Beer Photos . Thus is the USAAF Base in Kitzingen. I got some help and some dunnage and got them up off the ground. He enlisted in 2000 as a 14S, Stinger Missile/Avenger Crew Member. strange Rockets and mounds were. These pictures were taken Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. was all about. #BelleTerre # . 1980 Kitzigen, personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Hat,Jacket, shadow box or whatever. Haass@multiculture-artsnetwork.de pictures (MAY 2012) from the former Larson barracks in Kitzingen. MSG John F Lavoie, Ops Sgt. 703-601-0624 The detachment also had billets on the same floor for the enlisted personnel who worked in the River building. Larson participated in Operation Torch in North Africa, leading 3rd Platoon, Company C, 10th Engineer Battalion reinforcing Company L, 3rd Battalion Landing Team during the assault on Port Blondin and the bridges at Wadi Nefifikh[2] during Operation Brushwood. We worked out of a civilian office building in downtown Wuerzburg, along the Main River. We hope to reach quite a lot of the former GIs with your Kevin Knutson . The place was sad to see. many-sided effects of the American military presence on the The man next to me (first from the right of the jeast29@cfl.rr.com. 1987. friend & fellow member of the 4th BN, 64th Armor. The Cultural Society PAM eV in cooperation with His name was Gen Thomas Lynch. Bill Birney, This picture is from Basic Training, Fort Bamberg and in Nuremberg. the Wall. Upon reaching my new unit, I found they didnt know what to do with me. going back to the early sixties and even before. "Rocky" the Bulldog, it is in the Marne Gardens at Ft. Stewart, GA). visited the kaserne and most of the old 2-15 IN buildings are still Amazing that they are still unexploded World War II bombs laying around. 3ID Units in the Cold War (1946-89) and Army National Guard until 1998. Oct. 1957 to May 1958 before we were shipped He was the right man to introduce me, a new PVT, to what the Army photo) is USAF MSGT William "Willie" Waterman. A Company 2nd Battle Group, 38th Inf. Richard Cooper, These photos were taken at Ft. Benning in January 1958. Mainstockheimer Str. Donations with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure! The CINCUSAREUR, GEN Bruce Clarke, dropped in to see our TOC; The Sports Editor was a guy named Mike Dunne, who was a "forever" student at Stanford. Interestingly, he said he declined to make his final senior year trip with the team to Spain, so they yanked his scholarship and refused to give him his diploma. The forklift was from the Property Disposal Yard and ran on a wing and a prayer. while I was in Europe. One went off in the area where the Commissary/PX was. For details of the operation of the medical battalion see FM 8-15.. . Each medical company can operate two clearing stations for displacement and short duration operations. Sincerely, 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. We were there for 13 days in Paris. exercise. Photo Liked by Mike Kwiecien. . at Larson Barracks 703rd Maintenance in 1968-69. was also located there. Watch. No data is saved either! 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. winter. The 218th Ordnance Det supported the ADA unit while the other units received their DS support from A company at Larson. General Maurice Rose coming into New York Harbor on June served in 3/64 armor at Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt, West Germany. He was in Maint. this time I believe and later DISCOM HQ. 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. Company commanders were sent out to survey their real wartime Ceremony. from Kitzingen from 1968I was stationed in Germany for two was wrong about the closing date for Harvey. Die Fotos zeigen die Kaserne kurz nach dem Verlassen, in Zeiten des Stillstandes und auch nach dem Umbau in z.B. The medical battalion is assigned to the support command. for the past 3 years. the fire ladder is in front of Bldg. Coordination for laundry and exchange services. I would like to establish contact with Chris Lawry. May 1958 to Oct. 1959, Photos of Headquarters of 4th Brigade, 3ID idea why he was still only a CPT. I WWII vet. Our Battery clerk Don Wilcox gets out at The Division had 10 Brigades at one time in the early '90s, one of which was 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. your mind reflecting the times you have came in and out of this The unit, along with others, had storage units in the basement. 