460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (United States)

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460th Parachute Field Artillery
460th's logo
Active	1943-1945
Country	USA
Branch	Army
Type	Parachute Field Artillery
Engagements	Italian Campaign Operation Dragoon (their first combat jump) Battle of the Bulge

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.

[edit] Notable soldiers of the 460th

• Raymond L. Cato, 460th PFAB Commander
• Joe David Brown, journalist and author of Paper Moon and Kings Go Forth

[edit] External links

• 460th PFAB History, from the 517th PRCT Home Page
• 517th Unit History