U.S. 28th Infantry Division
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The 28th Infantry Division ("Keystone") is a unit of the Army National Guard
and is the oldest division-sized unit in the armed forces
of the United States. 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 continues its service today as part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard
.
It is nicknamed the "Keystone Division," as it was formed from units of the Pennsylvania
Army National Guard
; Pennsylvania is known as the "Keystone
State". It was also nicknamed the "Bloody Bucket" division by German
forces during the Second World War due to its red insignia. The 28th is the first Army National Guard division to field the Stryker
infantry fighting vehicle, as part of the Army's modern transformation
.
was the "Division Encampment at Gettysburg
".
and 110th Infantry Regiments) and the 56th Infantry Brigade (111th and 112th Infantry Regiments). During World War I it was involved in the Meuse-Argonne, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, and Ypres-Lys (FA) operations. During the war it took a total of 14,139 casualties (KIA-2,165 ; WIA-11,974). An honor battalion of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen of the "Iron Division" (These are not soldiers, these are iron men. Gen. Pershing) dedicated the Pennsylvania World War Memorial in Argonne, France, in 1928.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZ0lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gfYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2055,909610&dq=sixth-field-artillery+gettysburg&hl=en
, England, and the Seabank Hotel
in Porthcawl
, Wales the 28th Infantry Division landed in Normandy, France, on 22 July 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle north and west of Saint-Lô
. Inching their way forward against desperate opposition, the men of the 28th took Percy
, 1 August, and Gathemo
, 10 August. On the 12th, Brigadier General Wharton was killed a few hours after assuming command. The Division began to roll north and east on 20 August, meeting light resistance except at Le Neubourg
, 24 August, and Elbeuf
on the 25th.
After parading through Paris on 29 August, it continued its sustained drive through France and Luxembourg
to the German border, assembling near Binsfeld
on 11 September. It began hammering at the Siegfried Line
the following day, destroying pillboxes and other fortifications, moved north to Elsenborn, 1 October, then returned on the 6th for patrols and rotation of troops. The 28th smashed into the Huertgen Forest, 2 November 1944, and in the savage seesaw battle which followed, Vossenack and Schmidt changed hands several times. On 19 November, the Division moved south to hold a 25-mile sector along the Our River
in Luxembourg.
The Rundstedt offensive
was launched in Belgium on 16 December along the entire Division front. The 28th fought in place using all available personnel and threw off the enemy timetable before withdrawing to Neufchâteau on 22 December for reorganization, as its units had been badly mauled. The Division moved to a defensive position along the Meuse River
from Givet
to Verdun
on 2 January 1945, then to a patrol of the Vosges Mountains
on 17 February. From 1 to 5 February, it participated in the reduction of the Colmar Pocket
, headed for the Rhine and crossed the Rhône–Rhine Canal on 6 February. After an attack toward the Ahr River on 6 March, the 28th engaged in training, rehabilitation, and holding defensive positions. Beginning on 7 April it performed occupation duties at Juelich and Kaiserslautern
until it left France.
Private Eddie Slovik
, the only U.S. soldier executed for desertion during World War II, was a member of the 28th Division.
After being inactivated as part of the Army in December 1945, it was reorganized in 1946 and returned to the Pennsylvania National Guard. Following the outbreak of the Korean War
, it was recalled to active duty. The Division re-opened the mothballed Camp Atterbury, Indiana and remained there from 13 September 1950 to 23 November 1951. It was sent to Germany to augment NATO forces in Germany and returned to National Guard status in 1954.
The Division was not mobilized during the Vietnam War
, although in 1965 it was selected as one of three divisions in the Army Selective Reserve Force. Nor was it mobilized in force for Operation Desert Storm in 1991; however, the 121st Transportation Company, one of its constituent units, served in Saudi Arabia
and volunteers from the Division were deployed overseas, some in the Middle East.
In 1996, after the signing of the Dayton Agreement
, some units of the divisional artillery were called up to serve as peacekeeping forces in Bosnia
; elements of the 28th served in Bosnia as peacekeepers for several years following this. In 2002, the 28th Division took command of the Northern Brigade Task Force (Task Force Eagle), as part of the NATO peacekeeping
mission in Bosnia as part of SFOR 12
. The leading combat arms units under the 28th while in Bosnia were the 109th Infantry and the 104th Cavalry. The division was the third reserve component division headquarters to take on this role in Bosnia (previously the Army National Guard's 49th and 29th Divisions had commanded Task Force Eagle).
In 2003, the 28th Division again led the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo
as part of KFOR 5A for a 9-month rotation. The 28th was the first reserve component division headquarters to take on this role in Kosovo. Later in 2005, elements of the 28th Division would again return to Kosovo as part of KFOR 6B, the first year-long rotation by U.S. troops to the region.
During the "Global War on Terror" following the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US the Keystone Division has provided troops for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle
and – most significantly – several thousand troops for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Company A, 28th Signal Battalion
deployed to Iraq in February 2004. The 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor and 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery deployed to Iraq in January 2004. The division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team deployed to Iraq for a year-long rotation in July 2005. Elements of the division would again return in 2006 and revolving deployments to Iraq seem likely in the future. The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
(SBCT) deployed in 2008 to Iraq. The Combat Aviation Brigade
, 28th Infantry Division deployed to Iraq in May 2009.
deployed in April 2004 to April 2005 in support of major combat missions in the Anbar province.
, was transferred from the 37th Brigade, 38th Infantry Division ("Cyclone") (Indiana Army National Guard) to the 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division with its headquarters remaining in Stow, Ohio. With its return to the 28th Infantry Division the 1–107th CAV provided many of the first soldiers to wear the Bloody Bucket in combat since World War II. In October 2003, B and C Companies, and elements of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) and Company A, of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry were activated at their home stations and traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Stewart, Georgia, for five months of mobilization training. There they were then attached to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armor (West Virginia Army National Guard), the 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor (North Carolina Army National Guard), and Troop E, 196th Cavalry (North Carolina Army National Guard) respectively, for deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom II with North Carolina's 30th Brigade Combat Team under the 1st Infantry Division. These elements of the 1st Battalion operated in Iraq from February to December 2004, serving in Kirkush, Tuz Khurmatu, Jalawla, and Baghdad. They participated in the Transition of Iraq and Iraqi Governance campaigns and returned home in late December, 2004.
The Battalion Commander LTC Richard T. Curry and CSM Albert Whatmough along with the remaining companies continued their regular training cycle until October 2004, when the remaining company's of the 1–107th Cavalry were activated for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom III. One element of HHC 1–107th CAV was then deployed to Fort Dix, New Jersey for mobilization training and left for Kuwait in January 2005. The companies operated in Baghdad, Iraq and performed detainee operations at Camps Cropper and Victory with a high profile mission of guarding the deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
while he stood trial. The Headquarters was deployed to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin and arrived in Kuwait in December 2004 and deployed to Mosul, Iraq in late December, this element included LTC Richard T. Curry the 1–107th Cavalry Commander and CSM Albert Whatmough who both deployed with the battalion in 2004–2005 with the mission of establishing the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Endurance which later became known as FOB Q-West Base Complex 30 Kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq. The mission of LTC Curry and his staff were to provide command & control of the base, establish the Base Defense Operations Center, provide life support functions, establish base defense security, combat patrols and build the FOB from the ground up into the largest logistical hub operating in northern Iraq by the end of 2005, a mission that was accomplished prior to their departure. The FOB Endurance/Q-West Base Complex HQ elements of the 1–107th CAV were attached to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and received the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
(MUC) for their accomplishments. The HHC/A Convoy Security Company conducted operations throughout Iraq logging in thousands of miles with no fatalities and provided excellent security for convoy elements. Elements of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry served within the 1st Cavalry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 3rd Infantry Division areas of operations as units of the 18th and 42nd MP Brigades. The final elements returned home from Iraq in January 2006 reuniting the battalion. Both HHC/A detachments received the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation for their service. In September 2007 the 1–107th Cavalry Regiment was transitioned, reorganized and reformed becoming the 1st Battalion 145th Armor and transferred as a separate heavy battalion assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard
. Its sister unit the 2–107th Cavalry Regiment took its place in the 28th Infantry Division in 2008.
