FORT JACKSON, South Carolina

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The Division was activated on March 15, 1943 at at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

For a copy of the 1943 Thanksgiving menu at Fort Jackson, see the second Post under Thanksgiving 1944: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=dates&action=display&thread=310

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Here from the papers of Thomas Melville Dunn (424th; Lt/ Capt.) is a jpg. of a newspaper photo of the men of the division at the ceremony at Ft. Jackson:
trevilians.com/106th/images/02%20106th%20Newspaper.jpg

General Alan Jones at Ft. Jackson also from Dunn's papers posted by his son; this is a newspaper clipping, too
trevilians.com/106th/images/01%20Gen%20Alan%20Jones.jpg

Another clipping from the same event and source: trevilians.com/106th/images/02%20106th%20Newspaper.jpg