Richland County · Marker 40-00

108th Division

Jackson Blvd., Fort Jackson, Columbia

Front inscription

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 trained Fort Jackson soldiers since the early 1950s and mobilized units here for active service in 1991 and 2001.

County
Richland
Region
Midlands
City or vicinity
Columbia
Year approved
2003
Erected by
108th Division (Institutional Training)
Coordinates
34.0066, -80.947767

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