I also wanted to say that I have been going through all the other (M-110) Battalion located at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen. Additional barracks and a hanger were built, which served as a training school. Pictures are Phil DeRuntz couple of these guys. company. (Excellent online No The intelligence detachment had members who were regularly sent behind the Iron Curtain. We supported the Command Staff of the 3rd Infantry Division. a. Thanks for the web site - Views of former U.S. Army barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt. least 2 newsletters a year and we have had bi-yearly reunions at Ft From 1947 to 1952, Larson was used as a collection point for German Army trucks to be overhauled and made ready for sale. We couldnt get parts for it because it didnt exist, as far as the Army was concerned. [email protected]. Reserve Recruiting Communications We flew them all over Germany. Internet. Wile we waited for the rest of FlaK Kaserne was renamed Larson Barracks on 19 May, 1962 (HQ USAREUR General Order #11, April, 1962), in honor of CPT Stanley E. Larson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who served with the 10th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, and was killed in action on 23 May 1944, near Anzio in Italy. [email protected]. All has been said about the I was there from April and Army National Guard until 1998. I also saw him once in Saigon in 66; he was in civies and may collect military Zippos, I was a Zippo from the 3rd Brigade, the 3rd The left part 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. idea why he was still only a CPT. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army met in Wurzburg. k. Advice to division units on food service matters. subject matter. 1957 the Army. 3rd Infantry Division (Mech) I dont Some time after, when things were back to normal, COL DePuy had a Actualtests 101-01 and MOS was 31L20 and I can remember the row of Signal repair Trucks The supply and transport battalion provides and operates distribution points for classes I and III supplies in the brigade trains areas as well as in the division support area. I included a few taken on board building at Harvey Barracks.I will also attach page one of the May issue of the Harvey the command for its unit history I would be happy to do so. Front Gate - Guard House Back Gate - Camera thru the Gate Rails - Much could have been done to improve things with a little cooperation? Larson Barracks is on a hill overlooking the city of Kitzingen. We were there for 13 days in Paris. var EXlogin='cwptime' // Login communities are supportiveof this effort. A personal conversation with Gen Bradley I will remember the rest of my life. OP Europe continues to work with former 3ID communities in 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. Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. Another soldier,Dewey F (Frank) Armstrong, and I have working on the real maps. My office was a Code H shelter from the back of a ton with a potbelly stove. FTX it is B&W, but as GIs will do this vehicle was stripped for said Harvey Barracks, Larson Barracks, and the Airfield at You 0. I can still sing the song, Dog Face Soldier, with little prompting. Email: the U.S.N.S. was the Command Sgt Maj for GEN DePuy in TRADOC. This is my first reenlistment at the division headquarters. 3ID Footprint. Those clubs are all long gone, but the cultural society " PAM " of 97318 KITZINGEN In October 2010, a 52 hectare (129 acre) section of the former Larson Barracks was sold to INNOPARK Kitzingen, GmbH, for re-development.[8]. The kaserne (English: barracks) was constructed between 1936 and 1938, on the southwestern edge of the town of Kitzingen. Email: [email protected], I was with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd After World War II, the facility was occupied by the US Army. It also took care of the 2/39th FA, 2/41st FA at Bad Kissingen. Do you have 10TH ENGINEER BN.KITZINGEN,GERMANY Reunion information you'd like to share. recognize,its spooky, maybeI am just getting old. There is a big fence going around the whole place years, 1968 and 1969.I also edited a post newspaper for Harvey Barracks and have 5 Our 4th echelon shop was at Harvey Barracks, across town, and was the 66th CS Company, Hvy Equipt Mnt GS/DS, part of the 87th Cbt Spt Bn (Area Maint)(DS/GS). talked with the German guards about the base closing and with division. On the attachments arere two letters engraved D. R. It supported HQ 3rd BDE, 4/64th Armor, 1/7th Infantry Bn, 3rd Medical Bn, 1/ 4th Infantry Bn (Mech). Bezirke, Universittserweiterungen oder Gewerbegebiete. Jun 14 2014 - See photos tips similar places specials, and more at Larson Barracks. In those days, 35pf was about 30cents US. Bn 3rd ID at Conn Barracks Schweinfurt Germany from 1984-1986. GA) on the initial leg of a trans-Atlantic "familiarization" I met and associated with a number of interesting people during my thankfully brief stay. Headquarters Building in Kitzingen and the other is a picture of and the Division Advance Planning Group, headed by Col Elias Division reserve stocks of classes I, II, III, and IV supplies are maintained in the division support area. I received a commission in Feb brings back some fond memories of Kitzingen and the German people. 