(above picture)456th PFAB
Pocket Patch
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Recipient
Cpl Lewis Baldwin
Silver Star Recipients
Sgt James D Bates
Pfc Robert W Dodson
2/Lt Robert M Hull
T/5 Estle W Hardwick
Cpl Wesley G Snell
Sgt Joseph N Thomas Jr
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The 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
Trooper Pictures
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Lt Col Wagner J d'Alessio
456th PFAB
Commanding Officer |
Maj Robert H Neptune
456th/376th PFAB
Executive Officer |
Capt Baron Floyd
456th PFAB
Liaison Officer |
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Pvt Ben F Blount
456th PFAB A Btry
KIA 10 July 1943 |
Pvt Oakey H Bridges
456th PFAB A Btry
MIA 21 Apr 1945 |
Cpl Marcel Four
456th PFAB
Battery A |
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Capt Stuart M Seaton
456th PFAB A Btry
Bronze Star |
1/Lt Richard S Aiken
456th PFAB B Btry
2BN 505 RCT |
Cpl Henry Langevin
456th PFAB
Battery B |
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Sgt James D Bates
456th PFAB C Btry
Silver Star Recipient |
Pvt Thomas F Donahue
456th PFAB C Btry
2BN 505 RCT |
Pvt Raymond A Grossman
456th PFAB
Battery C |
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Pvt Richard B Karr
456th PFAB C Btry
KIA 8 Oct 1944 |
Pvt Edward G Lakomy
456th PFAB C Btry
KIA 11 July 1943 |
Pvt Pedro M Lucio
456th PFAB
Battery C |
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S/Sgt George S Sipple
456th PFAB C Btry
Bronze Star Recipient |
Cpl Wesley G Snell
456th PFAB C Btry
Silver Star Recipient |
Pvt Ferdinand V Steinmetz
456th PFAB
Battery C |
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Sgt Joseph N Thomas Jr
456th PFAB C Btry
Silver Star Recipient |
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S/Sgt Nicholas Belie
456th PFAB
Battery D |
S/Sgt Ralph W Yeager
456th PFAB
Battery D |
Pvt George W Deede
456th PFAB Hq Btry
DOW 28 Oct 1944 |
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T/Sgt Lewis Doherty
456th PFAB Hq Btry
trsfr to 319 Btry A |
1/Lt John B Higdon
456th PFAB Hq Btry
KIA 5 Feb 1944 |
Pvt John Lombardo
456th PFAB Hq Btry
KIA 20 Sept 1944 |
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T/5 Joseph Paradise
456th PFAB Hq Btry
KIA 18 Sept 1944 |
Pfc Keith L Summers
456th PFAB Hq Btry
KIA 18 Sept 1944 |
Pvt Lloyd J Burchfield
456th PFAB (3HHC505)
DOW 6 June 1944 |
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T/5 James L Baker
456th PFAB
Battery Unknown |
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books
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Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944:
The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)
Arnhem 1944:
Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993
96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American
Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Burriss, T Moffatt
Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in WW II Brasseys, Inc, 256 pp August,2000 ISBN: 1574882589
Butler, Rupert
SS: Leibstandarte: The History of the First SS Division 1933-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books,
192 p. ISBN:1782742492
Butler, Rupert
SS: Wiking: The History of the Fifth SS Division 1941-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books,
192 p. ISBN:1782742484
Butler, Rupert
SS: Hitlerjugend: The History of the Twelfth SS Division 1943-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books,
192 p. ISBN:1782742476
D'Este, Carlo
Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel
At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the
Invasion of Normandy 7/98, D-Day Pub, 200 p. ISBN: 2960017617
Gavin, James M.
On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin
ISBN: 0718305213
MacDonald, Charles B A Time For
Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co
(P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Masters, Charles J.
Glidermen of Neptune: The American D-Day Glider Attack Southern Illinois Univ Press, ISBN:0809320088
McKenzie, John
On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
Nigl, Dr Alfred J & Charles A Nigl
Silent Wings - Savage Death Santa Ana, CA: Graphic Publishing, Dec 3,2007. 288 p. ISBN: 1882824318
Nordyke , Phil All American All the Way: Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II Zenith Press, April 2005. 880 pgs ISBN: 0760322015
Ryan, Cornelius
A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Tucker, William H.
"Rendez-vous at Rochelinval" Battle of the Bulge International Airborne Books,Harwichport, MS, ISBN:0-9647683-2-1
Turnbull, Peter
I Maintain The Right: The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion in WW II Authorhouse, Oct 31,2005. 204 p. ISBN: 1420871447
Turnbull, Peter
The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Roll of Honour for the 307th Abn Engr Bn WWII Independent, Jan 13, 2021. 255 p. ISBN-13: 979-8581529140
van Lunteren, Frank Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge Casemate, Sept 19,2015. 368 p. ISBN: 1612003133
van Lunteren, Frank The Battle of Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Casemate, June 1,2014. 336 p. ISBN: 1612002323
van Lunteren, Frank Spearhead of the Fifth Army: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Italy from the Winter Line To Anzio Casemate, Sept 16,2016. 320 p. ISBN: 161200427X
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd
Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007
The Center of Military History The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc.,
465 p. ISBN:1574881302
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