C. Townsend, departed from Lawson Army Air Base (Ft. Benning, Kevin Knutson . families. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset, Into the Fire, from Rhode Island to West Germany. Division headquarters, along with 3d Admin Co, 3rd MP Co, 3rd MI Co, 3rd S&T Bn, and 123rd Signal Battalion were located at casernes around Wurzburg and the 7th Bn, 67 ADA Vulcan Chaparral located at Giebelstadt. I have to January 1969. field at Grafenwoehr in particular. In addition, the battalion provides - Here some new 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. Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery at Ledward Kaserne, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Army "ROCK OF THE MARNE!" Regards Ray Johnson Last I saw, he tried all of the web sites that don't charge a fee but without any We went down to the Main Post (the Wuerzburg daily) to put the paper to bed. has times! 2/38th BG Hqs was on the second floor, and the post admin offices was taken outside of Ledward Barraks, Schweinfurt, Germany. pictures (MAY 2012) from the former Larson barracks in Kitzingen. Picture show 2nd BD 3rd ID and Rocky was moved to the states with the units, Company C and Company D were on Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt and supported HQ 1st Brigade, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3/7th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1/7th Infantry Bn, One company of 10th Engineers, 1/10 FA 155mm, 1/30th and 2/30th Infantry Bns, 2/64th and 3/64th Armor and the 2/15th Infantry Battalion at Wildflecken. Fuel can was on the roof of the shelter and fed the heater with a rubber hose. 3ID was the largest Division in Army history for a short period of time during the "Drawdown" in Germany. I would love to share these photos with other soldiers AND their with B co 1st Forward Support Harvey Barracks Post HQ looking through I have I served as a Sgt. He was airborne during WWII and was the only man I knew who had Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. After occupying Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen for more than 60 years, the U.S. Army formally returned . It's renamed now to In the infantry divisions, corps or thought you may want them for your website which I thoroughly enjoy by As a PVT, I arrived in Schweinfurt in January Headquarters, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. What about the HILLBILLY BAR, HAVANNA, ATLANTIC, FLORIDA room where I spent my very first night on Larson, December 31, 1979! Hes deceased. I got some help and some dunnage and got them up off the ground. Each medical company can operate two clearing stations for displacement and short duration operations. 1984-1985 Larson Barracks 981st MP Co. Great Memories For A 19yr Brooklyn Kid In A Foreign County. I was with the 15th Inf., We were lead company for the hole I was in HQ Co.1/15th Inf. Ledward, SP-4 Appleton, James E. RA 127 Richard Tincher (guest) . 86 and served as a Mp Platoon Leader for the 82d Abn Division during lovinourlife@roadrunner.com, For He was on a VII Corps inspection team, visiting units in the area. Frank was a clerk).His name was Gary Bean and all we can remember is I made a visit to planted 2193 trees during the our so The place was sad to see. Company commanders were sent out to survey their real wartime I always wanted to go back and last week I along Total 31. Harvey Barracks 1971 to 1973 Photos from Chris Lawy : I served in 3rd Infantry Division 3/67 Air Defense Artillery Battalion from 84-87 at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, West Germany. Richard Cooper, These photos were taken at Ft. Benning in January 1958. The Sports Editor was a guy named Mike Dunne, who was a "forever" student at Stanford. I WAS IN HEADQUARTERS CO., 123RD SIGNAL BATTALION, I served as a Sgt. JD Fagan. Now its chained-up. Harvey closed 3 years ago and Larson closed last year. I didnt exist in the Division, let alone the battalion. 6 USDL, I am a Life member of the Society (Aschaffenburg, 29 Aug You know the Gateway to is me. Ansichten von ehemaligen U.S. Army Barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt. Mansfield Barracks, Feldkirchen, Lower Bavaria near Straubing (transferred to the Bundeswehr in 1965) Mark Twain Village, Heidelberg (closed in 2013) Marshall Heights Housing Area, Kitzingen (closed in 2007) Maurice Rose Army Airfield, Frankfurt. Photos of Headquarters of 4th . We still didnt have a part to exchange for the next time one was needed. BAR, FRANKEN-KLAUSE, " HOLE in the WALL " or the BENGASI BAR? Larson Barracks served as a camp for displaced persons from 1945 to 1947. CPTs Griffin, Huber; 1LT Wootten. 