Dedicated to ALL the men who served in the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery

Home of Airborne William 'Bill' Tingen
Member of Baker Battery, 463rd PFA

Important update - 2005

A partnership between the 1ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT based at BASTOGNE and the veterans and families of the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery has been discussed. If you were a member of the 463rd PFA or you are family or related and you have not received the name and address of the person to contact at the Base (for a private visit for instance), please mail us.

How I started the site in June 2003 :

I am building this site to educate our youth and eventually others (including myself!) and to honor and thank the men who liberated our European countries in WW2.

We can best honor them by teaching our children that living in freedom did not come automatically, but was restored by the efforts and sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of patriots and soldiers during World War II.

Expressions of gratitude are never-ending and heartfelt.

The author.

Major changes in 2005

In 2005 the site will of course remain Bill's homepage, only we will extend it to be also the Official Home for all 463 PFA veterans and their families. This in accordance with Bill himself and other veterans of the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division.

We apologize for all delays in expanding the site, we want to add a lot of information and probably this will take several months...

Any information would be most appreciated.

I would also like to address a special THANK YOU, to Tess Stinson (Idaho) and Kathy (Gallipau) Trefz (New York) for all kinds of help they are giving me on this subject ! Of course also a very special THANK YOU to Bill Tingen himself, and the members of the 463rd PFA, to do me the honor allowing me to build their homepage.