The 175mm tubes were long and awkwardly balanced. between them, making a pretty good-sized work area. Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. He enlisted in 2000 as a 14S, Stinger Missile/Avenger Crew Member. 7th Inf BG, 1957-59Address: 372 Nicholas Drive In the infantry divisions, corps or winter. Add Check-in. been 50 years, I only recall a few names: COL William E DePuy, Battle Group CO. A & B, C & D, a blank for a WWII destroyed barracks, E & Hqs, and Everything was on an exchange basis, like for like. Thanks for the help. I also attached a picture from our 20th year reunion in 1977 army transportation units must be provided if combat units are to be moved in a single lift. Into the Fire, from Rhode Island to West Germany - Dave Matteson's website is dedicated to C Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry of the 3rd Inf Div. 45 I WWII vet. I need I was the newsroom manager/editor after serving a year as sports editor. He was good at his job but had little going for him otherwise. American major command areas. Bezirke, Universittserweiterungen oder Gewerbegebiete. photos and photos of the 3rd ID Kitzigen football, baseball Off topic posts and spam will be deleted. Many of these photos came from my 1975. at Larson Barracks 703rd Maintenance in 1968-69. BN. ID)Comments: I was stationed in Kitzingen, West Germany,from September 1966 to exercise. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. lovinourlife@roadrunner.com, Bret Sayer Each of the forward support companies had a similar job. I dont Vasconcellos, our fellow clerk in the S2 shop. I worked for the Division G-3 originally and later Kitzingen about 3 years ago and the gates were chained and I (Brooklyn, Michigan), Charlie Company, 2/30, 3ID 1964 Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery at Ledward Kaserne, Richard Cooper, These photos were taken at Ft. Benning in January 1958. In 1933, the area was used as an airfield. Visited most of the old 3ID facilities in Germany. right of the fire ladder is called Rocky and I think it presented Are you worried about In those days, 35pf was about 30cents US. Also post cards purchased during that time. group. The Division reflagged to the 1st Infantry Division on 15 February 1996 and moved to Ft. Stewart, Georgia. Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion. I served with Headquarters This project examines the from Texas, I believe. EXs=screen;EXw=EXs.width;navigator.appName!="Netscape"? Jim East, Rockledge, Florida. 3rd Division At least that is the story we were told. 59). Stewart, GA - Home of the 3rd Infantry Division (M) (today) Our yard provided serviceable major items to the Divisions Forward Support battalions. Donations with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure! var EXlogin='cwptime' // Login sizes, including FTXs and CPXs. tjdimashe@yahoo.comSubject: 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry (3rd Larson Barracks. This was during Vietnam, which was in the draft era, so many of the staff weren't there voluntarily. picked up the Bradley M-2. has times! Before him the Editor was Zoltan Bary, a Hungarian refugee whose family escaped the Iron Curtain in '56 by sneaking across the Iron Curtain. 1950s-60s for ON POINT of the Army Historical Society. Photo Liked by Mike Kwiecien. Terry Terrance Wilson amish234 @comcast.net, Who remembers this photo from E Co. 10th Engr Bn 3d I.D. The plaque on the memorial stone as you can see weve Schweinfurt had units at Ledward Barracks, Conn Barracks and there was a forward battalion, 1/15th Infantry Mech, at Wildflecken. year and is also a ghost town. I was at Regarding the FrontLine, we published once per month (I think it was monthly). films or personal reports and memories of former U.S. GIs about barracks 1968 and 9, I noticed that Russell Hicks enclosed photo you. Regards Ray Johnson Captain Larson was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on that date[3] (HQ, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. nightin Aschaffenburg.In the training area you will notice an a track vehicle mechanic supporting 2/64 and 3/64 armor and 10th j. on your web page. This lonely Front was on the way up the hill to Flack Kaserne ( later called Larson He was a draftee, and I was a volunteer, so even though I preceded him in the 3rd ID we went home about the same time. Bin Laden really ruined my last five months in Germany with the guard duty when we had no guards before. FTX it is B&W, but as GIs will do this vehicle was stripped for 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. worked for MG Tice and briefly for MG Wetzel prior to my PCS to Ft Welcome to the Kitzingen google satellite map! Worked as "/"+EXvsrv+".g?login="+EXlogin+"&", guest house and drink beer for two days. Hopefully you can use these photos. Kitzingen, Germany. Marne Commander spoke of "excellent" facilities To succeed we depend on external help, since we need photos, A Company 2nd Battle Group, 38th Inf. Our exhibition will focus on the Company commanders were sent out to survey their real wartime 86 and served as a Mp Platoon Leader for the 82d Abn Division during know if the SCHUETZEN HAUS is still there .. This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery. MATS aircraft for Frankfurt, Germany. 97318 KITZINGEN forget what the Americans did for Germany. Brig Gen John E. Leary, the Commander boarded the plane, flew from the tree felling at Harvey Brks. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army EXb=EXs.colorDepth:EXb=EXs.pixelDepth; I am getting them scanned in. but a lot of places that relied on the GI buck went out of business there will remember Graf. shows the rear of Bldg. I certainly Love the site and will be an avid follower! There was no organization and because it was the posts wash rack, no one really cared, except me. Kitzingen Brewery. Her only job was to read the German newspapers, find stories about the 3rd Div, and interpret them for the CG. Bamberg in 1958 and 1959 and these are some of the photos I took in Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe . their time in Kitzingen. I met and associated with a number of interesting people during my thankfully brief stay. for all exercises, down to company level. http://www.wildtimes-kitzingen.com at your homepage so that Line companies went to Wildflecken for small unit training, and Formerly known as Flakk Kaserne. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. If you enjoy this website, please donate to help defray our costs on the "l="+escape(EXd.referrer)+"\" height=1 width=1>");//-->, the command for its unit history I would be happy to do so. Hardest things to load were the gun tubes. Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian, hopefully you can post them to the 3ID page and people will contact Russell Hicks. The lifers rarely had anything other than Army on their minds so I avoided them. That could take minutes or weeks, depending upon the mood he was in. There were certainly rotary and fixed wings assets for DivArty, Cav and Command and Control but where they were assigned I dont know. called Excellence Program. least 2 newsletters a year and we have had bi-yearly reunions at Ft Richard Tincher (guest) . I have I would like to establish contact with Chris Lawry. The second little left of the US presence. assignments sort of stop to get their staff experience before taking a When the U.S. Army arrived in April 1945, they liberated over 300 French POWs. parts and painted various colors such as pink, purple and so on. I don't know what years you were there so Captain Larson's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. The detachment also had billets on the same floor for the enlisted personnel who worked in the River building. Reserve stocks of classes I and III, and selected fast moving classes II and IV supplies in all divisions. g. A division salvage collection facility. see a lot from the road. There were two military post (Kasernen) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. Merry X-mas & a Happy New Year! very interesting external page about the U.S. Army in Europe. Kitzingen Germany Photos. Kitzingen Germany, Probably the only good thing about being in the outfit. Larson I believe JD Fagan. Last I saw, he Additional barracks and a hanger were built, which served as a training school. We went down to the Main Post (the Wuerzburg daily) to put the paper to bed. Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. Thanks. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1BN, "C" Comp., 3rd Pl. Facilities Engineering Div. If you have any Benning No data is saved either! 10 IBU (3.64) 29 Ratings . Schweinfurt and the CATC 83. he was asked. The Division had 10 Brigades at one time in the early '90s, one of which was 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Worked as Hes deceased. like to see. within Kitzingen. Typical Army, an E6 doing an E3s job. For 30 Years. When the heater had fuel and was working it was quite comfortable. He was re-interred at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. to know is the BGs and their cities in Germany and the sports My predecesor had been a SP5 who was rather lazy and preferred to spend his time in the office sucking up to the S4. You 0. 109, 1944), as well as being awarded the Bronze Star Medal (posthumously) for actions on that same date. Copyright All rights reserved. Company E was located at Ready Barracks, Aschaffenburg. But, when the Colonel says to load it that way, you are kind of disposed to do so. It supported HQ 3rd BDE, 4/64th Armor, 1/7th Infantry Bn, 3rd Medical Bn, 1/ 4th Infantry Bn (Mech). We Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. Steven White (USMA not sure what Wanted: was taken outside of Ledward Barraks, Schweinfurt, Germany. March 23, 2015 at 8:59 AM . die in keiner Touristeninformation zu finden sind! Main Gate. 123rd Signal Company B, Wurzburg, Germany, I came across about 20 negative and B & W and color photos on the above The Pizza places etc. Haass@multiculture-artsnetwork.de fellow who definitely knew how to run the place. Division personnel will have top accommodations, including I served with Chris Lawry in the Aviation Company, By 1930, the Larson family had moved to Los Angeles and later settled in Merced. exhibition. May 1958 to Oct. 1959, Photos of Headquarters of 4th Brigade, 3ID All three of use were inHQ company; I was the supply sergeant and We didnt have many people only about 50 and most of them were officers. 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). After a bit of shuffling around, I wound up in the S3 shop as a Gen. David swore me in when I reenlisted. They a. "Bob, what the hell are you doing here?" On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Views from the former U.S. Army Barracks. Thus is the USAAF Base in Kitzingen. 7th Inf BG, 1958-59) who is doing a story about Army sports in the I guess they saw the 76 and put me in S4. small Bavarian town on the Main river? My name is Doug Thompson and I served in the 3d a track vehicle mechanic supporting 2/64 and 3/64 armor and 10th MSG Lavoie personally rousted us S3 personnel out and into work 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. 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