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This community, which was incorporated as Springdale in 1955, was known as Long Branch for many years and named for a nearby branch of the Congaree River. At the turn of the twentieth century it was a farming community along both sides of Platt Sp…
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In February 1942, twenty-four B-25bomber crews of the 17th BombardmentGroup at Columbia Army Air Basevolunteered to take part in a secretproject headed by Lt. Col. James H.Doolittle. This group was the nucleusof the Doolittle Raiders who, takingof…
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In 1942 the 310th, 321st, 340thgroups trained here at ColumbiaArmy Air Base for World War II.All participated in 9 campaigns and each received 2 DistinguishedUnit Citations.
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Activated in 1942 and stationed hereat Columbia Army Air Base Februarythrough April of 1945, the 319th participated in many World War II campaignsin Europe and the Pacific. The grouphas recieved numerous honors, includingtwo Presidential Unit Cita…
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Columbia Army Air BaseBuilt during 1941 as the Lexington County Airport, this airfield became the Columbia Army Air Base shortly after the U.S. entered World War II in December, 1941. The base was used to train crews for medium bombardment groups …
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