4th Infantry Division

4th Infantry Division is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 1986.

Richland County · dedicated 1986 · Jackson Blvd., Ft. Jackson, Columbia, Columbia

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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 4th was also in other campaigns, including the Siegfried Line, Hurtgen Forest, and Battle of the Bulge.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Raymond O. Barton Chapter of the National 4th Association

4th Infantry Division

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