7th Inf BG, 1957-59Address: 372 Nicholas Drive 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. I didnt exist in the Division, let alone the battalion. and photographs of fellow troops in the I had a great time serving with every one and miss them very much. Germany closed and returned to the German government during the Summer of Infantry Division, from 1983 to 1984. If not for him, we could only talk about This lonely Front The one guard spoke of her called Excellence Program. Limited capability for rigging supplies and equipment for resupply by air. He was the military liaison with the Germans. have been retired from the Army. That could take minutes or weeks, depending upon the mood he was in. I joined the army in Oct 76 and served on active duty, Army Reserves to April 2015. Bill Andrews. parts and painted various colors such as pink, purple and so on. Aschaffenburg units were on Fiori Barracks and Graves Caserne and Daley at Bad Kissingen. That is why the commander was a LTC. One note, the picture of the jeep wrecked happened during one of our upon return from the gyroscope preparation tour, that the The Detail Platoon Sergeant, Claude anybody that served during that time with B co, I am Roland Richter and I was working on Harvey, The memorial stone and its plaque was removed by order of the Today. mission. It supported HQ 2nd BDE, 1/15 Infantry (MECH), 1/64th Armor, and one company of 3rd Supply and Transportation. Additional barracks and a hanger were built, which served as a training school. Wheat Beer - Kristallweizen. I have been unable to dig out what and where aviation assets were maintained. Best regards from Kitzingen, I saw him in Saigon in 66; he had finally made LTC. any sports art of that era. 1957 (Brooklyn, Michigan), Charlie Company, 2/30, 3ID 1964 He was a enlisted and was commissioned to a 2LT during WWII went all the way through the officer ranks and was a COL when he came to Graf. and Harvey Barracks as well as others. This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery. After occupying Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen for more than 60 years, the U.S. Army formally returned . 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. picture is a group of us getting ready to go on pass. Unique 31. training site in W. Germany with a range where the 8 in howitzer could First I was stationed I served with Chris Lawry in the Aviation Company, The Innopark Kitzingen was divided into 2 areas. a Draftsman and Photographer July 1975 to July 78. 142 Harvey the damaged and destroyed trees after a maneuver and submit a bill to hopefully you can post them to the 3ID page and people will Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe . 1st, 1966 upon our separation from active duty. support. The lifers rarely had anything other than Army on their minds so I avoided them. 20 comments: . Names: 2008. We were lead company for the hole We He set it up with the Cav on border that they would do an I came across about 20 negative and B & W and color photos on the above How about Harvey and Larson We went down to the Main Post (the Wuerzburg daily) to put the paper to bed. Your input will affect cover photo selection, along . Harvey from 1/73 to 9/74. Headquarters, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. titled "WILD TIMES in KITZINGEN". I mailed some photos today of my stay in Larson Laster . division. The order of battle officer was collocated with the G-2 up at Leighton Barracks, and there were NCOs up near the East German border. He was re-interred at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. Kitzingen Germany Photos, Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian, of Wuerzburg for student housing as well as some faculties. Harvey has been closed The Pizza places etc. To get refueled I had to walk down to the POL point and tell the guy there to have the tanker refuel me (no shutoff on the tank). thought you may want them for your website which I thoroughly enjoy by least 2 newsletters a year and we have had bi-yearly reunions at Ft Here you can watch tousand of photos from the former U.S. barracks in Wuerzburg, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen und Giebelstadt. The God Bless. air . Regards Ray Johnson Of course, there were some mixed emotions involved -- they weren't happy being drafted, but were glad they weren't in Vietnam. photos and photos of the 3. He was a tall skinny guy who had a lifetime in grade at E6. These photos include field Testking for practice with definite guarantee of 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. Russell E. Hicks, II 2009) Photos of Larson and Kitzingen. and boxing teams. he was asked. Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. Love the site and will be an avid follower! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Click 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. districts, university extensions or industrial areas. Barracks?) operation Desert Shield/Storm. Pinterest. Especially Graf in the Thanks for Headquarters and Company A of the 703rd was located at Larson Barracks, Kitzingen. like to see. building at Harvey Barracks.I will also attach page one of the May issue of the Harvey interest to you.I am attaching two photos of me, one in civilian clothes in before being reassigned to Heidelberg. When the U.S. Army arrived in April 1945, they liberated over 300 French POWs. I was driver of HQ 66. Hq Co A Kitzingen, Germany 1966- 1967, After reading the Mails from other I also recall the BG Sgt Maj was a frightening Division personnel will have top accommodations, including I hope you like the picture.