8th Infantry Division
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 division occupied this area at Ft. Jackson after being reactivated in 1940; they were also here 1950-54.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by all units who served with the 8th Infantry Division in World War II
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