The 28th Division Infantry

The 28th Division Infantry (HMIGJ)

Location: Boalsburg, PA 16827 Centre County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 46.868', W 77° 47.682'

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This place of remembrance honors 28th Division veterans of World Wars I and II. The grounds of the Shrine and the park surrounding it once belonged to the estate of Colonel Theodore Davis Boal (1867-1938).

Convinced that the United States would eventually give up its neutral position and enter World War I, Boal established the eastern part of his estate as a cavalry training camp in 1916. He began to enlist volunteers to train as members of a horse-mounted machine gun troop, the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, State College. It eventually became Company A of the 107th Machine Gun Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division.

"They died in France for liberty."
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HM NumberHMIGJ
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Placed ByPennsylvania Military Museum - 28th Infantry Division Shrine
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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 12:23am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 264171 N 4518219
Decimal Degrees40.78113333, -77.79470000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 46.868', W 77° 47.682'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 46' 52.08" N, 77° 47' 40.92" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 117 Lee Ave, Boalsburg PA 16827, US
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