On Anderson Street at Wold Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Anderson Street.
The 24th Infantry Regiment was created by Congress in 1866 and organized through 1869 from elements of the 38th and 41st (colored) Infantry Regiments. The 24th Infantry Regiment resided on Fort Benning from 1922 to 1942. The corner of Anderson . . . — — Map (db m297111) HM
Near Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road.
Front
In honor and memory of all
those who have defended freedom
wearing Old Hickory since 1917
Workhorse of the Western Front
World War I
Somme Offensive
Ypres-Lys
Flanders 1918
World War II
Normandy . . . — — Map (db m113788) WM
On Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south.
Front
Dedicated to the loyalty, spirit,
and courage of those who served
the Regiment and those who will.
Rear
Medal of Honor
Recipients
Pvt Joseph P. Martinez
G.O. 71, 27 October 1943
LTC Don Carlos . . . — — Map (db m114297) WM
On Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south.
★ ★ ★
In honor of all who served with the 70th Infantry Division
especially those who made the supreme sacrifice
World War II ★ War on Terrorism
Erected and dedicated by members of the
70th Infantry . . . — — Map (db m114896) WM
Near Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south.
Stalwart and Strong
World War II
Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Dedicated to the memory of
the 87th Infantry Division soldiers
who made the ultimate sacrifice
to secure victory over Nazi Germany
and in honor of . . . — — Map (db m114067) WM
Near Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road.
In memory of our fallen comrades of the
96th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Killed on Leyte, Philippines and Okinawa, Japan
and to all Deadeyes who fought with valor and
distinction to defeat imperial Japan
Presidential Unit . . . — — Map (db m113785) WM
Near Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road.
Reverse side
Combat Parachute Assaults
Nadzab
Markham Valley, New Guinea
5 September 1943
Kamiri Airfield
Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea
3-4 July 1944
"Operation Topside"
Fortress Corregidor ("The Rock"), . . . — — Map (db m113723) WM
On Burr Street at Chesney Street, on the right when traveling west on Burr Street.
This marker commemorates the activation on 6 July 1942 of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Frying Pan area near here. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Gavin was the first commander. Assigned to the 82d Airborne Division in February 1943, the . . . — — Map (db m14512) HM
On Baltzell Avenue east of McIver Street, on the right when traveling east.
17th Infantry Regiment “The Buffaloes” Truth and Courage Battle Campaigns Civil War · Indian Wars · War with Spain · Philippine Insurrection · Mexican Expedition · World War II · Korean War ·Vietnam War · Operation . . . — — Map (db m112532) WM
On Morrison Avenue 0.3 miles west of Lumpkin Road.
Presented to the Infantry School by the 15th US Infantry The Can Do Regiment on its return to the United States on March 24, 1938 after over a quarter century of service in China — — Map (db m83816) HM
On Burr Street east of Chesney Street, on the left when traveling east.
Those Who Covertly Jumped Alone or in Small Groups
WWII - Present
Office of Strategic Forces•U.S. Army Special Forces•U.S. Special Operations Command
Office of Strategic Services 1942-1945
Jedburgh Teams
Operational Groups
OSS . . . — — Map (db m297331) WM
On Vibbert Avenue at Austin Loop, on the right when traveling west on Vibbert Avenue.
The 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, lived with his family at 206 Austin Loop, while stationed at Fort Benning as a major from 1926-1927.
During that time, he served as executive office of the 24th Infantry and . . . — — Map (db m57604) HM
Near Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south.
In honor of the U.S. Army sniper, those silent warriors who support and defend these United States of America their service, dedication and sacrifice for our liberties in past, present and future conflicts will never be forgotten. "one shot one kill. — — Map (db m114069) WM
On Baltzell Avenue 0 miles east of Stonewall Road, on the left when traveling east.
