28th Infantry Division (United States)

The 28th Infantry Division ("Keystone") is a unit of the Army National Guard and is the oldest division-sized unit in the Department of Defense. Some of the units of the division can trace their lineage to Benjamin Franklin's battalion, The Pennsylvania Associators (1747–1777). The division was officially established in 1879 and was later redesignated as the 28th Division in 1917, after the entry of America into the First World War. It is today part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Maryland Army National Guard, Ohio Army National Guard, and New Jersey Army National Guard.

28th Infantry Division
The 28th Infantry Division's combat service identification badge
Active1879–1919
1921–present
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Army
TypeLight infantry
Stryker infantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQHarrisburg Military Post
Nickname(s)"Keystone" (special designation); "Iron Division"
Motto(s)"Fire and Movement", "Roll On"
EngagementsAmerican Civil War

Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War I

  • Champagne-Marne
  • Aisne-Marne
  • Oise-Aisne
  • Ypres-Lys
  • Meuse-Argonne

World War II

Persian Gulf War

Kosovo Force (2003)
Global War on Terror

  • Iraq War
  • War in Afghanistan
  • Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq, 2015-)
Commanders
Current
commander		MG Michael E. Wegscheider
Notable
commanders		MG John F. Hartranft
MG Omar N. Bradley
MG Norman D. Cota
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Flag
Shoulder sleeve insignia (1918–current)

It was originally nicknamed the "Keystone Division," as it was formed from units of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Pennsylvania being known as the "Keystone State." During World War II, it was given the nickname the "Bloody Bucket" division by German forces due to the shape and color of its red keystone insignia. Today the 28th Infantry Division goes by the name given to it by General Pershing during World War I: "Iron Division." The 28th is the first Army National Guard division to field the Stryker infantry fighting vehicle, as part of the Army's reorganization in the first decade of the 2000s.

The 28th is also one of the most decorated infantry divisions in the United States Army.

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