28th Infantry Division:
The Keystone Division.

When the U.S. entered WW II, the 28th Division was allocated to
the Pennsylvania National Guard with Headquarters at Indiantown Gap,
Pennsylvania. After being Federalized on February 17th, 1941, the
Division had four changes of station and participated in three
separate maneuvers in the Carolinas. After Pearl Harbor was attacked,
the Division was sent to Camp Livingston, Louisiana, to undergo
combat training. On October 5th, 1942, the Division embarked for
the European theater and after additional training in England
landed in Normandy on July 22nd, 1944.

The shoulder patch worn in WW II is identical to a WW I
design that was approved by the AEF on October 19th, 1918.
Since Revolutionary War days, Pennsylvania has been known as
the "Keystone of the Union Arch", and the keystone has been
a civil and military emblem peculiar to Pennsylvania. The
simplicity of the design and the historical background of the
keystone as a symbol for the state were cited as the reasons
that this design was adopted as the patch of the 28th Division,
which was composed of units from Pennsylvania. The color red
was arbitrarily chosen by General Muir, the Division Commander
at the time the patch was adopted.

Campaigns:
World War I
(Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne,
Meuse-Argonne, Champagne 1918, Lorraine 1918)

World War II
(Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland,
Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe).

Decorations:
Luxembourg Croix de Guerre (streamer embroidered Luxembourg),

Meritorious Unit Commendation Army (streamer embroidered
European Theater).