Members of A Battery with attachments from Headquarters Battery were provisionally renamed Alpha Company 107th Military Police and deployed to Mosul, Iraq. Alpha Company was assigned to I Corps (Task Force Olympia) from Ft Lewis, WA. 1st Platoon, located on LSA Diamondback, finished construction of the military detention facility and continued to run it until re-deployment. 2nd Platoon provided external base security for the detention facility, a quick reaction force for the company and an additional security detachment for top military officials in Iraq including the Task Force Olympia's Commanding General, Deputy Commander, Provost Marshal and various VIPs at Camp Freedom. 3rd Platoon conducted Military Police combat operations with the 3rd SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division, as well as security missions for the Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi police forces, and other coalition provisional governmental organizations in Mosul. Alpha Company also provided logistic support and additional convoy and unit security for separate units with no local higher headquarters including the 330th MP Company (L&O), CID detachment and soldiers from the 3rd platoon of the 293d MP Company which was briefly attached. The Company served from February 2004 to February 2005.
were activated and, with attachments from several other Pennsylvania Army National Guard
units, reconfigured as military police companies and trained at Ft. Dix for deployment to Iraq. They were designated as companies of the 89th MP Brigade
and left for Iraq in March 2004 with days of each other. Once in Iraq, they were assigned to some of the most sensitive missions of OIF II. Three platoons of Bravo Company (1st, 3rd and Headquarters) were attached to the Iraq Survey Group
; while 2nd and 4th Platoons served in Iraqi Police Support, later as area patrols for Camp Fallujah and eventually as transportation escorts for high-ranking Iraqi government officials. Charlie Company was assigned to the HVD facility at Camp Cropper
, with an entire platoon assigned solely to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
. The units both redeployed in March 2005.
Task Force 1–103rd Armor (Dragoons)
, Utah
, Michigan
, Kentucky
, New Jersey
and Nebraska
. 2/28 BCT conducted its post mobilization training at Camp Shelby
, MS
. The soldiers were trained in full spectrum operations and received additional equipment.
In May 2005, 2nd Brigade soldiers trained at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA
to prepare for their upcoming mission in Iraq
due to start in July 2005.
In late June and early July 2005 2nd Brigade soldiers began deploying to the Al-Anbar province and were under the command of the 2nd Marine Division through February 2006 and then were under command of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Forward through June 2006.
The 2/28 BCT received transfer of authority for its area of operations (AO) in central Al Anbar Province in July 2005. The area of operations was very large, but 2/28 BCT focused operations along the Euphrates River Valley from Ramadi
to Al Habanyah
, about 35 kilometers to the east. Ramadi was the 2/28 BCT main effort for the following reasons: 1) capitol of Al Anbar province and home to the provincial governor and government center 2) large urban area with a population of approximately 400,000 Iraqi citizens 3) Al-Qaeda in Iraq
focused on the area. The Ramadi area was known as one of the most violent and dangerous areas in Iraq.
The mission of the 2/28 BCT was to neutralize the insurgency and develop Iraqi Security Forces
within the area of operations in order to create stable and secure conditions and allow for self-governance. The BCT conducted counterinsurgency operations to kill or detain insurgents, to locate weapons caches, to detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs), to engage in on-going dialogue with community and government leaders, to recruit, train and integrate Iraqi Army
and Iraqi Police
, and to conduct civil affairs
projects to improve sewer, water, energy, medical and school facilities.
2/28 BCT operations resulted in: 1) Millions of dollars of humanitarian assistance projects were completed 2)Over 3,000 insurgents and terrorists detained or killed 3)Successful referendum election in October 2005 and successful general election in December 2005 4) Approximately 5,000 Iraqi soldiers trained and integrated into all operations. This included transitioning area of operations to Iraqi brigades and battalions. 5)Hundreds of tons of explosives, ammunition, and weapons seized from insurgent caches 6) over 1,000 young men of Ramadi recruited into the Iraqi Police 7) Coalition force and Iraqi Army outposts established and areas controlled that had formerly been insurgent strongholds 8) Over 1,100 roadside bombs discovered before they could be used against civilians, Iraqi government officials, or coalition forces and Iraqi soldiers.
2/28 BCT was awarded the Naval Unit Commendation as part of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) for the period of 28 February 2006 until transition of authority to 1st Armored Division. .
2nd Brigade – OIF Composition
The brigade trained at Camp Shelby, Mississippi from 19 September 2008 until November 2008 when it moved to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Fort Polk
, Louisiana
until December 2008. The brigade continued training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in December 2008 and moved to Camp Buehring
, Kuwait in the United States Central Command
area of operations in January 2009 awaiting movement into Iraq
. The 56th SBCT, based out Camp Taji
, Iraq, conducted operations in the northern Baghdad Governorate from January to September 2009, before redeploying to Kuwait and returning home at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
56th Stryker Brigade – OIF Composition
began mobilization on 29 January 2009 for Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11. Over 2,000 soldiers from multiple states completed validation training at Fort Sill
, Oklahoma
before moving to Camp Buehring
, Kuwait. Throughout the opening days of May 2009, soldiers flew into multiple Forward Operating Base
s across Iraq with the majority of the brigade based out of Tallil
, Al Kut, and Basrah.
CAB – OIF Composition
(*** C/3-159 ARB is a Regular Army unit that was OPCON to 2–104 GSAB during OIF 08-10. They are currently task organized as a part of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade
, stationed in Germany.)
As a modular division, the 28th consists of two Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, one Heavy Brigade Combat Team, one Stryker Brigade Combat Team and one Combat Aviation Brigade.
28th Infantry Division exercises Training and Readiness Oversight of the following elements, they cannot be considered organic:
, a movie about the battle at Huertgen Forest. In the 1919 classic silent film J'accuse the US 28th Division is acknowledged as being in the film.
A shrine dedicated to the 28th Infantry Division is located on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum
in Boalsburg
, Pennsylvania. This site was formerly the estate of Colonel Theodore Davis Boal. In 1916 Boal formed the Boal Troop, the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, State College
, a horse-mounted machine gun unit which was accepted as a provisional unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. In April 1917, the Boal Troop was reconfigured as an infantry unit, Company A of the 107th Machine Gun Battalion, and deployed to France for service in World War I.
In 1919, soldiers of the Boal Troop returning from the war erected a monument on the Boal Estate dedicated to their fallen comrades. In the 1920s, other units of the 28th began erecting their own memorials, and began to refer to the area as a "shrine". In 1931, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
purchased the site, and in 1969 the Pennsylvania Military Museum
was opened. By 1971, memorials to most of the units of the 28th that served in World War I had been erected, and in 1997 a World War II memorial was dedicated at this site.
Members of the 28th Infantry Division have gathered for a memorial service at the shrine every third Sunday in May since 1919. U.S. Route 322
, on which the shrine is located, is named the Pennsylvania 28th Division Highway.
Army National Guard
Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
and is the oldest division-sized unit in the armed forces
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
of the United States. 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 continues its service today as part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Pennsylvania Army National Guard
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard, abbreviated PAARNG, is part of the United States Army National Guard and is based in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
.
It is nicknamed the "Keystone Division," as it was formed from units of the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
Army National Guard
United States National Guard
The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...
; Pennsylvania is known as the "Keystone
Keystone (architecture)
A keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch to bear weight. This makes a keystone very important structurally...
State". It was also nicknamed the "Bloody Bucket" division by German
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
forces during the Second World War due to its red insignia. The 28th is the first Army National Guard division to field the Stryker
Stryker
The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled, 4-wheel-drive , armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army. The vehicle is named for two American servicemen who posthumously received the Medal of Honor:...
infantry fighting vehicle, as part of the Army's modern transformation
Transformation of the United States Army
Army Transformation describes the future-concept of the United States Army's plan of modernization. Transformation is a generalized term for the integration of new concepts, organizations, and technology within the armed forces of the United States....
.
History
From 11–18 August 1894, Camp Samuel W. CrawfordSamuel W. Crawford
Samuel Wylie Crawford was a United States Army surgeon and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
was the "Division Encampment at Gettysburg
Gettysburg Battlefield camps after the American Civil War
Gettysburg Battlefield camps after the American Civil War were used by the Pennsylvania National Guard, Civil War veterans, the United States Marine Corps, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the United States Army, and the Youth Conservation Corps....
".
World War I
The 28th Division traces its history from the briefly active 7th Division, formed in May 1917. In July 1917 or later, the division was renamed the 28th Division. It was activated in September 1917. Its initial organization included the 55th Infantry Brigade (109th109th Infantry Regiment
The 109th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, assigned to the 28th Infantry Division . Currently, the 1st Battalion/109th Infantry is a component unit of the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 28th Infantry Division.One soldier, Technical Sergeant Francis J...
and 110th Infantry Regiments) and the 56th Infantry Brigade (111th and 112th Infantry Regiments). During World War I it was involved in the Meuse-Argonne, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, and Ypres-Lys (FA) operations. During the war it took a total of 14,139 casualties (KIA-2,165 ; WIA-11,974). An honor battalion of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen of the "Iron Division" (These are not soldiers, these are iron men. Gen. Pershing) dedicated the Pennsylvania World War Memorial in Argonne, France, in 1928.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZ0lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gfYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2055,909610&dq=sixth-field-artillery+gettysburg&hl=en
- Commanders:
- Maj. Gen. C. M. Clement (17 July 1917)
- Brig. Gen. W. G. Price, Jr. (18 September 1917)
- Brig. Gen. F. W. Stilwell (28 October 1917)
- Maj. Gen. C. M. Clement (4 December 1917)
- Brig. Gen. F. W. Stilwell (11 December 1917)
- Maj. Gen. C. H. Muir (15 December 1917)
- Brig. Gen. F. H. Albright (23 October 1918)
- Maj. Gen. William H. Hay (25 October 1918)
- Inactivated: Spring 1919.
