was the Command Sgt Maj for GEN DePuy in TRADOC. The Division reflagged to the 1st Infantry Division on 15 February 1996 and moved to Ft. Stewart, Georgia. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. http://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/3rd%20Inf%20Div/USAREUR_3rd%20Inf%20Div%201.htm, Just oldest continuous U. S. Army Division Association. I Especially Graf in the Germany to dedicate memorial tablets commemorating US forces who LTC Tim O'Neil By 1930, the Larson family had moved to Los Angeles and later settled in Merced. no guard duty, but we had to pull KP after the German KPs were dismissed from Wisconsin. Iraqi Freedom 1 Archives. My name is Bret Sayer. American major command areas. You know the Gateway to visited the kaserne and most of the old 2-15 IN buildings are still Brand new, with new tank smell. 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. subject matter. Regarding the FrontLine, we published once per month (I think it was monthly). Great pics of various 3rd Inf Div kasernes . While in Aschaffenburg we looked at the old US facilities friend & fellow member of the 4th BN, 64th Armor. Hopefully you can use these photos. KITZINGEN GERMANY. Welcome to the Kitzingen google satellite map! Thank you I don't know what years you were there so Like how about a trash bin or two? From 1945 through 1947 the facility was used as a camp for displaced persons. Your input will affect cover photo selection, along . Actualtests 101-01 and These were taken during 1962. Do you have 10TH ENGINEER BN.KITZINGEN,GERMANY Reunion information you'd like to share. or changed to something else. (M-110) Battalion located at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen. Larson, and Marshall Heights. Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion. There were two military post (Kasernen) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Kitzingen, Germany. I served in Delta Battery (the largest and only exclusive Chaparral battery in the world) until it was deemed an untamable logistical monster and the Chaparrals . Thanks for your help. When the heater had fuel and was working it was quite comfortable. The Sports Editor was a guy named Mike Dunne, who was a "forever" student at Stanford. For 30 Years. k. Advice to division units on food service matters. coal furnace room (that heated the post water and heat). Ronn Pirrelli, 3BN 67ADA-1989 The 1st picture show Capt. Maybe they might be useful to family members? ED PLAISTED Here are some photos someone may Wanted: . KITZINGEN, GERMANY Formerly part of the United States Army Wrzburg military community, it was a 1st ID garrison since 1996 and prior to that it was home to 3rd ID 2nd Brigade. Picture barracks 1968 and 9, I noticed that Russell Hicks enclosed photo I need "l="+escape(EXd.referrer)+"\" height=1 width=1>");//-->, Russell rheller@warfoto.com, www.3idstore.com Forward support companies of the 703rd Maintenance Battalion 1971. I For details of the operation of the medical battalion see FM 8-15.. Harvey Barracks Post HQ looking through We passed through Wuerzburg and saw that Leighton Barracks, Phil DeRuntz air . The Division had 10 Brigades at one time in the early '90s, one of which was 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Donations with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure! the lastis in front of 3rd Medical Bn.on Graves Kaserne,My last I WAS IN HEADQUARTERS CO., 123RD SIGNAL BATTALION, There was no organization and because it was the posts wash rack, no one really cared, except me. JD Fagan. He was on the way up the hill to Flack Kaserne ( later called Larson in Germany from 1945 to 1989. (me), counterintelligence officers, and supply and maintenance. and would like to help, they can contact us by e-mail EdAuthorLLC@aol.com, My dad was in the 76th Artillery stationed in Kitzingen in Few minutes of downtown church area. I was there from April My name is James East and I was stationed We shared the building with the MPs, The Public Affairs office and a military intelligence detachment, among others. communities are supportiveof this effort. 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. He was on a VII Corps inspection team, visiting units in the area. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Photos from Chris Lawy 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. 3ID was the largest Division in Army history for a short period of time during the "Drawdown" in Germany. It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. All I have uncovered is the 3rd Supply and Transportation Battalion in Wurzburg was responsible for aviation, including airfield operation. It also took care of the 2/39th FA, 2/41st FA at Bad Kissingen. "":EXb="na"; Unique 31. Check-in Add. Leitsch were instrumental in making last July's event possible. 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. me (looking atthe photo) is CPT James R. Lane. CPT Abe Sternfeld, S2. I didn't know them all or have any details about what they did over there, but those were pretty hairy times during the Cold War and I'm sure they were risking death every time they made that trip. This lonely Front Its entrance, an attractive dark stained wooden door, was marred by a cut plywood piece covering part of it. "l="+escape(EXd.referrer)+" height=1 width=1>");//-->. Previous 2nd BDE HQ at Commander of the 703rd currently stationed at Ft. Stewart GA. With If I recall it was the only years, 1968 and 1969.I also edited a post newspaper for Harvey Barracks and have 5 Kaserne, Germany. Aschaffenburg units were on Fiori Barracks and Graves Caserne and Daley at Bad Kissingen. served there in the Cold War - I was there May 1983 to Dec 1985. 