103rd Engineer Battalion

The 103rd Engineer Battalion is one of the oldest units in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, tracing its lineage back to the Philadelphia militia units organized in 1747 by Benjamin Franklin. Throughout its history, the battalion has served in numerous conflicts, including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, and World War II, often tasked with critical engineering and construction missions under combat conditions. In World War I, the unit was redesignated as the 103rd Engineers and served with distinction as part of the 28th Infantry Division on the Western Front. Today, the 103rd Engineer Battalion continues its legacy of service, providing combat engineering support and disaster response capabilities both at home and abroad.