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My father was a German linguist (US Army CIC.) Oatis was released at the checkpoint pictured below. Dorothy Rozzi BelknapCalifornia. entering the Rhine River in 1953. engineering company as well asthree line infantry regiments. Great memories. It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. Went Elementary School #2 2nd-4th grade. Drake Edwards Kaserne - Frankfurt am Main Drake Edwards Kaserne (Frankfurt am Main) Germany / Brandenburg / Frankfurt / Frankfurt am Main historical layer / disappeared object Used by 3rd armored Division,until deactivation. Stylish, lightweight fitted t-shirt. The first elements of the 3rd Armored in France saw combat on 29 June, with the division as a whole beginning combat operations on 9 July 1944. John.s was the famous hang - out and Miss Kitty was the waitress.. though grouchy sometimes she was the best! A bunch of us used to build 'forts' from Army pup tents. figure out how to read a German civilian train schedule. The exercises could last a
purposes. In the convoy they would direct the 4th ID traffic to and
Conversion area (Former Rhein-Main Air Base), EDEC Aschaffenburg AAF (US Army Airfield), Siegelsbach Army Depot (former military base), Platenstrasse Housing Area - Former USAUER Housing Area, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt Westend Campus. L Linda Waffen Pistolen Waffen Und Munition Apokalypse Ausrstung Airsoft Ideen Militrs Bilder Us Militr Kriegswaffen Of course there are those I served alongside that were so dear to me that I miss a lot even after these 30 plus years. belonged. for the 3rd AD Materiel Management Center (think logistics). 489 Housed the hobby woodshop (upstairs), a small PX, the barbershop, the USO games rooms, the main storage for cigarettes---another story on that one, reading rooms, library, typewriters, hobby photo lab in the basement, where the letter A is, they created a beer pub for after hours----cheap American Beer.nothing German. 493 Lower 143rd shop offices (Mr. English and then later Mr. Wade were the warrants who were in charge of the maintenance). immediately following the end of World War II. thanks for these pictures. Military Police Geocaching Places To Visit Management Floor Plans Frankfurt Germany The Unit Diagram Community Even though World War II had been over for only eight years, Frankfurt was remarkably rebuilt. All I was told is that he worked with displaced persons in Germany. I lived in the new housing from 1964 to 1968. traveling up hill all the way across the river. Lego 70168 - Der Vergleichssieger der Redaktion Unsere Bestenliste Jan/2023 - Umfangreicher Test Ausgezeichnete Modelle Aktuelle Angebote Testsieger JETZT direkt weiterlesen. Whoever can help with history of Camp Eschborn, please add your memories of the place as it used to be in the 70's through 90's. See this page in German. Bn - SFC Chester Howard. Are you looking for someone who is or was in DRAKE EDWARDS KASERNE? 487 Drawing a blank on this one. He became part of the 4th MP company
Army currently has 10 bases and facilities named after leaders of the multitude of American bases in. Drake
like last year. The barracks for our unit was across the street on Drake Kaserne. My heart is always in Germany. Post Berger Str. Drake Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Dueppel Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994) Eastman Barracks, Dachau (closed in 1972) Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Emery Barracks, Wrzburg (closed in 1990) Ernst Ludwig Kaserne Darmstadt (closed 1996, demolished 2002) Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn Frankfurt Edwards Ksn, Main Gate 1963: 5. Leroy was
Friedberg, Germany. An Army airfield, Nuremberg ( us army bases in germany 1980s in 1993 ), Prinz Heinrich Kaserne, Frth closed. The armory and all of the top and super secret communications were housed in locked areas in the basement of this building. Labels: Edwards Kaserne. The opera house remained in ruin but Frankfurt had turned into a thriving modern city. Air jet yarns forsofter feel and reduced pilling A list of US kasernes in Germany. 2/75th B battery. sections, a death strip was plowed along the eastern side of the
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany GEN Creighton W. Abrams Bldg (2.8 mi.) Dakota with in 1952. the Soviets eventually reopened the corridor. Many cookouts, football games, eater egg hunts! Grenze. I also remember Lena and Hanna, the cute sisters who worked there. The 503rd S & T parked many of their deuce and a halfs in front of their barracks. Because they were inducted together, their time in
A Company.
