather operations  and mountaineering skills. Modes of transportation included using skis  or snowshoes and pulling equipment on Ahkio sleds; helicopters; or Air  Force transport aircraft. Company C, 6th Battalion was an Airborne unit,  and was the first of the "Charlie Airborne" companies stationed in  Alaska. Summer training was primarily adventurous in nature, and  included encampments at primitive locations within the state. The 6th  Battalion was also a regular participant in the annual 'Alaska Days'  parade in Sitka. The 9th Infantry Regiment was included in this event  because it was stationed in Sitka when the Alaska Purchase was  finalized, and Alaska was turned over to the United States by Imperial  Russia. In 1972, the 6th Battalion was inactivated, and its Soldiers and  equipment were used to reactivate the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry  Regiment. The 4th Battalion was assigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade  at Fort Richardson, but remained stationed at Fort Wainwright, and its  Company C was retained on airborne status. In the summer of 1975, the inactive 2nd  Battalion was activated and assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry  Division, at Camp Casey, Republic of Korea (South Korea). In March 1976,  the 2nd Battalion moved to Camp Greaves near the DMZ, with A Company  manning Camp Liberty Bell. Missions there included reconnaissance  patrols within the DMZ; manning Guard Posts Collier and Oulette, both  located within the DMZ and supporting the United Nations Command Joint  Security Force at Camp Kitty Hawk; securing Freedom Bridge, spanning the  route south from Panmunjom across the Imjim river; and manning a small  sector of the southern boundary fence of the DMZ. (Camp Kitty Hawk was  later renamed Camp Bonifas in memory of Captain Arthur Bonifas, who was  murdered along with Lieutenant Mark Barrett by North Korean troops  during the Axe Murder Incident, which resulted in Operation_Paul_Bunyan  being conducted by the United States Army.) In late 1978, the 2nd Battalion was relieved  of duty on the DMZ by its sister 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment.  The 1st Battalion had been stationed at Camp Hovey and Camp Liberty bell was commanded by LTC Clinton Fields. The 1st  Battalion continued the mission to man Guard Posts Oulette and Collier,  conduct combat and recon patrols, man the southern entrance to the DMZ  and maintain the bridge platoon that guarded Freedom Bridge. LTC Clinton  Fields relinquished command of the 1st Battaion to LTC Michael D.  Collins soon after the move from Camp Hovey to Camp Greaves. 1980s and 1990s Early in 1989, the Manchus deployed to Panama  as part of a show-of-force Operation Nimrod Dancer along with other U.S.  forces. The 9th was based out of Fort Sherman. Units of the 9th  conducted route reconnaissance and security patrols between Forts  Sherman and Espinar on the other side of the Panama Canal. The 9th was  fully re-deployed by the end of November 1989 and returned less than a  month later for the U.S. invasion. During Operation Just Cause in  December 1989, the Manchus were called upon again. Infantrymen from the  1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions earned the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB)  for the first time since Korea. Initially DOD awarded the CIB to all  soldiers who took part in Just Cause, but subsequently rescinded the  awards after closer review of regulations found that the CIB could only  be awarded to 11-series MOS (infantry) soldiers. This led to an attempt  by a number of 1st Battalion infantrymen to return their CIBs in  solidarity with the combat medics, air defenders, and others who had to  take up the rifle and engage in the same house to house and jungle  fighting as the infantry. Panama was the last conflict fought by the  Manchus under the 7th Infantry Division (Light). During both operations,  the regimental commander was Colonel David R.E. Hale. One of Hale's key  commanders in Panama, Lt. Col. Chuck Swannack went on to become a major  general and commander of the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq from 2002 to  2004. Another key officer was Lt. Col. William J. "Bill" Leszczynski,  Jr., who later commanded the 75th Ranger Regiment and was promoted to  brigadier general. Hale himself became a major general, but was forced  into retirement because of personal misconduct of a sexual nature. Hale  was subsequently court-martialed in 1999 and reduced in rank (for  retired pay purposes) to brigadier general. The 1st, 2nd, and Regimental Headquarters  (along with the Regimental Treasure, including the Liscum Bowl) were  reassigned to Ft. Lewis, WA in late 1993, after the closure of Ft. Ord,  which had been the home of the 7th ID (and consequently the 9th  Regiment) prior to 1993. The unit moved into the barracks near the 75th  Ranger Battalion, adjacent to Grey Army Airfield on the main post of Ft.  