The Fighting 28th

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:28th_Australian_Division
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:National_Guard_Association_of_the_United_States
Reserve Forces
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Disabled_American_Veterans
gptkb:Pennsylvania_National_Guard
gptkb:American_Veterans
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:color Blue and Gold
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Mihiel
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne_Forest
gptkb:Battle_of_Meuse-Argonne
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1917
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1917
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Dix,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_event Occupation of the Rhineland
Participation in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Deployment to France
Post-war duties in Germany
gptkbp:historical_significance First American division to fight in World War I
Participated in major WWII campaigns
First American unit to engage in combat in WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fighting 28th
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
1917-1945
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:known_for combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
combat in France
combat in the Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:legacy Honored in various memorials
Commemoration in local history
Commemorated in military history books
Influence on modern National Guard units
gptkbp:motto “ We Will Fight”
“ We Fight!”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Brigade
The Fighting 28th Division
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:General_John_Doe
gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkb:Colonel_Jane_Roe
gptkb:General_John_W._Mc_Cauley
Sergeant Mary Major
Lieutenant Tom Thumb
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:reform 1946
gptkbp:reunion Annual reunions held
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:bird
gptkb:Keystone
gptkbp:tradition Ceremonial events
Annual memorial services
Unit reunions
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fort_Indiantown_Gap
gptkb:Camp_Lee
Camp Hancock