(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
680th GFAB
Commanding Officer |
Capt John H Featherston Jr
680th GFAB A Btry CO
KIA 24 Mar 1945 (SS) |
1/Lt Jack P Ancker
680th GFAB
Hq & A Battery |
|
Pvt Irving "Karl" Amundsen
680th GFAB
A Battery |
Cpl Lyle Buscher
680th GFAB
A Battery |
Cpl Frank Cotman
680th GFAB
A Battery |
|
Pvt Alpha A Lafavers
680th GFAB A Btry
KIA 25 Dec 1944 |
Pfc Harold V Madden
680th GFAB
A Battery |
Sgt Charles J Schoepf
680th GFAB A Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945 |
|
Pfc James E Taylor
680th GFAB
A Battery |
|
|
|
Pvt Joseph C Brisach
680th GFAB B Btry
DOW 2 April 1945 |
Pfc Glenn H Campbell
680th GFAB B Btry
DOW 3 April 1945 |
Pfc Clifford E East
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945 |
|
Pfc Clifford R Halladay
680th GFAB
B Battery |
Pfc John D Kaminski
680th GFAB
B Battery |
Sgt Vilah W Kyte Jr
680th GFAB
B Battery |
|
Pfc Lewis E Palmquist
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945 |
T/Sgt Carl J Rizzo
680th GFAB
B Battery |
Pfc Michael Rock
680th GFAB
B Battery |
|
Cpl Gordon E Simmons
680th GFAB B Btry
DOW 29 Mar 1945 |
Cpl Robert W Tappe
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945 |
Capt Jacob I Stahl
680th GFAB B Btry
KIA 24 Mar 1945 (SS) |
|
![T/5 Charles Edward [Lefty] Booth](680images/troopers/hq/t5_charles_e_booth680hq.jpg)
T/5 Charles E Booth
680th GFAB
Hq Battery |
Pvt Harold E Butler
680th GFAB
Hq Battery |
Pvt Charles V Campbell
680th GFAB Hq Btry
DOW 24 Mar 1945 |
|
1/Sgt Romeo J Caschera
680th GFAB
Hq Battery |
T/5 John V Crotty
680th GFAB Hq Btry
DOW 25 Mar 1945 |
Cpl Harold B Greenwald
680th GFAB
Hq Battery |
|
T/Sgt John F Horn
680th GFAB
Hq Battery |
T/Sgt Charles H Lankford
680th GFAB Hq Btry
KIA 25 Dec 1944 |
![Sgt Charles R Stinchcomb [Mick] - Headquarters Service Company](680images/troopers/hq/sgt_charles_r_stinchcomb680.jpg)
Sgt Charles R Stinchcomb
680th GFAB
Hq - Srvc Battery |
|
Other - (Battery Unknown) |
Pvt Harry J Mancini
680th GFAB
KIA 24 Mar 1945 |
Pfc Rubert Minnear
680th GFAB
KIA 24 Mar 1945 |
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
|