World War II
- Activated: 17 February 1941 Camp LivingstonCamp LivingstonCamp Livingston was a U.S. Army military camp during World War II located on the Rapides Parish and Grant Parish line in north Louisiana, north of Pineville, Louisiana.- History :...
Louisiana . - Overseas: 8 October 1943.
- Campaigns: Normandy, North France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe.
- Days of combat: 196.
- Awards: MH-1Francis J. ClarkFrancis J. Clark was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.-Biography:...
; DSC-29 ; DSM-1; SS-435; LM-27; SM-21 ; BSM-2,312 ; AM-100. - Commanders:
- Maj. Gen. Edward Martin (February–December 1941)
- Maj. Gen. J. Garsche Ord (January–May 1942)
- Maj. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (June 1942 – January 1943)
- Maj. Gen. Lloyd D. Brown (January 1943 – August 1944)
- Brig. Gen. James E. Wharton (12–13 August 1944)
- Maj. Gen. Norman D. CotaNorman CotaNorman Daniel "Dutch" Cota, Sr. was a United States Army general during World War II. Cota was heavily involved in the planning and execution of the invasion of France, codenamed Operation Neptune, and the subsequent Battle of Normandy.-Early life:Cota was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the son...
(August 1944 to inactivation).
- Returned to U.S.: 2 August 1945.
- Inactivated: 13 December 1945.
Organization
- 109th, 110th, 111th, and 112th Infantry Regiments
- 107th, 108th, 109th and 229th Field Artillery Battalions
- 103rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Combat chronicle
After training in SouthamptonSouthampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, England, and the Seabank Hotel
Seabank Hotel
The Seabank Hotel is an historic hotel located in Porthcawl, southern Wales. The hotel is located on the corner of the front Esplanade and Picton Avenue overlooking the sea. The current building is dated to the mid 1930s. The distinctive white building with its red tiled roof, along with the Grand...
in Porthcawl
Porthcawl
Porthcawl is a town on the south coast of Wales in the county borough of Bridgend, 25 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 19 miles southeast of Swansea...
, Wales the 28th Infantry Division landed in Normandy, France, on 22 July 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle north and west of Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô is a commune in north-western France, the capital of the Manche department in Normandy.-History:Originally called Briovère , the town is built on and around ramparts. Originally it was a Gaul fortified settlement...
. Inching their way forward against desperate opposition, the men of the 28th took Percy
Percy, Manche
Percy is a village and commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Heraldry:...
, 1 August, and Gathemo
Gathemo
Gathemo is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France....
, 10 August. On the 12th, Brigadier General Wharton was killed a few hours after assuming command. The Division began to roll north and east on 20 August, meeting light resistance except at Le Neubourg
Le Neubourg
Le Neubourg is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, 24 August, and Elbeuf
Elbeuf
-Population:-Places of interest:* The mairie, also housing the museum.* Two seventeenth century churches.* Some sixteenth century houses.* A fifteenth century stone cross.* The theatre , renovated in the late twentieth century.-Notable people:...
on the 25th.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
to the German border, assembling near Binsfeld
Binsfeld
Binsfeld is a village in the commune of Weiswampach, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 220....
on 11 September. It began hammering at the Siegfried Line
Siegfried Line
The original Siegfried line was a line of defensive forts and tank defences built by Germany as a section of the Hindenburg Line 1916–1917 in northern France during World War I...
the following day, destroying pillboxes and other fortifications, moved north to Elsenborn, 1 October, then returned on the 6th for patrols and rotation of troops. The 28th smashed into the Huertgen Forest, 2 November 1944, and in the savage seesaw battle which followed, Vossenack and Schmidt changed hands several times. On 19 November, the Division moved south to hold a 25-mile sector along the Our River
Our River
The Our is a river of Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left tributary to the river Sauer/Sûre. Its total length is 78 km....
in Luxembourg.
The Rundstedt offensive
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
was launched in Belgium on 16 December along the entire Division front. The 28th fought in place using all available personnel and threw off the enemy timetable before withdrawing to Neufchâteau on 22 December for reorganization, as its units had been badly mauled. The Division moved to a defensive position along the Meuse River
Meuse River
The Maas or Meuse is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea...
from Givet
Givet
Givet is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France very close to the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont....
to Verdun
Verdun
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :...
on 2 January 1945, then to a patrol of the Vosges Mountains
Vosges mountains
For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany. They extend along the west side of the Rhine valley in a northnortheast direction, mainly from Belfort to Saverne...
on 17 February. From 1 to 5 February, it participated in the reduction of the Colmar Pocket
Colmar Pocket
The Colmar Pocket ; in Alsace, France, was the site of an operation during the Second World War, between 20 January and 9 February 1945, where the French First Army and the U.S...
, headed for the Rhine and crossed the Rhône–Rhine Canal on 6 February. After an attack toward the Ahr River on 6 March, the 28th engaged in training, rehabilitation, and holding defensive positions. Beginning on 7 April it performed occupation duties at Juelich and Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
until it left France.
Private Eddie Slovik
Eddie Slovik
Edward Donald Slovik was a private in the United States Army during World War II and the only American soldier to be court-martialled and executed for desertion since the American Civil War....
, the only U.S. soldier executed for desertion during World War II, was a member of the 28th Division.
Assignments in the ETO
- 22 October 1943: V Corps, First Army.
- 14 April 1944: XX CorpsXX Corps (United States)The XX Corps of the United States Army fought from northern France to Austria in World War II. Constituted by redesignating the IV Armored Corps, which had been activated at Camp Young, California on 5 September 1942, XX Corps became operational in France as part of Lieutenant General George S....
, Third Army - 24 April 1944: Third Army, but attached to First Army
- 26 July 1944: XIX CorpsXIX Corps (United States)XIX Corps started as the III Armored Corps at Camp Polk, Louisiana on 20 August 1942 under the command of Major General Willis D. Crittenberger....
- 30 July 1944: XIX Corps, First Army
- 1 August 1944: XIX Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group
- 28 August 1944: V Corps
- 19 November 1944: VIII Corps
- 20 December 1944: VIII Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group.
- 5 January 1945: VIII Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group, but attached to Oise Section, Communications Zone, for supply.
- 6 January 1945: VIII Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group.
- 8 January 1945: Third Army, 12th Army Group.
- 9 January 1945: Fifteenth Army, 12th Army Group.
- 16 January 1945: Fifteenth Army, 12th Army Group, but attached to Seventh Army, 6th Army Group.
- 20 January 1945: French II Corps.
- 28 January 1945: XXI Corps.
- 14 February 1945: Fifteenth Army, 12th Army Group, but attached to Seventh Army, 6th Army Group.
- 19 February 1945: 12th Army Group.
- 21 February 1945: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group.
- 16 March 1945: VIII Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group.
- 22 March 1945: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group.
- 28 March 1945: III Corps.
- 7 April 1945: First Army, 12th Army Group.
- 10 April 1945: Fifteenth Army, 12th Army Group.
- 13 April 1945: XXII Corps.
- 26 April 1945: XXIII Corps.
Post World War II Service
The 28th Infantry Division has continued to serve the nation as part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.After being inactivated as part of the Army in December 1945, it was reorganized in 1946 and returned to the Pennsylvania National Guard. Following the outbreak of the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
, it was recalled to active duty. The Division re-opened the mothballed Camp Atterbury, Indiana and remained there from 13 September 1950 to 23 November 1951. It was sent to Germany to augment NATO forces in Germany and returned to National Guard status in 1954.
The Division was not mobilized during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, although in 1965 it was selected as one of three divisions in the Army Selective Reserve Force. Nor was it mobilized in force for Operation Desert Storm in 1991; however, the 121st Transportation Company, one of its constituent units, served in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and volunteers from the Division were deployed overseas, some in the Middle East.
