Details
Creator B.B. Co.
Title American Expeditionary Forces pin.
Publisher [United States]
Date ca. 1917
Physical Description 5/8 x 11/16 inches.
Notes Gift of George Allen, 2022.
Safety bar pin with metal locking clasp. AEF in the center of a red keystone with a blue background. Written on the recto: Auxiliary. Society of the 28th Div American Expeditionary Forces 1917 1819[sic]. Marked on the verso: B.B. Co. STER. Pat.2066969. The 28th Infantry Division represents the Pennsylvania National Guard and was also called the “Keystone Division.” The Division served in World War I, including at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry.
Subject United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.
United States. Army. Division, 28th.
Keystones.
World War, 1914-1918.
Genre Pin.
Location OBJ 915
Accession number OBJ 915