5.3 oz. autobahn, constructed by German engineers in
Great Photos!! Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. Irish Pub in Frankfurt am Main, Germany #2 by Patrick 1 16 Anglo-Irish Pub (formerly the English Pub) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany by Patrick 1 . What a great time in my life. Great memories of playing war with plastic tanks in the playground behind our building, baseball with the Pirates on the baseball diamond next to the playground, my buddy "Frenchie" and I taking trolly 13 to start our regular journey to downtown Franfurt to Pezi Roco (sp) to buy our minature tanks, Armed Forces Day with the parade and open tanks, sledding "dead mans hill", trading comics, watching Army helicopters hover over the football field to dry it off before a game, catching an Army bus at the bustop by the blacktop to elementary school #2 (remember the buses we called "pillboxes"? Although my unit, the 533rd Military Intelligence Bn, was at Michael Barracks in Hoechst, I worked at Division Headquarters (G-2/OPSEC). How about Tom Fontaine, I met up with him awhile back We both live in Minnesota. We also lived in Wildflecken before that time frame. Drake Edwards was on the edge of the Frankfurt city limits. Thank you very much for the great posts. Scary times, yet still a beautiful city. 496 Repair shop for electronics and a radio school----attended there and added an MOS of 05C40 which was radio teletype teamchief and I went to the NCO Academy in order to be promoted to sergeant and run the generator shop. Had contact with a few other people also. Edwards Kaserne; John's Gasthaus; Drake Kaserne; Friedberg Formation; Frankfurt Train Station; Trucks Pass Station; Deuce-and-a-half . I recall playing AYA football (Hornets) and baseball (Braves), and also was in the Boy Scouts Troop 51, before leaving in 1972. army engineers assembled the bridge. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. I am now 86 years old, married 57 years to the Lt. Leroy returned to the States on the
The accident happened in 1960 at Area M near Schweinfurt, Germany.This information was provided by R. Turner. Saturday Review at Drake Ksn, April 1956 . President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 in the year 1948. We lived at 557 C-1 in what was known as old Edwards housing area from 1978 to 1980. The food was very good, with tablecloths, waiters and everything, and the bill was usually under a dollar. fotten memories frankfurt gibbs barracks reloaded. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Thank you for the site and everyones comments.Take care, Brad. Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany Edwards Family Housing (2.2 mi.) lived Frankfurt Germany mid 1950s parental duty station 97th General Hospital Gibbs Kaserne Dependent Housing area. Sgt Charles Morris..503rd rd S&T, Co B1972-1977remember some of the guyshad a good timeI drove a red VW Bug..would love to hear from some that remember me.. Went to Atterberry Spell Elementary #2. I resided in Drake as a 30mo old baby boy with my then Captain father, and civilian mom for 18mos in 1963-4. turn out for FAHS football, basketball, riding strassenbahn to be free of family, school, MP rulesride and see..prostitutes, mail room workers, beer delivery men, honey wagons,fights over horse manure for fertilizer, chapped legs of winter bicycle riders, red faced babies as they drank their beer laced milk bottlessoldiers marching or riding in M35 multifuel engine 5 ton trucks Called Deuce and a half as 2.5tons over all terrains payloadchipping bricks free of masonry to reuse the bricks, bullet holes repaired or not in buildings, burned Opera house.cobble stones in streets, horse drawn wagons of local produce, milk flown in from Denmark as German cows infected with TB, German kids screaming weiss foos or white feet ( meant homosexual to German kids (but American style athletic socks were fashionable, gray trousers with pink shirts, gray trousers with white Arrow shirts and black penny loafer shoes, ski sweaters, turtle necks, baseball letter jackets, basket ball letter jackets, football letter jackets, class president campaigns Toni Gruenfelder, Cookie, Buttons, Mary, Grace, Faith, Judy ( Linda ? ) Some of them were in the middle of winter. I know that field very well, in front of the DYA! 4.2 oz. I grew up in what was then called New Edwards from 1963 to 1966. Drake Barracks (1.9 mi.) My Email is
[email protected] If you knew me drop a line to me. U.S.N.S. 1967-68 and 1968-69 school years. Also lived in HICOG 68-70. Griesheim Army Airfield/Stars and Stripes Kaserne, Griesheim . Leroy and the other GIs