In 1996, after the signing of the Dayton Agreement
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
, some units of the divisional artillery were called up to serve as peacekeeping forces in Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
; elements of the 28th served in Bosnia as peacekeepers for several years following this. In 2002, the 28th Division took command of the Northern Brigade Task Force (Task Force Eagle), as part of the NATO peacekeeping
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
mission in Bosnia as part of SFOR 12
SFOR
The Stabilisation Force was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina which was tasked with upholding the Dayton Agreement. It replaced the previous force IFOR...
. The leading combat arms units under the 28th while in Bosnia were the 109th Infantry and the 104th Cavalry. The division was the third reserve component division headquarters to take on this role in Bosnia (previously the Army National Guard's 49th and 29th Divisions had commanded Task Force Eagle).
In 2003, the 28th Division again led the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
as part of KFOR 5A for a 9-month rotation. The 28th was the first reserve component division headquarters to take on this role in Kosovo. Later in 2005, elements of the 28th Division would again return to Kosovo as part of KFOR 6B, the first year-long rotation by U.S. troops to the region.
During the "Global War on Terror" following the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US the Keystone Division has provided troops for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Noble Eagle is the name given to military operations related to homelandsecurity and support to federal, state, and local agencies...
and – most significantly – several thousand troops for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Company A, 28th Signal Battalion
28th Signal Battalion
Lineage of the 28th Signal Battalion*Organized 12 September 1908 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Pittsburgh as Company A, Signal Corps.*Redesignated 1 October 1912 as Field Company A, Signal Corps....
deployed to Iraq in February 2004. The 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor and 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery deployed to Iraq in January 2004. The division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team deployed to Iraq for a year-long rotation in July 2005. Elements of the division would again return in 2006 and revolving deployments to Iraq seem likely in the future. The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, also known as the Independence Brigade, is a brigade combat team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The 56th SBCT is one of nine Stryker Brigade Combat Teams in the United States Army and one of five brigades of the 28th Infantry...
(SBCT) deployed in 2008 to Iraq. The Combat Aviation Brigade
Combat Aviation Brigade
A Combat Aviation Brigade is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack helicopters , reconnaissance helicopters , medium-lift helicopters , heavy-lift helicopters , and MEDEVAC capability.- History :Combat...
, 28th Infantry Division deployed to Iraq in May 2009.
Company A, 28th Signal Battalion
Co A, 28th Signal Battalion28th Signal Battalion
Lineage of the 28th Signal Battalion*Organized 12 September 1908 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Pittsburgh as Company A, Signal Corps.*Redesignated 1 October 1912 as Field Company A, Signal Corps....
deployed in April 2004 to April 2005 in support of major combat missions in the Anbar province.
1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment
In September, 2001, the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment
The 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Ohio Army National Guard, with troops in multiple locations throughout northeastern Ohio and has served proudly in the United States of America major wars and conflicts since 1898 until its Inactivation on 31 August 2007.-History: 107th ACR...
, was transferred from the 37th Brigade, 38th Infantry Division ("Cyclone") (Indiana Army National Guard) to the 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division with its headquarters remaining in Stow, Ohio. With its return to the 28th Infantry Division the 1–107th CAV provided many of the first soldiers to wear the Bloody Bucket in combat since World War II. In October 2003, B and C Companies, and elements of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) and Company A, of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry were activated at their home stations and traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Stewart, Georgia, for five months of mobilization training. There they were then attached to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armor (West Virginia Army National Guard), the 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor (North Carolina Army National Guard), and Troop E, 196th Cavalry (North Carolina Army National Guard) respectively, for deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom II with North Carolina's 30th Brigade Combat Team under the 1st Infantry Division. These elements of the 1st Battalion operated in Iraq from February to December 2004, serving in Kirkush, Tuz Khurmatu, Jalawla, and Baghdad. They participated in the Transition of Iraq and Iraqi Governance campaigns and returned home in late December, 2004.
The Battalion Commander LTC Richard T. Curry and CSM Albert Whatmough along with the remaining companies continued their regular training cycle until October 2004, when the remaining company's of the 1–107th Cavalry were activated for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom III. One element of HHC 1–107th CAV was then deployed to Fort Dix, New Jersey for mobilization training and left for Kuwait in January 2005. The companies operated in Baghdad, Iraq and performed detainee operations at Camps Cropper and Victory with a high profile mission of guarding the deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
while he stood trial. The Headquarters was deployed to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin and arrived in Kuwait in December 2004 and deployed to Mosul, Iraq in late December, this element included LTC Richard T. Curry the 1–107th Cavalry Commander and CSM Albert Whatmough who both deployed with the battalion in 2004–2005 with the mission of establishing the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Endurance which later became known as FOB Q-West Base Complex 30 Kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq. The mission of LTC Curry and his staff were to provide command & control of the base, establish the Base Defense Operations Center, provide life support functions, establish base defense security, combat patrols and build the FOB from the ground up into the largest logistical hub operating in northern Iraq by the end of 2005, a mission that was accomplished prior to their departure. The FOB Endurance/Q-West Base Complex HQ elements of the 1–107th CAV were attached to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and received the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions....
(MUC) for their accomplishments. The HHC/A Convoy Security Company conducted operations throughout Iraq logging in thousands of miles with no fatalities and provided excellent security for convoy elements. Elements of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry served within the 1st Cavalry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 3rd Infantry Division areas of operations as units of the 18th and 42nd MP Brigades. The final elements returned home from Iraq in January 2006 reuniting the battalion. Both HHC/A detachments received the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation for their service. In September 2007 the 1–107th Cavalry Regiment was transitioned, reorganized and reformed becoming the 1st Battalion 145th Armor and transferred as a separate heavy battalion assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard
Ohio National Guard
The Ohio National Guard comprises:* Ohio Army National Guard* Ohio Air National Guard-External links:* compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History...
. Its sister unit the 2–107th Cavalry Regiment took its place in the 28th Infantry Division in 2008.
2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition)
Assigned to the 28th Infantry Division in September 2008, the 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry during the years 2006–2010 deployed at different times Troops A, B, & C in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom conducting various SECFOR and Convoy Escort missions.1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery
In December 2003 the 1st Battalion 107th FA was activated and received Military Police training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Following a month of training, the soldiers of the 107th where deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The different batteries where dispersed throughout Iraq serving as MPs. The members of the 107th returned home in February 2005. C Battery saw action in Fallujah during Operation Valiant Resolve in the spring campaign. Members of C Battery also saw combat in the area surrounding Camp Anaconda and Abu Ghraib, a military prison. Another contingent provided security for Ambassador Paul Bremer and other high ranking State Department officials at Coalition HQ.Members of A Battery with attachments from Headquarters Battery were provisionally renamed Alpha Company 107th Military Police and deployed to Mosul, Iraq. Alpha Company was assigned to I Corps (Task Force Olympia) from Ft Lewis, WA. 1st Platoon, located on LSA Diamondback, finished construction of the military detention facility and continued to run it until re-deployment. 2nd Platoon provided external base security for the detention facility, a quick reaction force for the company and an additional security detachment for top military officials in Iraq including the Task Force Olympia's Commanding General, Deputy Commander, Provost Marshal and various VIPs at Camp Freedom. 3rd Platoon conducted Military Police combat operations with the 3rd SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division, as well as security missions for the Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi police forces, and other coalition provisional governmental organizations in Mosul. Alpha Company also provided logistic support and additional convoy and unit security for separate units with no local higher headquarters including the 330th MP Company (L&O), CID detachment and soldiers from the 3rd platoon of the 293d MP Company which was briefly attached. The Company served from February 2004 to February 2005.
2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor
In January, 2004, B and C Companies of the 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment103rd Armor Regiment (United States)
The 103rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard first formed in 1941.-Lineage:Constituted 3 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion...
were activated and, with attachments from several other Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Pennsylvania Army National Guard
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard, abbreviated PAARNG, is part of the United States Army National Guard and is based in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
units, reconfigured as military police companies and trained at Ft. Dix for deployment to Iraq. They were designated as companies of the 89th MP Brigade
89th Military Police Brigade (United States)
The 89th Military Police Brigade is a military police brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Hood, Texas. It is a subordinate unit of III Corps....
and left for Iraq in March 2004 with days of each other. Once in Iraq, they were assigned to some of the most sensitive missions of OIF II. Three platoons of Bravo Company (1st, 3rd and Headquarters) were attached to the Iraq Survey Group
Iraq Survey Group
The Iraq Survey Group was a fact-finding mission sent by the multinational force in Iraq after the 2003 invasion of Iraq to find the alleged weapons of mass destruction alleged to be possessed by Iraq that had been the main ostensible reason for the invasion. Its final report is commonly called...
; while 2nd and 4th Platoons served in Iraqi Police Support, later as area patrols for Camp Fallujah and eventually as transportation escorts for high-ranking Iraqi government officials. Charlie Company was assigned to the HVD facility at Camp Cropper
Camp Cropper
Camp Cropper is a holding facility for security detainees operated by the United States Army near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The facility was initially operated as a high-value detention site , but has since been expanded increasing its capacity from 163 to 2,000 detainees...
, with an entire platoon assigned solely to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
. The units both redeployed in March 2005.
1st Battalion, 103rd Armor
In June 2004, the 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor was activated at Fort Bliss, Texas and deployed to Iraq in November in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This marked the first deployment of a 28th ID combat battalion to a war zone since World War II. The battalion, now designated as a Task Force (Task Force DRAGOON), was stationed at Forward Operating Base Summerall, near Bayji. Attached initially to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and then the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, the 800 man TF 1–103rd Armor, commanded by LTC Philip J. Logan, engaged in combat operations for 12 months before redeploying to the United States in November, 2005. Thirteen soldiers from TF Dragoon were killed in action during combat operations in Salah Ad Din Province, a heavily Sunni Muslim area in the north part of the "Sunni Triangle".- June 2004 – December 2004
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1–103rd Armor
- A Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry
- A Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry
- B Company, 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor
- C Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1–103rd Armor
- December 2004 – March 2005
- HHC 1–103 AR (TF HQ)
- A/1-111 IN (MTZ)
- B/1-103 AR (MTZ)
- C/1-7 FA (Mech)
- C/103 EN (Mech)
- 1/A/1-7 FA (Paladin)
- HHC 1–103 AR (TF HQ)
- March 2005 – November 2005
- HHC 1–103 AR (TF HQ)
- A/1-111 IN (MTZ)
- B 1–103 AR (MTZ)
- B/2-7 IN (Mech)
- 173 IN DET (LRS)
- C/103 EN (MTZ)
- 1/A/1-41 FA (Paladin)
- HHC 1–103 AR (TF HQ)
2nd Brigade Combat Team
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (2/28 BCT) was mobilized in January 2005. 2/28 BCT consisted of approximately 4,000 National Guardsmen from over 30 states and was commanded by COL John L. Gronski. Over 2,000 of the soldiers were from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Other states that contributed large units included VermontVermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. 2/28 BCT conducted its post mobilization training at Camp Shelby
Camp Shelby
Camp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation. During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the...
, MS
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. The soldiers were trained in full spectrum operations and received additional equipment.
In May 2005, 2nd Brigade soldiers trained at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to prepare for their upcoming mission in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
due to start in July 2005.
In late June and early July 2005 2nd Brigade soldiers began deploying to the Al-Anbar province and were under the command of the 2nd Marine Division through February 2006 and then were under command of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
1st Marine Expeditionary Force
The I Marine Expeditionary Force is a Marine Air Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps primarily composed of the 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 1st Marine Logistics Group...
Forward through June 2006.
The 2/28 BCT received transfer of authority for its area of operations (AO) in central Al Anbar Province in July 2005. The area of operations was very large, but 2/28 BCT focused operations along the Euphrates River Valley from Ramadi
Ramadi
Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate.-History:Ramadi is located in a fertile, irrigated, alluvial plain.The Ottoman Empire founded Ramadi in 1869...
to Al Habanyah
Habbaniyah
Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya is a city in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq.-References:...
, about 35 kilometers to the east. Ramadi was the 2/28 BCT main effort for the following reasons: 1) capitol of Al Anbar province and home to the provincial governor and government center 2) large urban area with a population of approximately 400,000 Iraqi citizens 3) Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaeda in Iraq is a popular name for the Iraqi division of the international Salafi jihadi militant organization al-Qaeda. It is recognized as a part of the greater Iraqi insurgency....
focused on the area. The Ramadi area was known as one of the most violent and dangerous areas in Iraq.
The mission of the 2/28 BCT was to neutralize the insurgency and develop Iraqi Security Forces
Iraqi Security Forces
The Iraqi Armed Forces are the military forces of the Government of Iraq. They consist of the Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Air Force, and the Iraqi Navy....
within the area of operations in order to create stable and secure conditions and allow for self-governance. The BCT conducted counterinsurgency operations to kill or detain insurgents, to locate weapons caches, to detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs), to engage in on-going dialogue with community and government leaders, to recruit, train and integrate Iraqi Army
Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....
and Iraqi Police
Iraqi Police
The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the enforcement of civil law within Iraq.The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq...
, and to conduct civil affairs
Civil Affairs
Civil Affairs is a term used by both the United Nations and by military institutions , but for different purposes in each case.-United Nations Civil Affairs:...
projects to improve sewer, water, energy, medical and school facilities.
2/28 BCT operations resulted in: 1) Millions of dollars of humanitarian assistance projects were completed 2)Over 3,000 insurgents and terrorists detained or killed 3)Successful referendum election in October 2005 and successful general election in December 2005 4) Approximately 5,000 Iraqi soldiers trained and integrated into all operations. This included transitioning area of operations to Iraqi brigades and battalions. 5)Hundreds of tons of explosives, ammunition, and weapons seized from insurgent caches 6) over 1,000 young men of Ramadi recruited into the Iraqi Police 7) Coalition force and Iraqi Army outposts established and areas controlled that had formerly been insurgent strongholds 8) Over 1,100 roadside bombs discovered before they could be used against civilians, Iraqi government officials, or coalition forces and Iraqi soldiers.
2/28 BCT was awarded the Naval Unit Commendation as part of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) for the period of 28 February 2006 until transition of authority to 1st Armored Division. .
2nd Brigade – OIF Composition
- Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division
- 109th Infantry Regiment109th Infantry RegimentThe 109th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, assigned to the 28th Infantry Division . Currently, the 1st Battalion/109th Infantry is a component unit of the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 28th Infantry Division.One soldier, Technical Sergeant Francis J...
(PA NGPennsylvania Army National GuardThe Pennsylvania Army National Guard, abbreviated PAARNG, is part of the United States Army National Guard and is based in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
)[detached to MAW, Al Asad] - 110th Infantry Regiment (PA NG)
- 172nd Armor Regiment (VT NG)
- C Company, 1/103rd Armor (PA NG)
- A Company, 3/103rd Armor (PA NG)
- B Troop, 1-104th Cavalry Regiment (PA NG)
- A Troop, 167th Cavalry Regiment (NE NGNebraska National GuardThe Nebraska National Guard consists of the:*Nebraska Army National Guard*Nebraska Air National Guard-External links:* compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History...
) - 222nd Field Artillery Regiment (UT NGUtah Army National GuardThe Utah National Guard comprises both Army and Air National Guard components. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions...
) - 876th Engineer Battalion (PA NG)
- 228th Forward Support Battalion (PA NG)
- A Company, 138th Signal Battalion (IN NGIndiana National GuardThe Indiana National Guard is the armed force of the state of Indiana. It consists of the Indiana Army National Guard and the Indiana Air National Guard, and is part of the larger Army National Guard and the Air National Guard...
) - 231st Military Intelligence Company (KY NGKentucky National GuardThe Kentucky National Guard consists of the:*Kentucky Army National Guard*Kentucky Air National Guard-External links:** compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History...
) - 1st Platoon, 28th Military Police Company (PA NG)
- 2–69th Armor (3rd Infantry Division, Fort BenningFort BenningFort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, GAGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
), 2005–2006 - 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry (101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)101st Airborne DivisionThe 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
, Ft Campbell, KYKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
), 2006
- 109th Infantry Regiment
- 1/5 Marines1st Battalion 5th Marines1st Battalion, 5th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors. Nicknamed Geronimo, it falls under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division...
, 2005
- 3/7 Marines3rd Battalion 7th MarinesThe 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and consist of approximately 800 Marines. The battalion falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment and the 1st...
, 2005–2006
- 3/8 Marines3rd Battalion 8th Marines3rd Battalion 8th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 1,100 Marines and Sailors...
, 2006
56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Fort Polk
Fort Polk is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, approximately 7 miles east of Leesville, Louisiana and 20 miles north of DeRidder, Louisiana....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
until December 2008. The brigade continued training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in December 2008 and moved to Camp Buehring
Camp Buehring
Camp Buehring is a staging post for US troops in the northwestern region of Kuwait. The base is used for military troops heading north into Iraq as well as the primary location for the Middle Eastern Theater Reserve...
, Kuwait in the United States Central Command
United States Central Command
The United States Central Command is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense...
area of operations in January 2009 awaiting movement into Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. The 56th SBCT, based out Camp Taji
Camp Taji
Camp Taji is a military installation, also known as Camp Cooke used by coalition forces near Taji or Al Taji , Iraq. The camp is located in a rural region approximately north of the city of Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate.-History:...
