Category:28th Infantry Division (United States) Heraldry

SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA edit

Description edit

• A red keystone 2 3/8 inches (6.03 cm) in height and 2 3/8 inches (6.03 cm) in width.

• COMBAT SERVICE IDENTIFICATION BADGE: A silver color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia.

Symbolism edit

• The keystone, symbol of the state of Pennsylvania, alludes to the nickname of the Division.

Background edit

1. The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 1918-10-19.
2. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-231)

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA edit

Description edit

• A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in diameter consisting of a disk divided per pairle reversed Gules, Argent and Azure, the crest of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Proper (On a wreath Argent and Gules, a lion rampant guardant Proper holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon Argent on a fess Sable three plates.

Symbolism edit

1. The device was designed by Benjamin Franklin.
2. In 1747, during the war of the Spanish Succession, the Spaniards threatened Philadelphia, coming up the Delaware as far as New Castle.
3. Dr. Franklin aroused the people and designed a crest and flag which was carried through Philadelphia in 1748 by Colonel Taylor’s Battalion.
4. The shield on the device is that of William Penn, while the colors of the wreath, red and white, denote the predominantly English origin of the early settlements.

Background edit

1. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved 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 1929-02-06.
2. It was redesignated for the noncolor bearing units of the 28th Infantry Division on 1968-07-10.

Flag edit

Description edit

1. Size:
   1. Hoist: Three Feet.
   2. Fly: Four Feet.
2. Organizational colors:
   1. Background: National flag blue
      1. Upper Stripe: Red.
      2. Lower Stripe:National Flag Blue.
   2. Fringe: Yellow.
   3. Piping: White.
   4. Arms:
      1. The flag consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width.
      2. In the center is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the division in proper colors 15 inches high.