Shoulder to shoulder taping I had great childhood memories there, and hope to one day return to visit the past. Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! from Graf. During this time, it was under the command of VII Corps and XVIII Airborne Corps for some time, and assigned to the First Army and the 12th Army Group for the duration of its career. My first Club assignment was Coleman Service Club in Gelnhausen, October 1953. My grandfather was there in the 1950's and his daughter, my mother was also stationed there in 1983. My Germany days have been a deep and precious memory. 484 503rd S & T Bn warehouse and wash rack, 486 Mess Hall (two story---EMs on main floor, NCOs second floor. Stationed here 1974 to 1976, 143rd Signal, B Company. frameset, Click
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rough crossing across the Atlantic. And even though I was 6 years old when my mother was in Germany, I remember every time she left or came back home. canvas, color, cotton, crewneck, district made, Edwards Kaserne, fitted, Frankfurt, GBNF, Germany Drake Kaserne, across the street, had the division headquarters in one building, the guard building was beside it and is where those who had guard duty at both Kasernes, the airfield for the 503rd Aviation Company (helicopters) the ammo dump, and the POL dump spent the night waiting for their shift. Deck quarters were available on the
(closed in 1989), Chiemsee Hotel, Chiemsee (closed in 2004), Doughboy City MOUT, Berlin (closed in 1994)(demolished in 1994 or 1995), Dueppel Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994), Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn, General Patton Hotel, Garmisch (closed in 2009), General Walker Hotel, Obersalzberg (closed in 1995), Hindenburg Kaserne (Ansbach) (closed in 1992), Hindenburg Kaserne (Wuerzburg) (closed in 1994 and torn down), JAROC Processing Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Lucius D. Clay Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Ludendorff Kaserne, Kornwestheim (closed in 1992/1993), Marshall Heights Housing Area, Kitzingen (closed in 2007), McGraw Kaserne, Chiemgau Complex, Perlacherforst Housing Area, Munich, Closed in 1991-92, McKee Barracks, Crailsheim (closed in 1993). U.S. ), closed), Prinz Leopold Kaserne, Munich (closed in 1955), Roman Way Village Housing Area, Butzbach (closed in 2007), Schlangenbader Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994), Schloss Kaserne, Butzbach (closed in 1992 and torn down), Schwabstadl Kaserne, 74th USAFAD Klosterlechfeld (Closed 1993) Torn down 2013, Stanggass Kaserne [Housing and HQ AFRC Berchtesgaden Military Community], Sundgauer Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994), Stars & Stripes Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Teufelsberg Station, Berlin (closed in 1994), US Army Hospital Berlin, Berlin (closed in 1994), US Army Hospital Nrnberg (closed in 1994), Wildflecken Kaserne, Wildflecken (transferred to the Bundeswehr), Holbeinring Military Housing, Heidelberg (closed in 2013). I did get to visit FULDA in 2004kinda looked the same as it did in 72-74, except no USARMY aroundGermany will always be a fond memory for me.Thanks for the pictures. rhein main air base germany the military standard. I am now about to share this experience with Black Study programs at the university level. My dad was stationed in Frankfurt as well. He said we were like brothers and then all of a sudden, we lost all contact. I think it may have been associated with the mess hall but I am not sure. I resided in Drake as a 30mo old baby boy with my then Captain father, and civilian mom for 18mos in 1963-4. To this day, the three year club experience has been the highlight of my young life, ages 23-26. That command initiated the end of troop segregation. Delinquent reports (DRs)
ship but they were for dependent families. I was there in 11th Aviation at Drake in 1983 - 1985 . some of the greatest memories of my life. . The 4th MP Company would be called on to organize the
Colors were cased 17 January 1992. Family was in Frankfurt 1970-76 in Old Edwards Housing, Bldg 553 Hallway A Apartment 3. Did you know Dave Edwards, I"ve been trying to locate him. typing the morning report--GIs on sick
2,944,190. We raced volkswagens on our time off and we'd go to the range and shoot all day. My dad was station in Frankfurt from 82-94! Leroy
In the early 1950s we were in Augsburg. homedics totalclean tower air purifier. Gibbs Kaserne, Frankfurt Germany 1960-1962 this was the hub of my life, lived in the Gibbs housing area behind the kaserne L Linda Disher Berlin Hauptstadt Army Post Places Ive Been Hometown Maine Street View Community USAREUR - WAC Circle B brittech2 Beautiful Castles Beautiful World Beautiful Places Places To Visit Germany Castles I also spent a year in Hanau (lived on Fliegerhorst in Erlensee, worked at Yorkhof, off of Lamboystrasse), before spending my final 6 months at Michael Barracks. He exchanged Christmas cards
