674th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion

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The 674th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion (674th AFAB) (also designated the 674th Glider Field Artillery Battalion (GFAB) and the 674th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (PFAB)) is an inactive airborne field artillery battalion of the United States Army. Active with the 11th Airborne Division and the 187th Regimental Combat Team from 1942–1957, the 674th PFAB saw action in the Pacific Theater during World War II and during the Korean War.

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  2. 1 2 "674th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion." The Institute of Heraldry. n.d. Web. Accessed 2 December 2015. <http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=9994&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services%5B%5D>.