28th Infantry Division Keystone , USA

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28TH INFANTRY DIVISION KEYSTONE , USA

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: A red keystone 2 3/8 inches (6.03cm) in height and 2 3/8 inches (6.03cm) in width.

Distinctive Unit Insignia: On a gold disk 1-1/4 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.

Origin/meaning

The Division traces its orgins to 1879 and is the Oldest Divisional Sized Unit in the United States. Originally it was a Pennsylvania unit, hence the use of a Keystone as Insignia as Pennsylvania is know as the Keystone State. Today it is made up of Units from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and New Jersey.

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 19 October 1918. 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 noncolor bearing units of the 28th Infantry Division on 10 July 1968.