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31st Inf Division

 
 
31st Inf Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012
1. 31st Inf Division Marker
Inscription.
"It shall be done"

The "Dixie" Division, created in 1917, spent most of World War II as a training division, with some units training at Ft. Jackson, but later saw combat in the Philippines 1944-45. The postwar "Dixie" Division, composed of National Guard units from Alabama and Mississippi, was mobilized for active service in 1951 and served here as a training division during the Korean War.
 
Erected 1997 by The 31st Infantry ("Dixie") Division Society. (Marker Number 40-119.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
 
Location. 34° 0.676′ N, 80° 56.686′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Boulevard and Forney Road, on the left when traveling south on Jackson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3295 Forney Rd, Columbia SC 29207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bridge at Remagen Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); 30th Inf Division (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 4th Infantry Division (approx. ¼ mile away); 108th Division (approx. 0.4 miles away); Darby Field
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); 26th Inf Division (approx. half a mile away); Fort Jackson Elementary School / Hood Street Elementary School (approx. 0.6 miles away); 8th Infantry Division (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
 
Also see . . .  The 31st Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. WWII Activated: 25 November 1940 (National Guard Division from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi). (Submitted on September 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.) 
 
31st Inf Division Marker, looking northbound along Jackson Blvd image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012
2. 31st Inf Division Marker, looking northbound along Jackson Blvd
31st Inf Division Marker at intersection of Jackson Blvd and Forney Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012
3. 31st Inf Division Marker at intersection of Jackson Blvd and Forney Road
31st Inf Division Shoulder Patch image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Wikipedia, `
4. 31st Inf Division Shoulder Patch
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

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