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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]
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.
Pennsylvania Militia re-designated 1870-04-07 as the Pennsylvania National Guard. Weccacoe Legion reorganized 1870-04-29 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Philadelphia as a company. Expanded 1878-10-22 – 1878-10-26 as a battalion. Former Company A, Keystone Guards, reorganized 1878-10-30 as Company A, Weccacoe Legion.
The keystone was prescribed as the designated symbol of the National Guard of Pennsylvania on 27 August 1879. The Pennsylvania National Guard was mobilized for the Spanish–American War and the Pancho Villa Expedition.
Keystone symbols are extremely common in military heraldry. It can be found on the badge of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, [9] the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and the now-disbanded Pennsylvania State Guard. Many parts of the Pennsylvanian and United States national army also include keystone symbols on their insignia.
The 109th Infantry Regiment ("Thirteenth Pennsylvania") [1] is a parent infantry regiment of the United States Army, represented in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry, part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division.
The 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade is a heavy aviation unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. [2] The Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) is one of four brigades of the 28th Infantry Division. It provides aviation assets for both federal and state active duty missions.
Its headquarters is in Scranton, PA. [3] Pennsylvania's 7th Division moved to Camp Hancock, Georgia, in April 1917, and was there when the entire division was federalized on 5 August 1917. From May to 11 October 1917, the division was reorganized into the two-brigade, four regiment scheme, and thus became the 28th Division.