eintracht frankfurt. Preshrunk jersey kn Greathooded sweatshirtto keep you warm and comfortable in the cooler months. delinquent reports to type up and sent to the company commanders. Map of Drake-Edwards Kasernes in Frankfurt, Germany. I met someone I had met before.". His duties included
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for the 3rd AD Materiel Management Center (think logistics). Thank you for posting them! Junk, German language teacher was Herr Riddiger, a Dutchman, Toni Gruenfelder was running for class president, Anita Foster, Joan Sawicki, Karen HesterFrankfurt American High School, Jeff drunk in the teen club, Flash trying to be the school tough guyGibbs Kaserne Dependent Housing, Betts Housing area for Church and movies and gymnasium, Atterberry Housing area for baby sitting Friedberger Warte ? A blog about the time that passed and the traces it left behind. Kaserne, Leroy began work as a company clerk. I used to live in this housing area when my dad was stationed in Frankfurt. The barracks for our unit was across the street on Drake Kaserne. It was also a small welding shop/motor pool for the courier jeeps. There were
The pontoon bridge was wide enough
90% of this video's footage is by request from 95% Frankfurt American High School Alumni Eagles, during December 2012, VIA Facebook. We lived in New Edwards housing area at 2124 apt A-2. https://www.facebook.com/groups/238219976387407/ If you were in Company B, we want to hear from you. When a tank crossed the bridge, the pontoon
The tank would be
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I worked on Edwards Kaserne, in the Hq. a bit of apprehension. My memory is not so good I was only 8 when we left. service was similar and they were all on the same ship homebound. Good times then. I was stationed in the 503rd Co. B from 1970-1972 got out in May. . Quick facts. The
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Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. Brings back incredible memories. I had forgotten all about the comic trading. Thanks VetFriends, It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. In 1953, it was not very busy. Germany in February, 1954, from. at this border crossing a few weeks after the exchange. call, furlough, temporary duty, leave, and AWOL. Lived in HICOG (Carl Schurz Siedlung). passengers tended to travel by train. Czech border with Communist guards on the other
Although there was no metal fencing, the area along the border
COOKDrive on Thunder RunSPENT MOST OF MY FREE TIME AT THE Church.Nice little trinkhaul out the back gate and run by vernan and Liz. The "sister kaserne" of Drake, the Edwards facilities looked pretty much the same from World War II to 1992, as in this Army Signal Corps photo from 1953. in Germany, he was sent south by train for schooling. Maurice Rose, Leroy left
preshrunk fleece knit "G.I. The 143rd motor pool was in the area that appears to have wire around it----right in front of 494 and right behind the mess hall. Had to go across the street from the Kaserne to the Gasthaus. For several
find my friend. Went to FAJHS 68-69 & 69-70. We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. Mihalko family in Germany. Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany Edwards Barracks (2.3 mi.) Too many good memories to add here, but they include the orchard at the end of my short street come to mind, watching the Frankfurt Eagles football team playing in a field near our apartment building, playing "I Declare War" with my friends in the sand behind our building, the one Saturday each year the Army would set up all their equipment in the parking lot at the edge of Edwards and all of us kids could climb through all the vehicles, taking our boxes of comic books door-to-door and saying "Wanna trade comics?" I am very proud of their service. Made from soft, high-quality cotton. great pictures!can i help you with more fotos?i have some from hahn AB and Babenhausen.cheersPete, great pictures, i also took some pix at the 60th anniversary in wiesbaden, have some from babenhausen and many from hahn AB.contact me if u want.cheers. Certain gasthauses were restricted and declared off limits for GIs. Used-to-be "Der Stadt Frankfurt" (or John's) - across from Drake-Edwards Kaserne #3 by Patrick 6 Da Angelo's Pizzaria on Homburger Landstrae in Frankfurter Berg, FFM by Patrick 2 10 . Oh the good times we had there! School #2 for 4th to 6th grade. five hammocks high. 100% ring spun combed cotton Gary Prince. problems designed to counter a Soviet invasion from the east. 4th Infantry Division used the autobahn quite often for military
