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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]
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.
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]
Pennsylvania National Guard; 0–9. 103rd Armor Regiment; 111th Infantry Regiment (United States) 112th Infantry Regiment (United States) B. Bradford Armory; C. Camp ...
Former Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment, reorganized 1920-08-02 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Philadelphia as Company A, 3rd Infantry; Federally recognized 1920-08-07. Reorganized and re-designated 1921-04-01 as the Howitzer Company, 111th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division.
Pennsylvania Army National Guard; 0–9. 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; 56th Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (United States) C. Combat Aviation ...
Mansfield Armory, is a historic National Guard armory located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, in Tioga County. It was built in 1938-1939 for the 108th Ambulance Company, 103rd Medical Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The utilitarian brick, 94-by-104-foot (29 by 32 m) building has a center drill hall rising above the surrounding one ...