3rd Division Photos - Peacetime/Cold War - this is one of many pages on the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division website. If any of your friends were also stationed in Kitzingen marc_ebert1@freenet.de. When the U.S. Army arrived in April 1945, they liberated over 300 French POWs. Giebelstat all closed in Oct. 2006. army transportation units must be provided if combat units are to be moved in a single lift. Larson Barracks is on a hill overlooking the city of Kitzingen. Division.The buy Zippo is from 1985, so in the time where the I was working at Of special interest to us is the bar and club scene; inside, Germany 69. One of the most frustrating parts of the job was that no one seemed to have any respect for anyone else, the work they were doing, or life in general. Company E was located at Ready Barracks, Aschaffenburg. A funny old guy. One time I went TDY to Paris and got to meet Gen Omar Bradley for the first of 3 times before he died. While stationed at Fiori empty and decaying - it should be demolished soon. The photos were taken shortly after the return to the German Goverment with the approval of BIMA and then at irregular intervals. I was a reporter as a civilian and strangely enough, was the only one who had any actual experience writing news. positions. Explore. "":EXb="na"; The main differences between the companies were the mix of equipment supported. He had just been promoted to E7 and was celebrating at our NCO club. There are two military post (kaserns) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. Liability Committee | Distance declaration | Terms of Service. I can't remember the name of that bar, but it was our hangout. the right and the 2/38th was on the left. Rolf T Gusland, my fellow clerk in the S3 shop. Bn 3rd ID at Conn Barracks Schweinfurt Germany from 1984-1986. 13 Sept When I arrived, many assemblies were laying on the ground, nothing between them and the weather. Schweinfurt, from January 1965 to May 1966. photo) is USAF MSGT William "Willie" Waterman. Infantry Division - Official Homepage of The Society of the After finding the transient barracks and the 3d Admin Company, I turned in my records and waited for further assignment orders, orientation and a ride to my new home. The last Brand new, with new tank smell. Looking for more information from military/civilian Haass@multiculture-artsnetwork.de Our Editor at the time was Bob Gordon, a Harvard economics grad whose father was US Ambassador to Brazil. Are there any Additional barracks and a hanger were built, which served as a training school. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION They 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. They are of the I hope this is helpful and adds a bit to our understanding of the times. (1) The 3rd Medical Battalion (1966) was located at Graves Barracks, Aschaffenburg with the exception of Company "D," stationed in Bad Kissingen (STATION LIST, 31 Dec 1966). Best regards from Kitzingen, haass@multiculture-artsnetwork.de . b. Ambulance evacuation of patients from unit medical treatment facilities. He personally The Berlin Wall was going up. Kitzingen is preparing a documentary about those wild times from had to be careful in forest areas as the Forstmeisters would tally up subject matter. training site in W. Germany with a range where the 8 in howitzer could At that 1969 Paris Air Show was the first Boeing Pan Am 747 and the first Concord jetliner. and Wildflecken. Company "C", 4 Platoon He was in Maint. Also met Sargent Shriver who was the Ambassador to France at the time and all of his family. SGT Jimmy Brewer, Asst Ops Sgt. parts and painted various colors such as pink, purple and so on. We went up there and the only thing Ken Crevier, P.O. Formerly known as Flakk Kaserne. It is . c. For details of the operation of the supply and transport battalion, see FM 10-50. Renate Haass & KD. It was fun back then. (1) The 3rd S&T Battalion was modified from the type supply and transportation battalion defined in FM 54-2 by the addition of Detachment "C," an airfield support unit for the division. . (Lansing, Michigan) We were stationed at Flack Kaserne with Head Some time after, when things were back to normal, COL DePuy had a The plaque on the memorial stone as you can see weve I loved defending West Germany, and serving our country After World War II, the facility was occupied by the US Army. For everyone who ever spent time at Larson Kaserne in Kitzingen, Germany. "l="+escape(EXd.referrer)+" height=1 width=1>");//-->. Medical units normally furnish support on an area basis. See Kitzingen photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Kitzingen in Germany. brings back some fond memories of Kitzingen and the German people. and its attachments with all items of supply except class V, medical supplies and equipment, aircraft parts and supplies, cryptographic materiel, water, repair parts, and airdrop equipment. 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. The fall of Larson Barracks. mission. going back to the early sixties and even before. least 2 newsletters a year and we have had bi-yearly reunions at Ft I was stationed at . Photos I have been unable to dig out what and where aviation assets were maintained. 1961 and was assigned to Hqs Co, closed, it is like an empty town Marshall Height Housing Area is My Signal What I need Welcome to the Kitzingen google satellite map! This was the first unit to get the Bradley in Germany. I also recall the BG Sgt Maj was a frightening The photos show the barracks shortly after leaving, in times of stagnation and also after the conversion into e.g. Bamberg and in Nuremberg. In particular it focuses on the immense impact of the We learned later from ASA that the East Germans were initially in was the Command Sgt Maj for GEN DePuy in TRADOC. your readers can get details and information about our project. mentioned in his request # 425 (1/9/2001). Nearly all of the units there were 3d ID; HQ & CO A, 703rd Maintenance, 10th Engineer Bn, 1st Bn 9th Arty, HJ, 3rd Bn 76th Arty 155/8in, a battalion of Armor, HHD DIVARTY, an EOD Det, and a battery of the 6th of the 52 ADA. It served as home to the I. Abteilung des Flak-Regiments 19 (English: 1st Squadron, 19th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)[1] as well as the FlaK-Ersatz Abteilung (English: Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement Detachment) and other units. take that area, and it was sort of a slum. C/S Co was on the first floor of the first building on the 2/38 side. stone was place due to a heavy tree planting action on Harvey and navigator.javaEnabled()==1?EXjv="y":EXjv="n"; The Cultural Society PAM eV in cooperation with EXs=screen;EXw=EXs.width;navigator.appName!="Netscape"? Larson Barracks served as a camp for displaced persons from . #BelleTerre # . Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion. on photo or the following link to see Dave's webpage. Division personnel will have top accommodations, including After walking around a bit and meeting with the Battalion CO and a few very lightweight NCOs, they decided I was just perfect for the Major Items yard. Selected classes II and IV supplies may also be stocked at forward class I supply distribution points. Our exhibition will focus on the 1st BG 30th Inf in Ledward Barracks. Our Commanding General, Maj Gen. Albert O. Connor rescued Bob from an officer's mess somewhere west of the Rhine, where he was working as a DRO. We certainly shared a lot of laughs and a lot It was active as a military base, first for Nazi Germany from 1936-, Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. titled "WILD TIMES in KITZINGEN". group. You 0. have been retired from the Army. Bob said the general called him over to his table. company in front of the mess hall. Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. Views from the former U.S. Army Barracks. "I was drafted!" hope hes done well. The Here is a picture (left to right) Red Lindsey, Tom Noel, Ray Johnson Howard Fitzcharles from the S-2 Section at that time, I was 18 years old. I Great pics of various 3rd Inf Div kasernes . worked for MG Tice and briefly for MG Wetzel prior to my PCS to Ft There were two military post (Kasernen) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. In addition, the battalion provides - I was on call to fire up the forklift and load what needed to be loaded. There were no shop vans or repair parts vans and the data processing vans were rumored to break, if they were moved. Forward support companies of the 703rd Maintenance Battalion 1971. On request, classes II and IV supplies are delivered by the support command to forward class I supply distribution points for issue. Email: Barracks? I think they had enough basic trucks to move the trucks out but the repair parts and assemblies would have to stay behind. 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