, Iraq, conducted operations in the northern Baghdad Governorate from January to September 2009, before redeploying to Kuwait and returning home at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
56th Stryker Brigade – OIF Composition
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker)
- 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment111th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 111th Infantry Regiment is represented in the U.S. Army by 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division...
- 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment
- 2d Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery Regiment
- Battery B, 1st Battalion, 109th Filed Artillery Regiment
- 328th Brigade Support Battalion
- 2d Squadron (RSTA), 104th Cavalry Regiment
- 856th Engineer Company
- 656th Signal Company
- 556th Military Intelligence Company
- Company D (Anti Tank), 112th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment
Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division
Soldiers of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division28th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division is a heavy aviation unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The Combat Aviation Brigade is one of five brigades of the 28th Infantry Division. It provides provides aviation assets for both federal and state active duty missions. The...
began mobilization on 29 January 2009 for Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11. Over 2,000 soldiers from multiple states completed validation training at Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
before moving to Camp Buehring
Camp Buehring
Camp Buehring is a staging post for US troops in the northwestern region of Kuwait. The base is used for military troops heading north into Iraq as well as the primary location for the Middle Eastern Theater Reserve...
, Kuwait. Throughout the opening days of May 2009, soldiers flew into multiple Forward Operating Base
Forward Operating Base
A forward operating base is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported...
s across Iraq with the majority of the brigade based out of Tallil
Ali Air Base
Ali Air Base is a military airbase located near Nasiriyah, Iraq. It is also known as Tallil Air Base. At present, the base is being used by United States Armed Forces. It is called Camp Adder by the U.S. Army; the name "Ali Air Base" is used chiefly by the U.S...
, Al Kut, and Basrah.
CAB – OIF Composition
- HQ CAB
- 2nd Battalion (General Support), 104th Aviation Regiment
- Company A (Assault), 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment
- Company B (Heavy Lift), 2d Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment
- Company C (Attack), 3d Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment12th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is a Combat Aviation Brigade of the United States Army. It was first organized as the 12th Aviation Group at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 18 June 1965.-Vietnam:...
*** - Company C (Medical Evacuation), 1/52nd Aviation Regiment52nd Aviation Regiment (United States)The 52nd Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.-Lineage:Constituted 31 May 1940 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 204th Quartermaster BattalionActivated 10 June 1942 at Compton, California...
- Company D (Maintenance), 2d Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment
- Company E (Supply), 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment (Montana National Guard)
- 1st Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 150th Aviation Regiment1st Battalion, 150th Aviation (United States)The 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment is an Assault Helicopter Battalion that was split between two mid-atlantic states with a total of 16 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. One half of the unit was the Headquarters & Headquarters Company , Alpha Company, and Charlie Company based at Trenton, New...
- 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment
- 628th Support Battalion (Aviation)
- 2nd Battalion (General Support), 104th Aviation Regiment
(*** C/3-159 ARB is a Regular Army unit that was OPCON to 2–104 GSAB during OIF 08-10. They are currently task organized as a part of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade
12th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)
The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is a Combat Aviation Brigade of the United States Army. It was first organized as the 12th Aviation Group at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 18 June 1965.-Vietnam:...
, stationed in Germany.)
Current Structure
28th Infantry Division exercises Training and Readiness Oversight of the following elements, they cannot be considered organic:
- Division Special Troops Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team – Iron Brigade (PA NG)
- 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment (OH NG)
- 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment (MD NG)
- 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment
- 128th Brigade Support Battalion
- 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)The 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a modular infantry brigade of the Florida Army National Guard.-History:The 53rd Infantry Brigade is the largest National Guard unit in the state of Florida. The brigade was one of fifteen enhanced readiness brigades, designed and trained to support active...
(FL NG)- 53rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment
- 53rd Brigade Support Battalion
- 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (PA NG)
- 55th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment103rd Armor Regiment (United States)The 103rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard first formed in 1941.-Lineage:Constituted 3 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion...
- 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Regiment
- 228th Brigade Support Battalion
- 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team – Independence Brigade (PA NG)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment111th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 111th Infantry Regiment is represented in the U.S. Army by 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division...
- 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition)
- 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery Regiment
- 328th Brigade Support Battalion
- D Company (Anti-Tank), 112th Infantry Regiment
- 856th Engineer Company
- 656th Signal Company
- 556th Military Intelligence Company
- 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division28th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)The Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division is a heavy aviation unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The Combat Aviation Brigade is one of five brigades of the 28th Infantry Division. It provides provides aviation assets for both federal and state active duty missions. The...
(Heavy) (PA NG)- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment (Attack) (PA NG)
- 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment (Attack)
- 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment (Assault) (NJ NG)
- 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment (General Support)
- 628th Support Battalion (Aviation)
Division Commanders
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Daniel B. Strickler Daniel Bursk Strickler was the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1951, under Governor James Duff.... 1947 – 1952 Cortlandt V.R. Schuyler Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler was a United States Army four star general who served as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1953 to 1959.-Military career:... 1952 – 1953 Donald Prentice Booth Donald Prentice Booth was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. During World War II he was the US Army's youngest theater commander. After World War II he was known for his commands of the 28th Infantry Division, the 9th Infantry Division and the Fourth United States Army... 1953 – 1954 |
Legacy
The 28th Infantry Division was portrayed in the film When Trumpets FadeWhen Trumpets Fade
When Trumpets Fade is a 1998 war film directed by John Irvin, produced by John Kemeny and written by W.W. Vought. It is based on a true story of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in Autumn of 1944 during World War II...
, a movie about the battle at Huertgen Forest. In the 1919 classic silent film J'accuse the US 28th Division is acknowledged as being in the film.
28th Infantry Division shrine
Pennsylvania Military Museum
The Pennsylvania Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of the Pennsylvania, USA. It is operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and opened in 1968. The museum is located in the village of Boalsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the central part of the...
in Boalsburg
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Boalsburg is a census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,578 at the 2000 census. The village claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. The name Boalsburg comes from...
, Pennsylvania. This site was formerly the estate of Colonel Theodore Davis Boal. In 1916 Boal formed the Boal Troop, the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, State College
State College, Pennsylvania
State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...
, a horse-mounted machine gun unit which was accepted as a provisional unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. In April 1917, the Boal Troop was reconfigured as an infantry unit, Company A of the 107th Machine Gun Battalion, and deployed to France for service in World War I.
In 1919, soldiers of the Boal Troop returning from the war erected a monument on the Boal Estate dedicated to their fallen comrades. In the 1920s, other units of the 28th began erecting their own memorials, and began to refer to the area as a "shrine". In 1931, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
purchased the site, and in 1969 the Pennsylvania Military Museum
Pennsylvania Military Museum
The Pennsylvania Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of the Pennsylvania, USA. It is operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and opened in 1968. The museum is located in the village of Boalsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the central part of the...
was opened. By 1971, memorials to most of the units of the 28th that served in World War I had been erected, and in 1997 a World War II memorial was dedicated at this site.
Members of the 28th Infantry Division have gathered for a memorial service at the shrine every third Sunday in May since 1919. U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322 is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926...
, on which the shrine is located, is named the Pennsylvania 28th Division Highway.
