460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (United States)
- 460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (United States)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=460th Parachute Field Artillery
caption=460th's logo
nickname=
motto=|colors=
march=
ceremonial_chief=
type=Parachute Field Artillery
branch=Army
dates=1943-1945
country=USA
allegiance=
command_structure=
size=
specialization=
current_commander=
garrison=
battles=Italian Campaign
Operation Dragoon (their first combat jump)
Battle of the Bulge
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=After training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, United States, the 460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (460th PFAB) was combined with the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (517th PIR) and the 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company (596th PCEC) to form the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (517th PRCT). The 517th PRCT saw most of its combat (in Italy, Southern France, and the Battle of the Bulge) as an independent unit.
Notable soldiers of the 460th
* Raymond L. Cato, 460th PFAB Commander
* Joe David Brown, journalist and author of "Paper Moon" and "Kings Go Forth"
External links
* [http://517prct.org/documents/short_history/460_short_history.htm 460th PFAB History] , from the [http://517prct.org/table_of_contents.htm 517th PRCT Home Page]
* [http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/517/517.html 517th Unit History]
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