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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148Q_8th-infantry-division_Columbia-SC.html
Activated in 1918 and inspected by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lt. Gen. George S. Patton during World War II, the 8th landed in France 28 days after D-Day (the invasion of Normandy) and participated in three other campaigns during the war. The d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148P_31st-inf-division_Columbia-SC.html
"It shall be done"The "Dixie" Division, created in 1917, spent most of World War II as a training division, with some units training at Ft. Jackson, but later saw combat in the Philippines 1944-45. The postwar "Dixie" Division, composed of Nation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148O_30th-inf-division_Columbia-SC.html
(Front text) After a brilliant combat record in World War I and 14 years of dedicated National Guard service, the "Old Hickory" Division was mobilized at Fort Jackson, S. C. on 16 September 1940. During World War II, the 30th Division distinguishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148N_4th-infantry-division_Columbia-SC.html
Organized in 1917, the 4th Infantry Division was stationed in this area at Ft. Jackson during World War II and received its final training here for the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy. The division was one of the first on the beaches. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148H_100th-inf-division_Columbia-SC.html
At this site on 15 November 1942, Maj. Gen. W. A. Burress received the 100th Infantry Division colors, marking the official activation of the "Century Division." After a distinguished World War II record in southern France and Germany, the 100th w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148E_102nd-cavalry_Columbia-SC.html
Formed 1890 as the Essex Troop of Lt. Cavalry; mustered into the N.J. National Guard in 1893. After World War I service, became 102nd Cav. in 1921. Reorganized 1940 as 102nd Cav. (Horse- Mechanized); mobilized for active duty in World War II and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148D_106th-inf-division_Columbia-SC.html
Near this site on 15 March 1943 the 106th Infantry Division was officially activated and became known as the "Golden Lion Division." Although badly mauled in the "Battle of the Bulge," the division stubbornly continued to fight on. The 106th saw a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148B_108th-division_Columbia-SC.html
The "Golden Griffon" Division was created in 1946 as the 108th Airborne Division of the Army Reserve. It was reorganized as an infantry division in 1952, as a training division in 1956, and as an institutional training division in 1993. It has tra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1487_fort-jackson-elementary-school-hood-street-elementary-school_Columbia-SC.html
Fort Jackson Elementary School Fort Jackson Elementary School was one of the first public schools in S.C. to desegregate when classes began on September 3, 1963. The first school on post and one of the first permanent buildings at Fort Jackson, it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM146L_site-where-james-dickey-wrote-deliverance_Columbia-SC.html
Friends of Libraries U.S.A.Literary Landmarks Register University ofSouth Carolina Site where James Dickey Wrote Deliverance and other major works from 1969-1997is designated a Literary Landmarkby Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
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