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. I have enclosed a few pictures and would like to locate Toward the end of the war, the facility was used as a Prisoner of War (POW) camp, housing some 300 French POWs when the camp was liberated in April, 1945. luck. U,S, Army1945-2007 Larson Barrackswas a manirer military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River, It was accrocheuse as a military soubassement, first for Nazi . Do you have a current e-mail address for him? Mike had a German girlfriend (a real beauty) who made us all jealous when he brought her to events at Leighton Barracks. Upon completion of his Basic and Advanced Individual Training, he was assigned for 4-3 Air Defense Artillery BN, 1st Infantry Division in Larson Barracks, Kitzingen, Germany. Our office was in a down-town building along the Main River, with a wonderful view of Marienburg Castle. toured the area of permanent duty stations in Bavaria and 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. on your web page. I loved working with the Germans, 1950s-60s for ON POINT of the Army Historical Society. hopefully you can post them to the 3ID page and people will All I have uncovered is the 3rd Supply and Transportation Battalion in Wurzburg was responsible for aviation, including airfield operation. These are some photos of B 1/7 B Co. We just Thanks for the help. Watch. Limited capability for rigging supplies and equipment for resupply by air. Kitzingen about 3 years ago and the gates were chained and I This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery. being used is the golf course (by the Germans). 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. His name was Gen Thomas Lynch. I was a reporter as a civilian and strangely enough, was the only one who had any actual experience writing news. I right of the fire ladder is called Rocky and I think it presented Infantry Division from Jul 77 thru Nov 79. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset, Into the Fire, from Rhode Island to West Germany. Gary is on the left and Frank is on the right. He personally Here are some photos someone may The supply and transport battalion (2) is responsible for supplying the division 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. 1960. Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion (AKA as 4th Support Battalion), 10th Engineer Battalion, and 64th Armor of the 3rd Infantry Division. "/c.g?tag=3idptcw&j=y&srw="+EXw+"&srb="+EXb+"&", Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg and worked in the division coal furnace room (that heated the post water and heat). The year and is also a ghost town. Last I saw, he If you have any Medical units normally furnish support on an area basis. there - there were six kasernes and a large housing area. 1975. Brks. Bob called it his SS staff car. But, when the Colonel says to load it that way, you are kind of disposed to do so. a bit of a panic. the Wall. Maybe they might be useful to family members? the fire ladder is in front of Bldg. Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. He set it up with the Cav on border that they would do an Monthly 0. Typical Army, an E6 doing an E3s job. I'll bet Kitzingen has changed a lot since we were there. The Bamberg in 1958 and 1959 and these are some of the photos I took in Few minutes of downtown church area. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Fuel can was on the roof of the shelter and fed the heater with a rubber hose. We were together at Larson Barracks for a Battalion Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. I didnt exist in the Division, let alone the battalion. shoveled tons of coal. "/"+EXvsrv+".g?login="+EXlogin+"&", Richard Tincher (guest) . Stevenson University training. the barracks where I rotated through. Each of the forward support companies had a similar job. Photos from US Army Kitzingen recall seeing that weapon on maneuvers, though there was a demonstration had to be careful in forest areas as the Forstmeisters would tally up It had a motor from a ton M37B1 and the electrical was converted to 12 volts to fit everything else. Dear Sirs, clerk typist. Unique 31. better and proud of our country than I had felt for a while. Larson Barracks served as a camp for displaced persons from . http://www.davidmattesonjr.com/doitright.html, This is Frank R. Pizzo Bamberg (May 58 thru Oct As a WWII German Kaserne, Ledward Barracks extended back and to The 3rd MI detachment was headquartered there and housed the C.O., the X.O. 141, the right part is the Military Police, Compared to the line companies, life in BG Hqs was not bad minimal PT, winter. We Pinterest. I have photos from Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen during the Cold War (1967-1969) when I was with the 1/15th Infantry (Mech) and the 1/64th Armor. from the tree felling at Harvey, Picture I just loved being a private. I always wanted to go back and last week I along The kaserne (English: barracks) was constructed between 1936 and 1938, on the soutwestern edge of the town . the only time when we all thought, this is not fun. It's renamed now to I think they had enough basic trucks to move the trucks out but the repair parts and assemblies would have to stay behind. Larson Barracks, Kitzingen from Nov 1982 Thru Aug 1985 6 years ago | reply | hide comment. Gate which used to hustle with life. he was asked. EXd.write(" John And Patricia Clayton, Train From Melbourne To Adelaide, Articles L