87th Inf Division

87th Inf Division (HM148T)

Location: Columbia, SC 29207 Richland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 1.551', W 80° 56.262'

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Activated at Camp McCain, Miss. in 1942, the "Golden Acorn" Division trained at this site in 1944. The division distinguished itself in the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and Central Europe during the Battle of the Bulge, the assault of the Sauer, Moselle, and Rhine rivers, capture of Coblenz, the cracking of the Siegfried Line, and the final assault into Czechoslovakia.
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HM NumberHM148T
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Marker Number40-56
Year Placed1972
Placed By87th Division Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 1:39pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 505751 N 3765023
Decimal Degrees34.02585000, -80.93770000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 1.551', W 80° 56.262'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 1' 33.06" N, 80° 56' 15.72" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4342 Jackson Blvd, Columbia SC 29207, US
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