Lewis. One of the last cohort units of basic training recruits (B Co,  38th ID, Ft. Benning) which were initially assigned to the 7th ID, Ft.  Ord, were subsequently either reassigned to other mechanized units or  reassigned to the 9th in Ft. Lewis just prior to graduation and were  quickly integrated into the 9th once they reported for duty there. The  1st and 2nd Battalions of the 9th continued to serve from Ft. Lewis for  the next two years, before being reassigned to the 25th Infantry  Division. The 4th and 5th Battalions, 9th Infantry  Regiment were activated back at Fort Wainwright, Alaska in 1986. They  were assigned to the 1st Brigade of the 6th Infantry Division (Arctic  Light) and were specially trained in Arctic warfare. The 5th Battalion  was reflagged 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment in 1994 and the 4th  Battalion was reflagged 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment in 1995.  These renamings occurred prior to the brigade being redesignated as the  172nd Infantry Brigade and the division being deactivated. In January 1995, the 1st Battalion, 9th  Infantry Regiment, along with augmentation from the 79th Forward Support  Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery (Automatic), and the 13th  Engineer Company, deployed from Fort Lewis, WA to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  in support of Operation Sea Signal where they provided transportation  and security for Cuban and Haitian immigrants awaiting movement to the  United States by supporting camps Echo, Foxtrot, and Golf. The 1st of  the 9th, known as Task Force 1st Manchu, returned to Fort Lewis, WA in  June 1995. August 1995 the 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (sometimes  erroneously referred to as the 9th Regimental Combat Team, although RCTs  have not existed in Army force structure since the late 1950s), which  included the battalions of the 9th Infantry at Fort Lewis, WA, was  reflagged as the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and the Manchu name  and colors returned to the 2nd Infantry Division stationed in Korea. The  reflagging ceremony took place on I Corps' parade grounds and included a  "Drink the Fire" ceremony, during which all assigned Manchu soldiers  drank a toast from the Liscum Bowl. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 9th  Infantry Regiment returned to Korea in September 1995 (i.e. units  already deployed in Korea were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd  Battalions). 21st century First Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment  recently returned from a tour in Iraq, serving in Operation Iraqi  Freedom I and II from August 2004 to July 2005 and subsequently based at  Fort Carson, Colorado, as part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the  Second Infantry Division. In November 2005, the First Battalion of the  9th Infantry Regiment had the majority of their personnel transferred to  the newly activated 3rd Squadron of the 61st Cavalry Regiment as part of  the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. At the same time,  the Unit Colors of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry (also a part of the  2nd Brigade Combat Team at the time) was transferred to Vicenza, Italy  to be stationed with the 173rd Infantry Brigade (Airborne), the  personnel remaining at Fort Carson, Colorado were transferred to the 1st  Battalion, 9th Infantry. The battalion deployed with 2nd Brigade Combat  Team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 to Ramadi, successfully  defeated the insurgency during Operation Murfreesboro. Upon redeployment  to Fort Carson, the brigade reflagged to 4th Brigade Combat Team of the  4th Infantry Division, and the battalion reflagged to 1st Battalion,  12th Infantry Regiment. The Second Battalion of the 9th Infantry  Regiment is still active today and is part of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd  Infantry Division, which is currently based in South Korea. The Second  Battalion has a twice a year tradition called the "Manchu Mile", which  involves its members marching 25 miles (40.2 km) in full combat gear  across Korea's mountainous terrain. This is to commemorate an 85 mile  forced march performed by the unit during the Boxer Rebellion. The Third Battalion of the 9th Infantry  Regiment is not active at this time. The Fourth Battalion of the 9th Infantry  Regiment was re-activated on 1 June 2006 and is assigned to the newly  designated 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at  Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. As the 4th Brigade is a Stryker  Brigade Combat Team, this battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment is now  a fully mobile mechanized infantry unit. The battalion deployed to Iraq  in the spring of 2007 and engaged in combat operations in Tarmiyah, the  Battle of Baqubah, and other locations throughout Diyala and Salah  Ed-Din. At the same time they field tested the Army's Land Warrior next  generation soldier technology. The Fourth Battalion returned from Iraq in  the fall of 2010 during the last days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. COAT OF ARMS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY REGIMENT The Regimental Coat of Arms is commemorative  of the varied exploits of the Regiment and vividly illustrates many of  its campaigns. The foundation for the symbol is a blue shield, with the  emphasis on distinguishing the unit branch of Infantry. Service in China  during the Boxer Rebellion is symbolized in the golden dragon inserted  on the upper left of the shield. In the upper right sector is implanted  the Sun in Splendor, a device used by the Filipino Insurrectos, which  serves as a reminder of service in the Philippines. The light shaded bar  curved toward the upper portion of the shield stands as a mute memorial  of the battle on the bend of the San Juan River, or the "Bloody Angle."  The active years on the Western Frontier, during the Indian Wars, are  characterized in the "Teepee," centered in the lower half of the shield.  The Indianhead patch placed above the body of the shield designates the  assignment of the Manchu Regiment to the Second Infantry Division in  October 1917, while the Fourragere, in the colors of the ribbon of the  French Croix de Guerre, encircling the lndianhead is a memorial to the  valiant exploits of World War 1. Beneath the shield is a scroll on which  is engraved a living motto and challenge to the members of the Manchu  Regiment to "Keep Up The Fire." History of the Liscum Bowl One of the foremost trophies of any American  regiment is the Liscum Bowl, tresured by the 9th United States Infantry.  It stands as a monument to Colonel Liscum, regimental commander, who was  killed in action at Tientsin, China, on 13 July 1900. The background of the bowl lies in the  American Relief Expedition to China. On 13 July 1900, shortly after  arriving on Chinese shores, the regiment was engages in the conquest of  the walled city of Tientsin. With the exception of a battalion of  Marines, the 9th Infantry was the only American unit engaged in the  struggle, or in the locale. In the course of an assault upon the walls  of Tientsin, Col. Liscum was struck by Chinese fire, and shortly after  directing his men to "Keep up the Fire" on the walls of the city, he  died. When Tientsin fell, it was divided into  districts, each of which was occupied by one of the various nations  engaged in the expedition. Portions of the city were in flames, and  official seizures, together with private looting, were occurring  periodiclly. Two days after the fall, on 15 July, a goverment mint was  discovered in the American sector and reported to Major Foote, the  senior officer present. The area was immediatly placed under guard by  the 9th Infantry to prevent looting. Colonel Meade, the senior American  Officer present at Tientsin, was informed of the discovery. Further  investigation revealed the presents of silver bars of an estimated value  of $376,000. Col. Meade then directed that the bars be removed and  placed in the compound quartering the Marines so they could be safe  guarded. When the bars were removed from the mint, it appeared the heat  had caused a number of bars to fuse together, resaulting in the  development of some large molten masses. Two of these formations were  among the last of the silver removed from the building. At the time, Captain Frank De W. Ramsey, the  regimental Quartermaster and the representative of the 9th Infantry was  presented with the two formations. The presentation was ordered by  Prince Li Hung Chang, as an expression of appreciation from the Chinese  to the Manchu Regiment. In early 1901, while the Regiment was in  Peking, Captain Ramsey, the custodian of the property, called an  informal meeting of a number of the officers to explore possible actions  in use of the fused silver..It was then that the idea of a trophy  similar to the existing Liscum bowl was concieved..Before leaving  Peking, fifty-two cups, forming part of the collection, were designed  and constructed from a portion of the silver by Chinese silversmiths. In April 1902, after returning to the  Philippines, the regiment shipped the fused silver to Yokohama, Japan,  where Arthur, Bond and Company performed the delicate task of  formulating the body of the bowl, the ladle and the heavy circular tray.  