History of the 463rd Field Artillery Battalion, 1944 - 2006

Containers:

07.0135 - Box 1, Folder 004

Scope and content:

This folder contains a typed description of the formation of the 463rd Parachute Artillery Battalion, 9 photocopies of reunion photographs, "Fire Mission A Condensed, Unofficial History of the 463rd Parachute Artillery Battalion," a printed copy of the 463rd Field Artillery Battalion's home page, Bugs Bunny and unit patch artwork, a Battalion members' address list, a Camp Mourmelon Christmas card, an Eisenhower at D-Day commemorative photograph, an Albert J. Towar obituary, ephemera with lyrics for various "Airborne Songs," a Christmas letter from the First Special Service Force Association, a typed manuscript detailing the process for choosing a unit patch design with a picture of Kummerer on the cover, a 1945 schedule of travel for the battalion, a historical narrative of the Battle of Bastogne, a letter from the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, a copy of "Remarks of Mayor Noam Bramson at Memorial Monument and Hudson Park, New Rochelle" from the Sentinel, a copy of the copyright license for the use of Bugs Bunny, a copy of Trading Post, copies of letters from battalion members, 3 official letters to the battalion from General Mark Clark.

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