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

Page 14 text:

S EQ .S 5 WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR II Z f f? , M , ,L RRR T, 3-:,f3..... .iw v x A Uyxm:k.- K Q, ,. sg ' R if R R W .R if K ' ' RRR .E Q if S R7 1 Q , R ' ii .f 'W 1 29 fvh 'flag ,gaig , 4 ..,,K B N, -'H vi? 75' - V P if M ,QM 'Q 'if' if X' 5 -Q Hn- 'N..,,,,. ..,.. ,Qi - L -- if K ' ' A X: . Q, ,, A Nb su ' 5 ' ,, , wh ,,,. .WW

Page 13 text:

But almost as suddenly as it had begun, the clamor and activity sub- sided. With the signing of the Armis- tice in 1918, the famed 30th Division was deactivated at Camp Jackson. The 5th Infantry Division trained here until deactivated in October of 1921. The installation reverted to control of the Cantonment Lands Commission, and from 1925 to 1939 the silence of the post was broken only by training exercises of the South Carolina National Guard. In 1940, the installation, once again under federal control, was offi- cially designated Fort Jackson and was organized as an Infantry Train- ing Center. Firing ranges were con- structed and more than 100 miles of roads were hard surfaced. During World War II the Old Hickoryv 30th Division was one of the first units to occupy the Fort, just as it had in 1917. Among other famed units to train at Fort Jackson during this period were the 4th, 6th, 8th, 26th, 30th, 77th, 87th, 100th and the 106th. The 31st Dixie Division trained here during the Korean War. Literally thousands of troops were trained by other units at the Fort during the Korean and Vietnam con- flicts. Today, Fort Jackson is officially designated as a U.S. Army Training Center where young men and women are taught to look, act and think as soldiers, always. From its earliest days, Fort Jack- son personnel have exemplified the can-do spirit with the drive and the determination to get the job done. With some 70,000 soldiers trained here annually, it becomes clear that this is a living heritage and a tradition which continues today. Fort Jackson is one of the largest training facilities of its type in the world today. Some 70,000 soldiers are trained here annually. The post is almost 53,000 acres or 82 square miles in area and there are more than 1,700 buildings. Access to the instal- lation and its training areas is pro- vided by more than 130 miles of un- surfaced roads. The first flag unfurled over the post in November 1917 was flown from the tallest flagpole in the Unit- ed States measuring some 153 feet. The first all-black regiment of World War I was organized here in July of 1917. Organized as the First Provisional Infantry Regiment fCol- oredl and later designated as the 371st Infantry Regiment, this unit was officially assigned to the French army. It was cited for bravery under fire and received more than 100 indi- vidual and unit decorations. The first all-female brigade was es- tablished at Fort Jackson in July of 1974. It was designated the 5th Basic Training Brigade. In keeping with its record of his- torical firsts, Fort Jackson became the proving ground for the integra- tion of basic training by sex. Both men and women are rquired to meet the same rigid standards of excel- lence. - - was -H. tN.n 'J' I 'ff'-f if EL . H

Page 15 text:

KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR