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Facts About The 28th “Keystone” Division
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28th "Keystone" Division, A. E. F.
Insignia
Nickname
"Keystone" Division
Background
Pennsylvania National Guard units called into Federal Service on 15 July 1917,
redesignated as the 27th Division on 18 July 1917. Division formed and trained
at Camp Hancock, GA, from 19 August 1917 - 20 April 1918. Movement
overseas completed by 11 June 1918.
Primary Units
55th Infantry Brigade:
109th Infantry Regiment
110th Infantry Regiment
108th Machine Gun Battalion
56th Infantry Brigade:
111th Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
109th Machine Gun Battalion
53d Field Artillery Brigade:
107th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
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108th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
109th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
103d Trench Mortar Battery
Divisional Troops:
107th Machine Gun Battalion
103d Engineer Regiment
103d Field Signal Battalion
103d Train Headquarters and MP
103d Ammunition Train
103d Supply Train
103d Engineer Train
103d Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 109, 110, 111, 112)
Campaign Participation
Campaign Streamers (most units):
Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisne
Meuse-Argonne
Champagne
Lorraine
U. S. Victory Medal Clasps (most units):
Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisne
Meuse-Argonne
Defensive Sector
Artillery units: Oise-Aisne, Ypres-Lys, MeuseArgonne, Champagne, Lorraine
Product Flyers
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DB 28-1
Division Histories, Vol. 1
This CD-ROM product contains digital versions of all of the following
sources. All of the documents have fully searchable text and all images from
the original sources.
The Iron Division: The National Guard of Pennsylvania in the World War
Written by H. G. Proctor in 1919, this 297-page account is a highly-readable story of
the division’s service. Many individual mentions throughout the text. 4 photographs.
Journal of Operations, Twenty-eighth Division, A.E.F., August 5, 1917 –
November 30, 1918
Compiled by Colonel Frank A. Warner and published by the State Staff Corps and
Department, this 71-page book discusses the division’s operations chronologically.
Illustrated with 1 map and drawings by Eugene Gilbert.
The 28th Division in France
Written by Eugene Gilbert (103rd Engineers) and approved by the Chief of Staff, this
account is primarily pictorial—illustrated by 18 drawings by Gilbert and 1 map. It also
contains a brief chronological history of the 28th Division, and reprints of citations
received by the division.
28th Division Summary of Operations in the World War
Compiled by the American Battle Monuments Commission, this is an excellent
chronological summary of the division’s combat operations, and includes 1 map (note:
the 6 fold-out maps are reproduced in sections on this CD), 4 tables of casualties, a division
strength table, a list of the 419 sources used, and an index.
Greetings New Year’s Day 1919
A small booklet printed by the Mobile Topographic Unit, 29th Engineers, in France
in 1918/19. Ten pages reprint citations received by the division.
Souvenir Program 28th Div. Welcome Home Pennsylvania’s Own
Souvenir program which contains 6 photographs of division staff officers, the order
of march for the victory parade, and numerous advertisements by local companies.
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Excerpt from Wyllie, Col. Robert E. "The Romance of Military Insignia."
The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 6. December, 1919. ]
The Keystone of Pennsylvania was selected as its device.
[Excerpt from "The Iron Division."]
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