Nicknamed the “Bloody Bucket” by the Germans, the 28th Infantry Division played a major role during the Battle of the Bulge.

Standing in the way that day was a Pennsylvania National Guard division, the 28th, which is known as the Bloody Bucket. To shed some light on the 28th’s heroic stand, WITF’s Tim Lambert ...

Bloody Bucket. 28th Infantry Division, US Army: Originally nicknamed “Keystone Division,” the unit acquired the nickname “Bloody Bucket” by German forces during World War II because the ...

Pfc.Theodore R.Whildin served with the 28th Infantry Division, ... German army to bestow on the Keystone soldiers of Pennsylvania the title “Bloody Bucket” Division (the 28th's emblem is a red ...

U.S. soldiers of Pennsylvania's 28th Infantry Division march along the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe in the background, on Aug. 29, 1944, four days after the liberation of Paris, France.

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The keystone-shaped patch, with its deep ruby complexion, honors the 28th Infantry Division, a band of soldiers so fierce and so formidable the Nazis called them the Bloody ...

They were the US soldiers from Pennsylvania sent back to the land of their forefathers during World War II. The 28th Infantry Division known as the “Keystones” arrived on Welsh shores in ...

Nicknamed the “Bloody Bucket” by the Germans for the red keystone patches its soldiers wore on their uniforms, the 28th Infantry Division had just suffered about 5,700 casualties during the ...