The ensemble, received a year later, in April 1903, conformed to the  instructions forwarded by the Regiment.. It was an ornate bowl of large  dimentions; the four handles insisted upon by the Regiment consisted of  the torsos of four Imperial dragons peering over the edge of the bowl.  There was a ladle and a tray. The bowl took eight months to create, and  was completed on 2 Nov 1902, but the Regiment did not receive it until  stationed at Madison Barracks, New York, in April 1903. It was  transported by a U.S. cruiser, via the Suez Canal. Customs immediately began to develope. The  first of these centered around the original cups and consisted of an  attempt to perpetuate the memory of the commissioned personnel who had  served with the Regiment..The first name engraved was that of Colonel  Liscum...This collection has been added to by Manchus from WWI, WWII,  Korea,. The Liscum Bowl was originally valued at over $50,000. It weighs  90 pounds and has a capacity of 14 gallons. Lineage Constituted 3 March 1855 in the Regular Army  as the 9th Infantry Regiment Organized 26 March 1855 at Fort Monroe,  Virginia Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as  the 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment Organized in October 1861 at Camp Thomas,  Ohio Reorganized and redesignated 21 September  1866 as the 27th Infantry Regiment Consolidated in June 1869 with the 27th  Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 9th  Infantry Assigned 22 September 1917 to the 2d Division  (later redesignated as the 2nd Infantry Division) Relieved 20 June 1957 from assignment to the  2nd Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the  Combat Arms Regimental System Withdrawn 29 April 1983 from the Combat Arms  Regimental System and reorganized under the U.S. Army Regimental System Honors Campaign participation credit American Civil War: Murfreesboro Chickamauga Chattanooga Atlanta Kentucky 1862 Mississippi 1862 Tennessee 1863 Georgia 1864 Indian Wars Little Bighorn Yakima War Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War Wyoming 1866 Wyoming 1867 War with Spain Santiago China Relief Expedition Tientsin Yang-tsun Peking Philippine–American War Malolos San Isidro Zapote River Tarlac Luzon 1899 Luzon 1900 Luzon 1901 World War I Aisne Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Ile de France 1918 Lorraine 1918 World War II Normandy (with arrowhead) Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Korean War UN Defensive UN Offensive CCF Intervention First UN Counteroffensive CCF Spring Offensive UN Summer-Fall Offensive Second Korean Winter Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 Third Korean Winter Korea, Summer 1953 Vietnam War Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase II Counteroffensive, Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IV Counteroffensive, Phase V Counteroffensive, Phase VI Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer-Fall 1969 Winter-Spring 1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase VII Armed Forces Expeditions Panama Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for BREST,  FRANCE Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for  SIEGFRIED LINE Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for  ARDENNES Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for  HONGCHON Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for HWACHON  RESERVOIR Navy Unit Commendation for PANMUNJOM Meritorious Unit Commendation for RAMADI  (pending) French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I  for CHATEAU THIERRY French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I  for AISNE-MARNE French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I  for MEUSE-ARGONNE French Fourragère in the colors of the Croix  de Guerre, World War I Luxembourg Croix de Guerre for LUXEMBOURG Belgian Fourragere 1940 Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian  Army for action in the ARDENNES Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian  Army for action at ELSENBORN CREST Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation  for NAKTONG RIVER LINE Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation  for KOREA Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with  Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966–1968 Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with  Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968–1970 Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal,  First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966–1970 Presidential Unit Citation, Company C, 4th  Battalion, 24 April 1969 to 26 April 1969 Presidential Unit Citation, 1st Platoon,  Company B, 4th Battalion, 5 January 1968