Fort Benning - Station Hospital
In 1923 the U.S. Congress appropriated funds for the erection of a hospital at Fort Benning. The hospital complex, consisting of ten buildings, was opened in 1925. During World War Two as many as 36, 000 . . . — — Map (db m57705) HM
On Richardson Circle 0 miles south of Baltzell Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Side 1: Fort Benning
Kasihta or Cusseta Town, an important Creek Nation market, played a part in American Revolutionary affairs. In 1780 British Colonel John Tate recruited a large force of local Indians for duty with the British in . . . — — Map (db m57897) HM
On Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the memory of
the men and women who made
the supreme sacrifice while
Prisoners of War in
★★ World War II ★★
1941 ★ ★ ★ 1945
★★ Korea ★★
1951 ★ . . . — — Map (db m114070) WM
On First Division Road, on the right when traveling west.
Marshall House Named in Honor Of GEN George C. Marshall US Army Awarded Distinguished Service Medal 7981 First Division Road 791 — — Map (db m113103) HM
Near Eckel Street east of Holtz Street, on the right when traveling east.
Named in honor of
Pvt. George Watson 29th. QM. Regt USA.
The first colored inductee of this
reception center to receive the D.S.C.
Awarded for heroism in action near Porloch
Harbor, New Guinea, by GO. 52, H Q.U.S.A.F.
in the Far . . . — — Map (db m297101) HM WM
On Indianhead Road at Lavoie Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Indianhead Road.
Indianhead Housing was developed in 1933 to provide adequate housing to black NCOs and their families. These 18 structures mirrored white NCO quarters constructed prior to desegregation and integration of the Armed Forces. Formally utilized as . . . — — Map (db m297113) HM
On Anderson Street 0 miles south of Vibbert Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
On 15 December 1919, War Department Orders established the Infantry Board as a development and testing laboratory with permanent station at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Board’s mission was to consider, with continuity of effort, the improvement of . . . — — Map (db m57078) HM
On Lumpkin Road at Sigerfoos Road, on the right when traveling north on Lumpkin Road.
Along the Federal Road built in 1811 east and west through this place there passed in 1825 Lafayette Soldier of France and volunteer in the cause of American Liberty “At the first news my heart was enrolled” Here stood the Indian . . . — — Map (db m111889) HM WM
On Edwards Street at Marchant Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Edwards Street.
On 28 March 1941, Private Felix Hall was discovered hanged by the neck with his hands and feet bound. A 20th Engineer Regiment Platoon found his body in a ravine near the Chattahoochee River, about 1000 meters west of the Jump Tower area. PVT . . . — — Map (db m297096) HM
On Jecelin Road 1.5 miles north of Dixie Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The Old Federal Road, which intersected the Chattahoochee River at this natural fording site, was originally a Lower Creek Indian Nation trading path. With the advent of colonization, it became one of western Georgia's earliest and most important . . . — — Map (db m40597) HM
On Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south.
1st Battalion (Airborne)
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
193rd Infantry Brigade
Republic of Panama
Bronze plaque
The "Red Devil" Battalion executed a helicopter air assault into Ft. Amador, Panama on 20 . . . — — Map (db m114889) WM
Near Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road.
Front
In 1918, the 31st Infantry Regiment deployed to Siberia to protect allied interests and guard the Trans-Siberian railroad. In sharp actions with bandits and Red forces, 16 soldiers earned the DSC and 32 soldiers were killed in . . . — — Map (db m113786) WM
On Vibbert Avenue at Austin Loop, on the right when traveling east on Vibbert Avenue.
On this site stood Building 5, the first permanent Post HQ building and later the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Building. Built in 1911 as a dairy creamery, it became the Officers' Mess in 1919. In 1924 it became the Post HQ, headed by the . . . — — Map (db m57464) HM
On Vibbert Avenue 0.1 miles west of Lumpkin Road, on the right when traveling east.
“Riverside” was built in 1909 by Arthur Bussey, a prominent Columbus, Georgia businessman, and served as a summer home for the Bussey family. The spacious
dwelling was surrounded by one of the last self-supporting plantations in this area. When in . . . — — Map (db m57605) HM
On Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south.
United by Sacrifice
Artist Lynn Weiler Liverton
This Tropic Lightning Memorial symbolizes
heroes from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the
Global War on Terror coming together to pay
tribute to their fallen comrades . . . — — Map (db m114300) WM