Campaign Participation Credit
| Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... . |
Peninsula Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
1862 |
| American Civil War | Antietam | 1862 |
| American Civil War | Fredericksburg Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... |
1862 |
| American Civil War | Chancellorsville Battle of Chancellorsville The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on... |
1863 |
| American Civil War | Gettysburg Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The... |
1863 |
| American Civil War | Virginia | 1863 |
| American Civil War | Wilderness Battle of the Wilderness The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by... |
1864 |
| American Civil War | Spotsylvania Battle of Spotsylvania Court House The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania , was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged... |
1864 |
| American Civil War | Cold Harbor Battle of Cold Harbor The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 . It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles... |
1864 |
| American Civil War | Petersburg Siege of Petersburg The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War... |
1864 |
| War With Spain | Manila Battle of Manila (1898) The Battle of Manila was a short land engagement between the United States and Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War, which occurred a couple of months after the pivotal American victory during the naval Battle of Manila Bay... |
1898 |
| Philippine–American War | Manila Battle of Manila (1899) The Battle of Manila, the first and largest battle fought during the Philippine–American War, was fought on 4 and February 5, 1899, between 12,000 Americans and 15,000 Filipinos. Armed conflict broke out when American troops, under orders to turn away insurgents from their encampment, fired upon an... |
1899 |
| Philippine-American War | Malolos | 1899 |
| World War I | Champagne-Marne Second Battle of the Marne The Second Battle of the Marne , or Battle of Reims was the last major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The German attack failed when an Allied counterattack led by France overwhelmed the Germans, inflicting severe casualties... |
1918 |
| World War I | Aisne-Marne | 1918 |
| World War I | Oise-Aisne | 1918 |
| World War I | Meuse-Argonne | 1918 |
| World War I | Champagne | 1918 |
| World War I | Lorraine | 1918 |
| World War II | Central Pacific | 1943 |
| World War II | Eastern Mandates Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign In the Pacific Theater of World War II, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, from November 1943 through February 1944, were key strategic operations of the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps in the Central Pacific. The campaign was preceded by a raid on Makin Island by U.S... |
1944 |
| World War II | Normandy Operation Overlord Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings... |
1944 |
| World War II | Western Pacific Campaigns of World War II The campaigns of World War II were the military operations that were employed during World War II. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time. Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localized... |
1944 |
| World War II | Northern France Campaigns of World War II The campaigns of World War II were the military operations that were employed during World War II. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time. Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localized... |
1944 |
| World War II | Rhineland Battle of the Rhineland The Battle of the Rhineland was a series of military operations completed by the 21st Army Group in February and March, 1945. Overall, it consisted of a pincer operation by the Canadian 1st Army moving south eastwards from Nijmegen and the US 9th Army from the Roer.The Canadian thrust was completed... |
1944 |
| World War II | Ardennes-Alsace Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and... |
1944 |
| World War II | Central Europe Campaigns of World War II The campaigns of World War II were the military operations that were employed during World War II. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time. Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localized... |
1945 |
| Iraq | Iraqi Governance | 2004–05 |
| Iraq | National Resolution | 2005 |
| Iraq | Iraqi Sovereignty | 2009 |
Unit Decorations
| Ribbon | Award | Year | Notes |
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French Croix de guerre, World War II (with Palm) | 1944 | Streamer with Palm, embroidered COLMAR. |
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Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit Commendation The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions.... (Army), World War II |
1944–45 | Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER |
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Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, World War II | 1944–45 | Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG |
Blazon
- Description: A red keystoneKeystone (architecture)A keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch to bear weight. This makes a keystone very important structurally...
2.375 inches (6.03 cm) in height and 2.375 inches (6.03 cm) in width.
- Symbolism: The keystone, symbol of the state of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, alludes to the nickname of the division.
- Background: The shoulder sleeve insigniaDivision insignia of the United States ArmyShoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture....
was approved on 19 October 1918.
- TIOH Drawing. No. A-1-231
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description: On a gold disk 1.25 inches (3.18 cm) in height divided per pairle reversed Gules, Argent and Azure, the crest from the National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania.
- Symbolism:
- The device was designed by Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinDr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
, who aroused the people of Philadelphia when, during the War of the Spanish SuccessionWar of the Spanish SuccessionThe War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
, the Spaniards threatened that city.[Makes no sense. WotSS 1701-1714. BF born 1706. Was child in Boston during war.] - The shield on the device is that of William PennWilliam PennWilliam Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful...
, while the colors of the wreath, red and white, denote the predominantly English origin of the early settlements.
- Background:
- The distinctive unit insignia was originally authorized for the 28th Infantry Division Headquarters; Headquarters Detachment, 28th Division; Headquarters Company, 28th Division; Headquarters Special Troops, 28th Division and Headquarters Detachment Special Troops, 28th Division on 6 February 1929.
- It was redesignated for the non-color bearing units of the 28th Infantry Division on 10 July 1968.
Headquarters, Division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania
- Organized 12 March 1879—1879-03-20 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Headquarters, Division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.
- Mustered into federal service 29 June 1916 at Mount Gretna as Headquarters, 7th Division for service in Punitive Expedition.
- Mustered out 23 February 1917 at Philadelphia.
- Drafted into federal service 5 August 1917.
- Redesignated 1 September 1917 as Headquarters, 28th Division.
- Demobilized 17 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. - Reorganized and federally recognized 22 December 1921 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Philadelphia.
- Headquarters Detachment, 28th Division, organized and federally recognized 21 December 1921 at Philadelphia.
- Location of Headquarters changed 12 March 1933 to HarrisburgHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, Pennsylvania. - HHD, 28th Division, inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
- Reorganized and redesignated 17 February 1942 as Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division.
- Inactivated 13 December 1945 at Camp ShelbyCamp ShelbyCamp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation. During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the...
, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. - Reorganized and federally recognized 20 November 1946 at Harrisburg. Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Division, concurrently reorganized and federally recognized at Harrisburg from the 28th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (see 28th Reconnaissance Troop section below).
- HHC, 28th Infantry Division, ordered into active federal service 5 September 1950 at Harrisburg.
- HHC, 28th Infantry Division (NGUS), organized and federally recognized 22 June 1953 at Harrisburg.
- Released from active federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control, federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from HHC, 28th Infantry Division (NGUS).
- Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Division, consolidated 1 July 1959 with the Medical Detachment, Division Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division (See Medical Detachment Below), and the 28th Military Police Company (See Headquarters Detachment, Pennsylvania Supply Train, Below), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Division.)
Harrisburg Rifles/First City Zouaves
- Organized 15 April 1861 in the Pennsylvania Militia at HarrisburgHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
as the Harrisburg Rifles. - Redesignated 1 June 1861 as the First City Zouaves.
- Mustered into federal service 27 May 1862,
- Mustered out 28 May 1862.
- Mustered into federal service 26 July 1862 at Harrisburg as Company A, 127th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
- Mustered out 8 May 1863 at Harrisburg.
- Mustered into active state service 29 June 1863 at Harrisburg as the 2nd Company, Pennsylvania Volunteer Emergency Militia;
- Mustered out 6 July 1863.
- Reorganized 8 March 1869 in the Pennsylvania Militia at Harrisburg as the First City Zouaves.
- Pennsylvania Militia redesignated 7 April 1870 as the Pennsylvania National Guard.
- Redesignated 16 December 1870 as Company A, First City Zouaves Battalion.
- Redesignated 17 November 1871 as the City Grays.
- Redesignated 30 June 1874 as Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment.
- Mustered into federal service 12 May 1898 at Mount GretnaMount Gretna, PennsylvaniaMount Gretna is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 242 at the 2000 census...
, Pennsylvania as Company D, 8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; - Mustered out 7 May 1899 at AugustaAugusta, GeorgiaAugusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, Georgia. - Reorganized 21 April 1899 at Harrisburg as Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment.
- Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment Mustered into federal service in Punitive Expedition 9 July 1916 at Mount GretnaMount Gretna, PennsylvaniaMount Gretna is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 242 at the 2000 census...
, Pennsylvania - Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment Mustered out 27 February 1917 at Harrisburg.
- Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment Mustered into federal service 19 July 1917 at Harrisburg;
- Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment Drafted into federal service 5 August 1917.
- Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment Consolidated 11 October 1917 with Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment, PAARNG and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Company D, 112th Infantry Regiment, an element of the 28th Division.
- Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment Demobilized 6 May 1919 at Camp DixFort Dix, New JerseyJB MDL Dix , better known as Fort Dix, is a United States Army base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Dix is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Reserve Command...
, New Jersey. - Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment, reorganized and federally recognized 27 July 1920 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Harrisburg as Company D. 8th Infantry.
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1921 as Headquarters Company, 55th Infantry Brigade, an element of the 28th Division.
- Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Harrisburg.
- Converted and redesignated 17 February 1942 as the 28th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, an element of the 28th Infantry Division.
- Reorganized and redesignated 17 August 1943 as the 28th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized.
- Inactivated 27 October 1945 at Camp ShelbyCamp ShelbyCamp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation. During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the...
, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. - Reorganized and federally recognized 20 November 1946 at Harrisburg as Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Division.
Medical Department Detachment
Organized and federally recognized 10 February 1922 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Harrisburg as the Medical Department Detachment, 28th Division Quartermaster Train.- Reorganized and redesignated 17 April 1936 as the Medical Department Detachment, 103rd Quartermaster Regiment, an element of the 28th Division. Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Harrisburg.
- 103rd Quartermaster Regiment reorganized and redesignated 17 February 1942 as the 103rd Quartermaster Battalion, an element of the 28th Infantry Division;
- Reorganized and redesignated 12 November 1942 as the 28th Quartermaster Company, an element of the 28th Infantry Division;
- Inactivated 3 December 1945 at Camp ShelbyCamp ShelbyCamp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation. During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the...
, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. - Former Medical Department Detachment, 103d Quartermaster Regiment, reorganized and federally recognized 20 November 1946 at Harrisburg as Headquarters, Special Troops, 28th Infantry Division.
- Converted and redesignated 1 February 1949 as the Medical Detachment, 28th Infantry Division.
