17th Airborne Division

....."Wars may be fought with weapons,
.......but they are won by men."

........................................... ......General George S. Patton

 
 
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    193rd GIR
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    139th AEB
    464th PFAB
    466th PFAB
    680th GFAB
    681st GFAB
    411th QM
    155th AAA
    517th Sig Co
    224th Med Co
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    17th PM Co
 
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Silver Star Recipients
Lt Col Paul F Oswald
Capt John Featherston
Pfc Francis Holbrook
Capt Jacob I Stahl
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
Roll of Honor


 LastName FirstName MI Tle Rank Unit Location Date   Status Cemetery

Bobovnik Sylvester R Sgt Germany 3/24/45 DOW USA/OH
Bratek Matthew J T/5 Belgium 1/8/45 USA/PA
Brisach Joseph C Pvt B Btry Germany 4/2/45 DOW MAR
Campbell Charles V Pvt Germany 3/24/45 DOW USA/IN
Campbell Glenn H Pfc B Btry Germany 4/3/45   Photo on Trooper Pictures DOW MAR
Cannon Frederick B Cpl A Btry Belgium 12/25/44 USA/VA
Crotty John V T/5 HqBtry Germany 3/25/45   Photo on Trooper Pictures DOW MAR
East Clifford E Pfc B Btry Germany 3/24/45 USA/IN
Fasko Edward J Pfc DODY USA/OH
Featherston John H Jr Capt A Btry Germany 3/24/45   Photo on Trooper Pictures SS MAR
Gannon Asa G Pvt Belgium 1/7/45 DOW USA/KS
Gogal Thomas P Pvt B Btry Germany 3/24/45 MAR
Greco Randolph R Pfc B Btry Germany 3/24/45 MAR
Hash Carl H Pvt Germany 3/24/45 USA/MD
Hymel Alvin P T/4 A Btry Belgium 12/25/44 NOR
Kincade Doyal Pvt A Btry Belgium 12/25/44 NOR
LaFavers Alpha A Pvt A Btry Belgium 12/25/44 USA/IN
Lankford Charles H T/Sgt HqBtry Belgium 12/25/44 EP
Lay Alva R Pfc Germany 4/3/45 USA/KY
Mancini Harry J Pvt Germany 3/24/45 MAR
Minnear Ruppert Pfc Germany 3/24/45 USA/TN
Palmquist Lewis E Pfc B Btry Germany 3/24/45   Photo on Trooper Pictures  USA/IA
Propp Harold L Pvt HqBtry Germany 3/24/45 USA/NE
Robertson Curtis E Pvt Germany 3/24/45 MAR
Schoepf Charles J Sgt A Btry Germany 3/24/45   Photo on Trooper Pictures  MAR
Siebert George P Pfc A Btry 12/43 KODY USA/OR
Simmons Gordon E Cpl B Btry Germany 3/29/45   Photo on Trooper Pictures DOW MAR
Stahl Jacob I Capt B Btry Germany 3/24/45 SS USA/MA
Steckmyer Gerald T Pvt Germany 3/24/45 DOW MAR
Tappe Robert W Cpl B Btry Germany 3/24/45   Photo on Trooper Pictures  MAR
Teresi August C Pvt A Btry Belgium 12/25/44 USA/PA
Westby Arthur H Pfc Germany 3/24/45 MAR
Williams Thomas H Pvt A Btry Belgium 12/25/44 NOR

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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