US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Carson, CO)

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Colorado Springs is the center of 0116 of the most fabulous resort areas in the world. Here may be found al- most any form of outdoor recreation known. In this area there is the mighty Pikes Peak, towering more than 14,000 feet, it can be scaled in season by auto- mobile and cog railway and the year 'round by foot, Other attractions to be found in this area are the Garden of the Gods, Manitou Springs, Cave of the Winds, Ute Pass, Cripple Creek and Victor, Gold Camp Road, Ram- part Range, Cheyenne Mountain, the remarkable Will Roger's Shrine of the Sun, Prospect Lake, Seven Falls, and so it goes, so many in fact that you will have a difficult time deciding which to see first. By all means plan a trip to Colorado Springs itself, a city known for its lovely homes and beautiful churches. You will also want to visit the Fine Arts Center and of course the future home of the Air Academy. A.. ,Q -M X ' ' -.I One of Many Fine Churches My Broadmoor Hotel Garden of the Gods

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aww Aw!! Colonel VERNON G. GILBERT Commanding Officer The activation of the 9th Div. in World War II brought a new kind of army into being. The most important change was the reorganization of Divarty, with four field artillery battalions and Headquarters and Headquarters Battery becoming an integral part of the Division. After months of training, the Division received its first test in Africa. Despite resistance from French forces, an excellent toehold was gained. Safi, however, posed a prob- lem for the artillerymen. Demonstrating energy that char- acterized its every future action, Qth Divarty laid seige to the city. Soon, the Vichy forces asked for terms. In Southern Tunisia, Rommel's main objective was Tebessa, but to reach it he had to go through the Kasserine Pass. Two Panzer divisions went into the area as far as Thala. Only massed artillery or tank superiority could halt the enemy-but neither was in sight. Nearly 800 miles away 9th Divarty was ordered to dis- patch all available artillery to Thala. IVith Brig Gen S. LeRoy Irwin, Divarty Commander, leading the way, stopping only for food, fuel and occasion- ally 40 winks, the column rushed 777 miles over mountain curves. In less than 100 hours 2170 men and officers, plus their vehicles and guns, had made the journey. Not only had 9th Divarty completed one of the greatest artillery marches in history, it was also about to stop Rommel. - i raw fiww lt ' X tt. ,si ' 'W-mmnisaa...s.wf , Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE E. BENNETT Executive Ollicer The Germans could not advance against the rapidly firing artillerymen who sought out tanks with l05 and 155 shells, sometimes firing at point blank range. The drive at Kasserine Pass had been stopped by the force that couldn't get there in time-but did! Sicily was next and proved to be a serious handicap to the advancing Allied forces. At Monte Camolato enemy artillery was in deep ravines. WVith the aid of aerial observers, 9th Division cannoneers went into action. On August 20, l943, General Dwight D. Eisenhower announced that Sicily was free of the enemy and the fight there was officially over. In Germany one of the most formidable enemy strong- holds was the Sehzvammenauel Dam. The 9th Divarty was given. the tasks of firing 30 battalions of artillery. The clam was subjected to sueh a bombardment that the 9tl1 Division was able to take the area with only scattered resistance. At Remagen and Ludendorff Bridge Divarty played a vital role, controlling the combined fires of the entire bridgehead support from its fire direction center. From Kasserine Pass to the Harz Mountains, the Slth Divarty answered every call without question-had been tested time after time and never been found wanting and unquestionably proved its right to be a charter meniber of the Old Reliable-the 0th Infantry Division.