- Ordered into active federal service 5 September 1950 at Harrisburg.
- Medical Detachment, 28th Infantry Division [NGUS], organized and federally recognized 12 October 1953 at Harrisburg.
- Released from active federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the Medical Detachment, 28th Infantry Division (NGUS).
Headquarters Detachment, Pennsylvania Supply Train
- Organized in July 1917 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Harrisburg as Headquarters Detachment, Pennsylvania Supply Train.
- Drafted into federal service 5 August 1917.
- Reorganized and redesignated 11 October 1917 as Headquarters Company, 103rd Supply Train, an element of the 28th Division.
- Demobilized 20 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey, New Jersey.
- Reorganized 15 December 1921 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Harrisburg as Headquarters Detachment, 28th Division Quartermaster Train;
- Federally recognized 22 December 1921.
- Reorganized and redesignated 17 April 1936 as Headquarters Company, 103rd Quartermaster Regiment, an element of the 28th Division.
- Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Harrisburg.
- 103rd Quartermaster Regiment reorganized and redesignated 17 February 1942 as the 103rd Quartermaster Battalion, an element of the 28th Infantry Division;
- Reorganized and redesignated 12 November 1942 as the 28th Quartermaster Company, an element of the 28th Infantry Division;
- Inactivated 3 December 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.)
- Former Headquarters Company, 103rd Quartermaster Regiment, converted and redesignated 24 May 1946 as the 28th Military Police Company, an element of the 28th Infantry Division.
- Reorganized and federally recognized 20 November 1946 at Harrisburg.
- Ordered into active federal service 5 September 1950 at Harrisburg.
- 28th Military Police Company [NGUS] organized and federally recognized 23 June 1953 at Harrisburg.
- Released from active federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 28th Military Police Company (NGUS).
- Home Station: Harrisburg
Washington Guards
- Organized 1 July 1872 at WashingtonWashington, PennsylvaniaWashington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
, Pennsylvania as the Washington Guards. - Reorganized and redesignated 28 November 1873 in the Pennsylvania National Guard as Company H, 10th Infantry Regiment.
- Mustered into federal service 12 May 1898 at Mount GretnaMount Gretna, PennsylvaniaMount Gretna is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 242 at the 2000 census...
, Pennsylvania as Company H, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; - Mustered out 22 August 1899 at San Francisco, California.
- Reorganized in 1900 at Washington as Company H, 10th Infantry Regiment.
- Mustered into federal service 2 July 1916 at Mount Gretna;
- Mustered out 25 October 1916—01 November 1916 at Washington.
- Drafted into federal service 5 August 1917.
- Consolidated 11 October 1917 with Company H, 3rd Infantry Regiment (PAARNG), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Company H, 110th Infantry Regiment, an element of the 28th Division.
- Demobilized 24 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New JerseyFort Dix, New JerseyJB MDL Dix , better known as Fort Dix, is a United States Army base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Dix is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Reserve Command...
. Former Company H, 110th Infantry Regiment, - Reorganized 28 June 1920 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Washington as Company H, 10th Infantry;
- Federally recognized 12 July 1920.
- Redesignated 1 April 1921 as Company H, 110th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division (later redesignated as the 28th Infantry Division).
- Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Washington.
- Inactivated 25 October 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
- Reorganized and federally recognized 3 September 1946 at Washington.
- Ordered into active federal service 5 September 1950 at Washington.
- Company H, 110th Infantry [NGUS], organized and federally recognized 22 June 1953 at Washington.
- Released from active federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from Company H, 110th Infantry (NGUS).
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1959 as part of Company C, 1st Battle Group, 110th Infantry.
- Consolidated 1 April 1963 with Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 110th Infantry (see 1/110th Infantry Regiment below), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as HHC, 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
- Converted and redesignated 17 February 1968 as the 689th Military Police Company and relieved from assignment to the 28th Infantry Division.
- Converted and redesignated 1 August 1969 as the 408th General Supply Company.
- Converted and redesignated 1 April 1975 as HHC, 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
Company K, 11th infantry Regiment, PAARNG
- Organized 29 July 1898 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Scranton as Company K. 11th Infantry Regiment.
- Redesignated 8 August 1899 as Company K, 13th Infantry.
- Mustered into federal service 26 September 1916 at Mount GretnaMount Gretna, PennsylvaniaMount Gretna is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 242 at the 2000 census...
, Pennsylvania. - Drafted into federal service 5 August 1917.
- Consolidated 11 October 1917 with Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment (organized in 1876), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Company K, 109th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division.
- Demobilized 20 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey.
- Former Company K, 13th Infantry Regiment, reorganized 6 July 1920 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at ScrantonScranton, PennsylvaniaScranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
, Pennsylvania as Company K, 13th Infantry; - Federally recognized 20 July 1920.
- Redesignated 1 April 1921 as Company B, 109th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division (later redesignated as the 28th Infantry Division).
- Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at ScrantonScranton, PennsylvaniaScranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
, Pennsylvania. - Inactivated 22 October 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
- Reorganized and federally recognized 17 December 1946.
- Ordered into active federal service 5 September 1950 at Scranton.
- Company B, 109th Infantry (NGUS), organized and federally recognized 13 July 1953 at Scranton.
- Released from active federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from Company B. 109th Infantry (NGUS).
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1959 as Company B. 1st Battle Group, 109th Infantry.
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1963 as HHC, 3rd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
- Redesignated 17 February 1968 as HHC, 55th Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
- Home Station: ScrantonScranton, PennsylvaniaScranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
, Pennsylvania
Weccacoe Fire Company
- Organized 1 May 1800 at Philadelphia as the Weccacoe Fire Company of the Philadelphia City Volunteer Fire Department.
- Reorganized as Company B, 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Fire Zouave Regiment), and mustered into federal service 10 August 1861 at Philadelphia;
- Mustered out 24 August 1864 at Philadelphia.
- Reorganized 17 September 1867 in the Pennsylvania Militia at Philadelphia as Company A, Weccacoe Legion.
- Redesignated 6 March 1868 as Company A, Keystone Guards.
- Disbanded 30 September 1868 at Philadelphia (Weccacoe Fire Company remained in service as a separate organization).
- Pennsylvania Militia redesignated 7 April 1870 as the Pennsylvania National Guard.
- Weccacoe Legion reorganized 29 April 1870 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Philadelphia as a company.
- Expanded 22 October 1878 – 26 October 1878 as a battalion.
- Former Company A, Keystone Guards, reorganized 30 October 1878 as Company A, Weccacoe Legion.
- Redesignated 31 July 1879 as Company E, 3rd Infantry Regiment.
- Redesignated 31 October 1880 as Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment.
- Mustered into federal service 11 May 1898 at Mount Gretna, as Company A, 3rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry;
- Mustered out 22 October 1898 at Philadelphia.
- Reorganized 1 February 1899 at Philadelphia as Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment.
- Mustered into federal service 1 July 1916 at Philadelphia;
- Mustered out 18 October 1916.
- Mustered into federal service 28 March 1917 at Philadelphia;
- Drafted into federal service 5 August 1917.
- Consolidated 11 October 1917 with Company A, 10th Infantry Regiment (organized in 1869), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Company A, 110th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division.
- Demobilized 24 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey.
- Former Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment, reorganized 2 August 1920 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Philadelphia as Company A, 3rd Infantry;
- Federally recognized 7 August 1920.
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1921 as the Howitzer Company, 111th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division.
- Consolidated 1 October 1939 with Headquarters Company, 111th Infantry (see Headquarters Company, 6th Infantry Below), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters Company, 111th Infantry.
- Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Philadelphia.
- 111th Infantry relieved 17 February 1942 from assignment to the 28th Division.
- Inactivated 22 November 1945 at Camp AnzaCamp AnzaCamp Anza was a United States Army installation near Riverside, California during World War II. Construction began on July 3, 1942, and was completed on February 15, 1943....
, California. - Reorganized and federally recognized 27 February 1947 at Philadelphia.
- Consolidated 1 June 1959 with the Medical Company, 111th Infantry (see Medical Company, 111th Infantry Below), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 111th Infantry, an element of the 28th Infantry Division.
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1963 as HHC, 1st Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
- Redesignated 17 February 1968 as HHC, 56th Brigade, 42d Infantry Division.
- Redesignated 1 April 1975 as HHC, 56th Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
External links
- 28th Infantry Division Official Website
- GlobalSecurity.org 28th Infantry Division
- The Paris photo
- Roll On: The Story of the 28th Infantry Division
- Fact Sheet of the 28th Infantry Division from http://www.battleofthebulge.org
- 28th at Camp Atterbury during Korean War
- 28th Infantry Division Association