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108th Division
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By Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012 | |
| | | 1. 108th Division Marker | | |
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.
Erected 2003 by The 108th Division (Institutional Training). (Marker Number 40-??2.)
Location. 34° 0.396′ N, 80° 56.866′ W. Marker is in Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. Marker is on Jackson Blvd. near Davis Circle, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29207, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Darby Field (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Infantry Division (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); 26th Inf Division (about 500 feet away); 30th Inf Division (approx. 0.3 miles away); 31st Inf Division (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bridge at Remagen Stone (approx. 0.4 miles away); 100th Inf Division (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Jackson Elementary School / Hood Street Elementary School (approx. 0.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fort Jackson, Columbia.| | | | 
By Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012 | |
| | | 2. 108th Division Marker, looking north along Jackson Blvd, | | |
Also see . . . 108th Division (Institutional Training). activated in 1946 following World War II. Then called the 108th Airborne Division, it was headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. (Submitted on September 6, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012 | |
| | | 3. 108th Division Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 6, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 67 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on September 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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