Richland County · Marker 40-98

8th Infantry Division

Jackson Blvd., Ft. Jackson, Columbia

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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 division occupied this area at Ft. Jackson after being reactivated in 1940; they were also here 1950-54.

County
Richland

Region
Midlands

City or vicinity
Columbia

Year approved
1986

Erected by
all units who served with the 8th Infantry Division in World War II

Coordinates
34.019767, -80.9383

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