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The 28th Infantry Division ("Keystone") [1] is a unit of the United States Army National Guard, and is the oldest division-sized unit in the Army. [2] Some of the units of the division can trace their lineage to Benjamin Franklin 's battalion, The Pennsylvania Associators (1747–1777). [ 3 ]
Major General James Garesche Ord (October 18, 1886 – April 17, 1960) was a United States Army officer who briefly commanded the 28th Infantry Division and was Chairman of the Joint Brazil–U.S. Defense Commission during World War II.
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 28th "Keystone" Infantry Division. Worn by soldiers of 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division. Distinctive brigade badge. The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division.
Executive Order 14183 titled "Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness" is an executive order issued by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2025. It revokes Executive Order 14004 and establishes policies to reinforce military standards related to physical and mental fitness, unit cohesion, and mission effectiveness.
Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment. The first was a provisional unit that was constituted on 29 January 1813 and served during The War of 1812 .
General Order No. 28 was a military decree made by Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler during the American Civil War. [1] Following the Battle of New Orleans , Butler established himself as military commander of that city on May 1, 1862.
Members of the army's Military Council were Brigade Commissioner Vasily T. Kolesnikov, and Army Chief of Staff Major General Pavel G. Egorov. On 14 July 1941, the order creating the Reserve Front gave the 28th Army's composition as nine divisions, one gun, one howitzer, and four corps artillery regiments, and four anti-tank artillery regiments. [1]
In October, the Army reorganized the Pennsylvania National Guard's 7th Division, designating it as the 28th Division and the regiment was redesignated from the 10th to the 110th. The strength of the infantry regiment under the new table of organization published by the War Department was 3,750 soldiers. [ 3 ]