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John A. Wiley (September 3, 1843 – December 28, 1909) was a Pennsylvania business executive, Civil War veteran, and National Guard officer who attained the rank of major general as commander of the organization now known as the 28th Infantry Division.
The 28th Infantry Division ("Keystone") [1] is a unit of the United States Army National Guard, and is the oldest division-sized unit in the Army. [2] Some of the units of the division can trace their lineage to Benjamin Franklin's battalion, The Pennsylvania Associators (1747–1777). [3]
The Pennsylvania division, now known as the 28th Division, was called up in the wake of America's entry into World War I. The division took part in six major campaigns in France and Belgium resulting in more than 14,000 battle casualties. With its entry into the war, the American forces helped turn the tide to the Allied victory.
Western Pennsylvania History. 57 (2): 199– 217. Melnyk, Les' (2001). Mobilizing for the Storm: the Army National Guard in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Historical Services Division, Office of Public Affairs, National Guard Bureau. Weaver, Michael E. Guard Wars: The 28th Infantry Division in World War II. Indiana University Press ...
Daniel Bursk Strickler (May 17, 1897 – June 29, 1992) was the 19th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1950, under Governor James Duff.He was also a career officer in the United States Army, with service on active duty, in the Army Reserve, and in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and he served as commander of the 28th Infantry Division.
The United States General Land Office was an independent agency of the United States government responsible for public domain lands in the United States. It was created in 1812, and it merged with the United States Grazing Service in 1946 to become the Bureau of Land Management .
In October, the Army reorganized the Pennsylvania National Guard's 7th Division, designating it as the 28th Division and the regiment was redesignated from the 10th to the 110th. The strength of the infantry regiment under the new table of organization published by the War Department was 3,750 soldiers. [3]
Pennsylvania Department of State; Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency ...