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(above picture)
680th GFAB
Pocket Patch





Silver Star Recipients
Lt Col Paul F Oswald
Capt John Featherston
Pfc Francis Holbrook
Capt Jacob I Stahl
Pfc Mervin F Troutman
Capt George C Wight






17th Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor Recipients
T/Sgt Clinton M Hedrick
S/Sgt Isadore S Jachman
Pvt George J Peters
Pfc Stuart S Stryker










 The 680th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
Trooper Pictures

Lt Col Paul F Oswald - Commanding Officer

Lt Col Paul F Oswald
680th GFAB
Commanding Officer

 Capt John H Featherston Jr Battery A Commander - Silver Star Recipient

Capt John H Featherston Jr
680th GFAB A Btry CO
KIA 24 Mar 1945 (SS)

 1/Lt Jack P Ancker (Source: )

1/Lt Jack P Ancker
680th GFAB
Hq & A Battery
Pvt Irving (Karl) Amundsen (Source: Dominique Potier)

Pvt Irving "Karl" Amundsen
680th GFAB
A Battery

 Cpl Lyle Buscher (Source:B Jeffries)

Cpl Lyle Buscher
680th GFAB
A Battery

 Cpl Frank Cotman

Cpl Frank Cotman
680th GFAB
A Battery
Pvt Alpha A Lafavers C-47 crash on way to the front

Pvt Alpha A Lafavers
680th GFAB A Btry
KIA 25 Dec 1944

 Pvt Edward E Leonhardt 305th Inf Reg/77th Infantry Division (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Edward E Leonhardt
680/305IR/77ID A Btry
KIA 31 Mar 1945

 Pfc Harold V Madden (Retired a Colonel)

Pfc Harold V Madden
680th GFAB
A Battery
Pvt Harry J Mancini

Pvt Harry J Mancini
680th GFAB A Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945

 Pfc Rubert Minnear

Pfc Rubert Minnear
680th GFAB A Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945

 Sgt Charles J Schoepf

Sgt Charles J Schoepf
680th GFAB A Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945
Pfc Harold V Madden (Source: Henri Rogister)

Pfc James E Taylor
680th GFAB
A Battery

 Pvt Thomas H Williams C-47 crash on way to the front

Pvt Thomas H Doc Williams
680th GFAB A Btry
KIA 25 Dec 1944
Pvt Joseph C Brisach

Pvt Joseph C Brisach
680th GFAB B Btry
DOW 2 April 1945

 Pfc Glenn H Campbell

Pfc Glenn H Campbell
680th GFAB B Btry
DOW 3 April 1945

 Pfc Clifford E East

Pfc Clifford E East
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945
Cpl Thomas P Gogal

Cpl Thomas P Gogal
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945

 Pfc Clifford Ray Halladay

Pfc Clifford R Halladay
680th GFAB
B Battery

 Pfc John D Kaminski

Pfc John D Kaminski
680th GFAB
B Battery
Sgt Vilah W Kyte Jr (Source:B Jeffries)

Sgt Vilah W Kyte Jr
680th GFAB
B Battery

 Pfc Lewis E Palmquist

Pfc Lewis E Palmquist
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945

 T/Sgt Carl J Rizzo

T/Sgt Carl J Rizzo
680th GFAB
B Battery
Pfc Michael Rock

Pfc Michael Rock
680th GFAB
B Battery

 Cpl Gordon E Simmons

Cpl Gordon E Simmons
680th GFAB B Btry
DOW 29 Mar 1945

 Cpl Robert W Tappe

Cpl Robert W Tappe
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945
Capt Jacob I Stahl Silver Star Recipient

Capt Jacob I Stahl
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945 (SS)
T/5 Charles Edward [Lefty] Booth

T/5 Charles E Booth
680th GFAB
Hq Battery

 Pvt Harold E Butler

Pvt Harold E Butler
680th GFAB
Hq Battery

 Pvt Charles V Campbell (Source:B Jeffries)

Pvt Charles V Campbell
680th GFAB Hq Btry
DOW 24 Mar 1945
1/Sgt Romeo J Caschera (Source: Laura Jean Caschera)

1/Sgt Romeo J Caschera
680th GFAB
Hq Battery

 T/5 John V Crotty

T/5 John V Crotty
680th GFAB Hq Btry
DOW 25 Mar 1945

 Cpl Harold B Greenwald

Cpl Harold B Greenwald
680th GFAB
Hq Battery
T/Sgt John F Horn

T/Sgt John F Horn
680th GFAB
Hq Battery

 T/Sgt Charles H Lankford

T/Sgt Charles H Lankford
680th GFAB Hq Btry
KIA 25 Dec 1944

 Pfc Nick Pronk

Pfc Nick Pronk
680th GFAB
Hq Battery
Sgt Charles R Stinchcomb [Mick] - Headquarters Service Company

Sgt Charles R Stinchcomb
680th GFAB
Hq - Srvc Battery

 1/Lt Joseph A Davis [Retired Col] (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Joseph A Davis
680th GFAB Hq Btry
Bronze Star Recipient

 Pfc Jimmie D Jerden (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Jimmie D Jerden
680th GFAB
Medic

Other - (Battery Unknown)
Pvt Carl H Hash

Pvt Carl H Hash
680th GFAB
KIA 24 Mar 1945

 Pfc Arthur H Westby

Pvt Gerald T Steckmyer
680th GFAB
DOW 24 Mar 1945

 Pfc Arthur H Westby

Pfc Arthur H Westby
680th GFAB
KIA 24 Mar 1945



books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

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
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
Wilson, Robert L. & Phillip K. A Paratrooper's Panoramic View: Training with the 464th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion for Operation Varsity. pps, 244, 11/30/2005, Authorhouse ISBN: 1420854291




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