Richland County · Marker 40-96

4th Infantry Division

Jackson Blvd., Ft. Jackson, Columbia

Front inscription

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.

County
Richland

Region
Midlands

City or vicinity
Columbia

Year approved
1986

Erected by
Raymond O. Barton Chapter of the National 4th Association

Coordinates
34.007917, -80.946967

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