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Darby Field Named in honor ofBrigadier General William O. Darby, U.S.ArmyKilled in action1945Erected June 1979By his West Point classmates, USMA 1933And the William O. Darby Ranger Memorial FoundationTo honor his leadership and courage asRanger Fo…
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This stone was part of the piers supportingthe historic Ludendorff Bridge whichonce spanned the Rhine River atRemagen, Germany. A forward patrol ofthe US 9th Armored Division capturedthe bridge in a surprise attack onMarch 7, 1945, thereby aiding …
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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, Mosel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148S_77th-inf-division_Columbia-SC.html
The "Statue of Liberty Division" was reviewed by England's Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt after it was reactivated here in 1942. The 77th fought in World War II Pacific campaigns of Guam, Leyte, Kerama Retto Islands, and Oki…
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The "Yankee" Division, which saw extensive combat in World War I, was mobilized for active duty in World War II in January 1941. It trained here in 1942-43 and again in 1944, leaving 16 August 1944 for Europe. As part of 3rd Army the division was …
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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…
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