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28th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Divisions of World War II
| Name: | 28th |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Nickname: | Keystone |
| Source: | National Guard |
| Theater: | European |
| Casualties: | 16,762 |
| Days of Combat: | 196 |
| Activation Date: | 17 Feb 41 |
| Date Sent Overseas: | 18 Oct 43 (England) |
| Date Entered Combat: | 27 Jul 44 (Normandy) |
| Status June 1946: | inactivated 13 Dec 45 |
| Other Wars: | WW I |
| Commanding General(s): |
Maj. Gen. Edward Martin
(Feb 41 - Dec 41)
Maj. Gen. J. Garsche Ord (Jan 42 - May 42) Maj. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (Jun 42 - Jan 43) Maj. Gen. Lloyd D. Brown (Jan 43 - Jul 44) Maj. Gen. Norman D. Cota (Aug 44 - inactivation) |
| Campaign(s): |
Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44) Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44) Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45) Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45) Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45) |
Activation date is the date the division was activated or inducted into federal service (national guard units).
Casualties are number of killed, wounded in action, captured, and missing.
Other Wars are the wars in which the division was mobilized.
The dates after the campaign name are the dates of the campaign not of the division.
