Fort Jackson in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

87th Inf Division

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012

1. 87th Inf Division Marker

Inscription. Activated at Camp McCain, Miss. in 1942, the "Golden Acorn" Division trained at this site in 1944. The division distinguished itself in the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and Central Europe during the Battle of the Bulge, the assault of the Sauer, Moselle, and Rhine rivers, capture of Coblenz, the cracking of the Siegfried Line, and the final assault into Czechoslovakia.

Erected 1972 by 87th Division Association. (Marker Number 40-56.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 34° 1.551′ N, 80° 56.262′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Fort Jackson. It is on Jackson Boulevard near Forest Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 102nd Cavalry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 77th Inf Division (approx. 0.2 miles away); 106th Inf Division (approx. 0.3 miles away); 8th Infantry Division (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bridge at Remagen Stone (approx. 1.1 miles away); 31st Inf Division

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Fort Jackson Elementary School / Hood Street Elementary School (approx. 1.1 miles away); 30th Inf Division (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . The 87th Infantry Division ("Golden Acorn"). Motto: Stalwart and Strong
Training: Moved to the Tennessee Maneuver Area on 3 December 1943, for the Second Army #4 Tennessee Maneuvers; Consolidated to Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 20 January 1944 for divisional training. (Submitted on September 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

87th Inf Division Marker, looking north along Jackson Blvd. near Forest Drive image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012

2. 87th Inf Division Marker, looking north along Jackson Blvd. near Forest Drive

87th Inf Division trained at this site in 1944. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 6, 2012

3. 87th Inf Division trained at this site in 1944.

87th Inf Division shoulder patch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia

4. 87th Inf Division shoulder patch

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 735 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.