when another kid answered the door, young Germans singing carols in the neighborhood at Christmas, catching an Army bus each morning to ride to Elementary School No. I had a gold Honda 50 and my second oldest brother had a red one. world news. was very impressed by the
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[email protected]. North Gate of Gibbs Kaserne Motor Pool had armed guards M-14 rifles with 20 cartridge magazines posted at the gate usually from 1700 hours through the night until duty hours next duty dayguards would be near the gate during day timeentering the Gibbs Kaserne to use the gym, the PX or the Library ( very good library with classical music at all times ) would require presentation of the AGO card for ID as Sponsored Dependent of US Military personnel or permitted civiliansAGO card " must carry " rules at all timespassing through Gibbs Kaserne to catch the strassenbahn ( street electrically powered trolley car ) or going to movie or gym in Betts area, or going to the 97th General Hospital ( had a very good library ) would have a walk down the main street within Gibbs Kasernediscovered Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, science fiction, Max Brand western paperbacks, World War II commando stories, 1930s and 1940s paperback detective books preferred Mickey Spillane and Mike Hammer 6 ft 2 " 204 pounds, former Marine, shoulder holster of supple oiled leather carried Government model .45 acp pistolPat Chambers, Police Detective and friend of Mike Hammer, Mike and Pat each loved the same womanMike's female partnerhave not forgottenattended American Junior High School and American High SchoolBlack Knight's basketball team ( great! ) Captured in February 2013.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_High_SchoolConceived, captured, narrated, mixed, edited, compiled, scored, encoded, produced and uploaded by: Otis Cue Pate (Frankfurt Alumni Eagle, Class of 1985) Leroy still stays in touch
The entry gateway featured two Reichsadlers and an iron gate with interlinked swastikas (this iron gate and the eagles were removed in the 1970s). 478 Hq and A Company, 143rd Signal Battalion barracks and offices. with a number of his army buddies. There was a gate across from the upper end of building 494 and there was usually a guard or an MP on that small gate in the wire----kept the curious out of the family area. Linda 125 Follower Mehr dazu Map of Drake-Edwards Kasernes in Frankfurt, Germany. I lived in Frankfurt as a military spouse during Desert Storm in '91. Ken Phoenix. Post Dsseldorfer Str. Because this was a busy river, the
Would like to connect with Lenard Morrison from Williamsport, PA and Richard N. Batman from WV. separated each bunk from the next. The Frankfurt Scene in 2013!90% of this video's footage is by request from 95% Frankfurt American High School Alumni Eagles, during December 2012, VIA Facebook.This episode features the housing areas: Gibbs, Drake Edwards, Atterberry and Betts. The
Almost immediately after arriving
Was at Edwards 70-71 503rd S+T as truck driver Platoon Sgts were Sgt Mango and Sgt Rill Anyone around about that time? Duck
side of the crossing rail, In 1946, Winston Churchill gave his
Be good to hear from you drop a line. for a list of the installations, Frankfurt -
to the nearby Czech border. Bn - SFC Chester Howard. My barracks was the first one left of the gate (503rd MP Co), on the top floor. 60th Anniversary. In 1951,
The barracks for our unit was across the street on Drake Kaserne. Times grew tense when the Soviets formed a blockade of
Spent many summer months in the forts. I called the number ans wow he was blown away when he found out who I was. here to see the List of facilities, here
There were no stop signs and Leroy and the rest of the
for one-way traffic. TheBerlin
Thank you so much again for helping me
Ritter-von-Tutschek Kaserne (or Gen. Konrad Kaserne) - Eagle at corner of main gate building (the swastika has been converted to an Edelweiss - see close-ups from period images below showing the original swastika). division convoy of jeeps and trucks. If you got it three times, you were exempt from all extra duties (KP, Guard, Trash) for ninety days. guards, guard dogs, steel meshed barbed wire, electric alarms, trenches,
Germany. Map of Drake-Edwards Kasernes in Frankfurt, Germany. Used by 3rd armored Division,until deactivation. Bldg. Photo The wire looking enclosure between the mess hall and the 143rd barracks was not there nor was the prefab building---it was a parade ground, I have pictures of it being used as such when General Pugh handed over command to General Spivy. ), North Point (aka Kriegsfeld) Kaserne (transferred to Bundeswehr 1996(? I get homesick for those times and places sometimes.
Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. I was stationed here during Desert Storm, working at the 97th General Hospital. A foul smell permeated the quarters and less than a foot
German military long before it was taken over by the Americans after the
1 comment: Hank Moody said. Dark Heather is 50% cotton / 50% polyester I lived in Edwards from 86-91 come join the FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/150014661684646/. DIRECTIONS. DRAKE EDWARDS KASERNE Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts Contact Us Post Baseler Platz 1, Frankfurt am Main. These pics remind me of very fond memories.thank you. Drake Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Dueppel Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994) Eastman Barracks, Dachau (closed in 1972) Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Emery Barracks, Wrzburg (closed in 1990) Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn Frankfurt Faulenberg Kaserne, Wrzburg (closed in 2008) journalist, had been taken captive in Prague by Russian communists and
Sp4 Duane Peterson I remember a morris .Not sure if it was you.I was in B-503 from 71 to 73 under the command of CPT. I'm the first to ever contact him. Roster Directory: Battalion Headquarters and Staff. 8 oz. autobahn and in the 1950s began a similar
On the bumper of each vehicle would be the label of the unit to which it
I attended Frankfurt American Junior High School across the street from Edwards Kaserne. that was 55 years ago, seems
Frankfurt Germany Parents in Germany with US Army 1955 1958 attended Frankfurt American Junior High School ( which also housed the Elementary School ) home room teacher was Mrs. 32 singles ROTHENBERGER ist einer der weltweit fhrenden Hersteller fr innovative, technologisch anspruchsvolle Rohrwerkzeuge und Rohrbearbeitungsgerte in der Sanitr-, Heizungs-, Klima-, Klte-, Gas- und Umwelttechnik. My mother passed and I have been going over many photos etc. A high quality shirt for your casual needs. I worked and assited with the deployment of the troops (3rd Armor and air units at Rose Field) for 1st Gulf War and on upon their return watched with saddness as the base closures and troop draw downs took effect - the peace dividend. 1.72K subscribers The Frankfurt Scene in 2013! Leroy returned to Germany in 1978. My dad was with the 143rd Sig. Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Emery Barracks, Wrzburg (closed in 1990) Ernst Ludwig Kaserne Darmstadt (closed 1996, demolished 2002) Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn Frankfurt; Thank you for posting these pictures, they are a little sad to see now, but it really does bring a little bit of "home" back to me. What a loving site to discover. war. Armored Division when it "Gyroscoped" from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Germany in the spring of 1956. 1 creighton w abrams plex 1970s 2 drake and edwards kasernes 1970s 3 gibbs barracks 1970s 4 gutleut kaserne 1970s 5 mcnair and michael barracks . Meeting and serving the enormous number of American enlisted men was my honor and joy. Dave F mentioned the orchard. Over 220 others have already been closed, mostly following the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. ), climbing the cherry trees in the orchard and gorging on cherries while sitting on the branches, going with my 6th grade class to Chiemsee for 2 weeks to ski, climbing the castle ruins at Konigstein,and Danny and Nancy Johnson that lived below us. I really hope some other people can find this service and get in touch with people like I did. and everything Leroy owned was kept in a nearby duffel bag. Stylish women's cut v-neck. Armed
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4.3oz. Mnster Kaserne/Mnster-Dieburg Special Weapons Depot, Mutlangen MSA, Mutlangen near Schwaebisch Gmuend (closed 1991? (Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt, Germany) Please take a look at this roster and see if you can make any additions or corrections. 495 Main motor pool for the bigger vehicles (2 ton and ton vehicles, the M113 APCs, and the 5 ton wrecker). They were excavating at the high school when I was there and uncovered WWII military artifacts. Nearby cities: Coordinates: 509'56"N 840'57"E Chris Howard (guest) My dad was with the 143rd Sig. Bonnie King Marler, Love the pictures and it brings back alot of memories. H enry Clark was in the throes of World War II when his younger brother, Thomas "Edward" Clark, an Army medic, was killed in action near Metz, France. Showed my 11 year old twins some of those yearbook photos recently & they just laghed at the hairstyle and clothes. In 1933 and completed in 1936 combat Support Bn ( Forward ) 3rd Infantry Division Command C of the as. 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