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The Pennsylvania National Guard is one of the oldest and largest National Guards in the United States Department of Defense. It traces its roots to 1747 when Benjamin Franklin established the Associators in Philadelphia. With more than 18,000 personnel, the Pennsylvania National Guard is the second-largest of all of the state National Guards.
In 1870, the name "militia" was dropped, and the force became by state law the "National Guard of Pennsylvania." In 1879, the Pennsylvania National Guard established a division, organized in a fashion not specifically approved by the War Department. [2]
The Pennsylvania National Guard is a component of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The agency employs more than 2,400 commonwealth employees and approximately 19,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members in more than 90 communities across the commonwealth, ranking it as one of the state's top 10 largest employers. [3]
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]
People of Pennsylvania in the American Revolution (5 C, 98 P) Pages in category "Military personnel from Pennsylvania" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 901 total.
Pennsylvania National Guard; 0–9. 103rd Armor Regiment; 111th Infantry Regiment (United States) 112th Infantry Regiment (United States) B. Bradford Armory; C. Camp ...
Pennsylvania Army National Guard; 0–9. 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; 56th Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (United States) C. Combat Aviation ...
The 103rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard first formed in 1941. Its legacy unit, 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor, is a subordinate command of the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team , 28th Infantry Division .