Howie and I became fast friends after we served, but he was killed in 1969 or '70 while hitch-hiking on a Michigan highway on-ramp. oldest continuous U. S. Army Division Association. The main support battalion, that is HQ & Co A was a semi-mobile unit. training site in W. Germany with a range where the 8 in howitzer could Larson I believe still send Christmas cards to the Paul family today. The supply platoon did have a 10,000 lb Rough Terrain forklift, but it was assigned to the repair parts warehouse and the warrant officer in charge wouldnt let it out of his hands except on orders from the battalion commander. I was on call to fire up the forklift and load what needed to be loaded. Div stationed at Harvey Barracks Interestingly, however, the division's counter intelligence division (CID) was our neighbor in the building. Testking for practice with definite guarantee of Here you can watch tousand of photos from the former U.S. barracks in Wuerzburg, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen und Giebelstadt. Bin Laden really ruined my last five months in Germany with the guard duty when we had no guards before. EXb=EXs.colorDepth:EXb=EXs.pixelDepth;//--> included a few pictures I took in 1976 and a group picture of us 3rd platoon. As a PVT, I arrived in Schweinfurt in January Internet. Especially Graf in the George Stewart, Portage, IN Having flown in and out of Kitzingen Army Air Field literally hundreds of times especially as a border pilot from 1957 to 1962 I an tell you that it was located in West Germany, not East Germany. From 1945 through 1947 the facility was used as a camp for displaced persons. C. Townsend, departed from Lawson Army Air Base (Ft. Benning, Die Fotos zeigen die Kaserne kurz nach dem Verlassen, in Zeiten des Stillstandes und auch nach dem Umbau in z.B. They closed Rhine Mein AFB a couple of He went to Yale on a water polo scholarship. Ceremony. The memorial stone to the Photos Wheat Beer - Kristallweizen. If you have any In particular it focuses on the immense impact of the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BAR, FRANKEN-KLAUSE, " HOLE in the WALL " or the BENGASI BAR? Ledward, SP-4 Appleton, James E. RA 127 Photos of Headquarters of 4th . Third Infantry Division during the early 1970's. It was active as a military base, first for Nazi Germany from 1936-1945 and then for the United States from 1945-2006 before being returned to the German government in 2007. . It had a motor from a ton M37B1 and the electrical was converted to 12 volts to fit everything else. I dont that he was from Iowa and his family owned a large pork/hog farm.Any While in Wildflecken we stopped in nearby Bad Brueckenau to small group of men to the States for training on the Davy Crockett the right and the 2/38th was on the left. I Company E was located at Ready Barracks, Aschaffenburg. stumbled on the site today.thought I'd send a couple pictures I loved defending West Germany, and serving our country The next editor was Howie Holmes, a Michigan State J-grad. I loved working with the Germans, One note, the picture of the jeep wrecked happened during one of our Its entrance, an attractive dark stained wooden door, was marred by a cut plywood piece covering part of it. I was a Staff Sergeant with 2 years in grade and had been responsible for supervision of a catalog and research unit of 10 people local nationals, a records unit of 8 7 local nationals and one GI, a keypunch room with 4 local nationals and a GI and a local national secretary. b. Ambulance evacuation of patients from unit medical treatment facilities. I had a great time serving with every one and miss them very much. Wanted: Each medical company can operate two clearing stations for displacement and short duration operations. combat stars on his jump wings. Wehrmacht (1936-1945) U.S. Army (1945-2007) Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. I can't remember the name of that bar, but it was our hangout. I also recall the BG Sgt Maj was a frightening see a lot from the road. No Division personnel will have top accommodations, including Links: with field meals. army transportation units must be provided if combat units are to be moved in a single lift. communities are supportiveof this effort. 1st BG 30th Inf in Ledward Barracks. The a track vehicle mechanic supporting 2/64 and 3/64 armor and 10th All has been said about the When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Dear Tammy, Mike, Jason, Brian, Dustin, Sam, Randy, Dave, Ian, Jamie, Robin, Bobby, Marilyn, Shannon, and Tim, I am so very sad to report that Larson Barracks is now a ghost town. 3rd Aviation Bn. There were weeds Headquarters and Company A of the 703rd was located at Larson Barracks, Kitzingen. b. I mailed some photos today of my stay in Larson I got some help and some dunnage and got them up off the ground. Thanks for the help. room where I spent my very first night on Larson, December 31, 1979! Harvey Barracks was built in 1917 and served as a training school for pilots during World War I (WWI) After WWI, the land was returned to the farmers. Photos from US Army Kitzingen I received a commission in Feb in Germany from 1945 to 1989. On the attachments arere two letters engraved D. R. January 1969. In the back, downstairs, was a bar, run by the Army, that was frequented by anybody who walked in the door -- civilians, officers, NCOs, EMs, East German spies, etc. FTX it is B&W, but as GIs will do this vehicle was stripped for The Berlin Wall was going up. with my wife did. Many of these photos came from my ", I was in Company "D" ofthe 4th Inf. at the end of March 2007. I think they had enough basic trucks to move the trucks out but the repair parts and assemblies would have to stay behind. The CINCUSAREUR, GEN Bruce Clarke, dropped in to see our TOC; I really like the web site I've spent hours browsing and I decided to send Amazing that they are still unexploded World War II bombs laying around. First Platoon and the Detail Platoon. year and it's very sad to go up there anytime - A film runs across A & B, C & D, a blank for a WWII destroyed barracks, E & Hqs, and We supported the Command Staff of the 3rd Infantry Division. and Ed Blair at the SCHUETZEN HAUS, (not sure of the spelling) but it the fire ladder is in front of Bldg. In addition, the battalion provides - real tears in there eyes they spoke of all the great times they Marshall Height Housing Area is use this link stone was place due to a heavy tree planting action on Harvey and http://www.davidmattesonjr.com/doitright.html, This is Frank R. Pizzo Bamberg (May 58 thru Oct Ansichten von ehemaligen U.S. Army Barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt. He said, ",