US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Jackson, SC)

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LIVES 01:14 H INFAN RY DIVISIO PLAY November, I946 and in June, I947 if s designafed as one of four perma- n+ replacemenf fraining cenfers in fhe ifed Sfafes. The famous 51h lnfanfry fision was subsequenfly reacfivafed on 2 Posf as a fraining, organizafion. ln April, l950 fhe 5fh Infanfry Division, 'er fhree years of credifable perform- :e af Forf Jackson as a replacemenf ining organizafion, was inacfivafecl and fhe Posf prepared for a sfanolby sfafus. This sfafus never fully maferialized due fo a series of world evenfs which in- fluenced fhe confinuance of fhe Posf operafions on an acfive sfafus. The im- mediafe reacfivafion of fhe 8+h lnfanfry Division as an elemenf of fhe Third Army was direcfed by fhe Deparfmenf of fhe Army and was effecfed on I7 Augusf I95O. Every efforf is made fo provide fhe soldier wifh wholesome recreafion and enferfainmenf on fhe Posf. There are locafed on fhe Posf a gymnasium, a field house wifh 3,500 seafing capacifyg a foof- ball field wifh cincler 1-rack, a sfaclium wifh 4,500 seafing capacify: fhree regimenfal baseball fields: fourfeen soffball fields, six of which are lighfed: volleyball, hancl- ball ancl baskefball courfs: four fennis courfsg fwo cemenf swimming pools and