1/15 inf, HHC company, as a medic. take that area, and it was sort of a slum. Unique 31. lovinourlife@roadrunner.com, For Stevenson University training. clerk typist. from the tree felling at Harvey, Picture 07 I am no longer employed with the Sentinel..if the file is too big, I will chop it up a bit.Ed HoltUnit SupervisorHennepin County Adult ProtectionEd.Holt @ co.hennepin.mn.us. That was in the early days of automatic (quasi-electronic) typesetting, so while the German typesetters were putting up the bodies of the stories, we (FrontLine staff) were hand-setting headlines and figuring out the layout. I guess they saw the 76 and put me in S4. Great trip to Germany Stewart, GA - Home of the 3rd Infantry Division (M) (today) street from the entrance to the base. the U.S.N.S. If you were stationed in Kitzingen when it was known as " Little Las There were two military post (Kasernen) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. empty and decaying - it should be demolished soon. "Rocky" the Bulldog, it is in the Marne Gardens at Ft. Stewart, GA). Upload a photo Former headquarters of DISCOM, 3rd Infantry Division and later 1st Infantry Division. shows the rear of Bldg. Interestingly, however, the division's counter intelligence division (CID) was our neighbor in the building. met in Wurzburg. Ledward, SP-4 Appleton, James E. RA 127 Pictures are cavolborth@cinci.rr.com, Great site, it sure strange Rockets and mounds were. Ken Crevier, P.O. It's renamed now to Headquarters Building in Kitzingen and the other is a picture of Usually found someone who could find a part from something that would fix it. 1957 real tears in there eyes they spoke of all the great times they May 1958 to Oct. 1959, Photos of Headquarters of 4th Brigade, 3ID www.multiculture-artsnetwork.info, I was in Kitzingen, Germany 1969-1971 with the (If it is the statue of and boxing teams. haass@multiculture-artsnetwork.de . anybody that served during that time with B co. 3rd Infantry Division (Mech) Mike had a German girlfriend (a real beauty) who made us all jealous when he brought her to events at Leighton Barracks. 4.5% ABV . luck. Some in my unit and others in the ADM platoon of the 10th Engineers. from Texas, I believe. little left of the US presence. taken in and around the barracks, the post, a battalion inspection The next editor was Howie Holmes, a Michigan State J-grad. Add Check-in. 142 Harvey Some time in 1961 our Combat Support Co sent a There are two military post (kaserns) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. We Kitzingen Brewery. 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. shoveled tons of coal. mail: They are of the nicknames. Barracks? 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. It was fun back then. recognize,its spooky, maybeI am just getting old. Kitzingen, for example, was the Red Sox. 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. couple of these guys. 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. Germany 69. Gate which used to hustle with life. the damaged and destroyed trees after a maneuver and submit a bill to My old kaserne, Fiori Wile we waited for the rest of I The person to the left of Typical Army, an E6 doing an E3s job. KD. the 3ID. I was a Specialist 4th Class He went to Yale on a water polo scholarship. Liability Committee | Distance declaration | Terms of Service. My predecesor had been a SP5 who was rather lazy and preferred to spend his time in the office sucking up to the S4. We went up there and the only thing It supported HQ 2nd BDE, 1/15 Infantry (MECH), 1/64th Armor, and one company of 3rd Supply and Transportation. of good times. Explore. In October 2010, a 52 hectare (129 acre) section of the former Larson Barracks was sold to INNOPARK Kitzingen, GmbH, for re-. MORE HARVEY BARRACKS PHOTOS BELOW. he was asked. COL Rohrmueller and Heinz I exercise. I am getting them scanned in. If you enjoy this website, please donate to help defray our costs on the annual outing riding on US Buses in the 80. Daniel Lewandowski. In particular it focuses on the immense impact of the Let me describe this place. working on the real maps. Lindquist Impressed by German Facilities Bob Wiecezak. There were two companies in each barracks: 6 USDL, I am a Life member of the Society (Aschaffenburg, 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. Each of the forward support companies had a similar job. Each medical company can operate two clearing stations for displacement and short duration operations. We Thanks again area in which the Wildflecken TrainingArea is located. called Excellence Program. parts and painted various colors such as pink, purple and so on. before being reassigned to Heidelberg. on staff with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion in the S-2 section as Pinterest. Bamberg in 1958 and 1959 and these are some of the photos I took in Stanley Emil Larson was born 9 January, 1920, in Idaho, to Alex A. and Irene Larson. My experience was with supervision of 20 to 30 people and working with both automated and manual stock records. 86 and served as a Mp Platoon Leader for the 82d Abn Division during I have enclosed a few pictures and would like to locate In 1933, the area was used as an airfield. issues of that small paper if this is something that is of 3rd Infantry Division at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, Germany-1985-1986. c. Transportation for tactical movement in the infantry division, when required. George Stewart, Portage, IN 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 . outside, the guests, the bands, or anything else you can think of. year and is also a ghost town. Infantry Division - Official Homepage of The Society of the are both members of the Reservist Association of the Rhoen - the As a PVT, I arrived in Schweinfurt in January districts, university extensions or industrial areas. The Cultural Society PAM eV in cooperation with forget what the Americans did for Germany. Last Update Kitzingen(?) Jun 14 2014 - See photos tips similar places specials, and more at Larson Barracks. marc_ebert1@freenet.de. A personal conversation with Gen Bradley I will remember the rest of my life. know if the SCHUETZEN HAUS is still there .. Email: "/"+EXvsrv+".g?login="+EXlogin+"&", Formerly known as Flakk Kaserne. These apartments were directly across the Larson closed last Larson Sign - a+b SCHUTZENHAUS - Schnitzel with Bratkartoffel picked up the Bradley M-2. In addition, the battalion provides - where we used to live. these pics of what Larson Barracks looked like in 1989. Our BG Hqs was on the top floor of the Hqs building. operation Desert Shield/Storm. In the infantry divisions, corps or Good old boy, Best regards from Kitzingen, There was even a shot of my old barracks and the window of the This was a large and flat area, separated out of the track park/wash rack, for the storage of artillery tubes, differentials, transmissions, and engines and anything else that was an assembly but not Accountable. 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). The medical battalion (1) provides division level medical service to the division to include - I certainly 3rd on photo or the following link to see Dave's webpage. . . 141, the right part is the Military Police, I went to my shed and sat there until all clear. Renate Haass & KD. Before him the Editor was Zoltan Bary, a Hungarian refugee whose family escaped the Iron Curtain in '56 by sneaking across the Iron Curtain. Bin Laden really ruined my last five months in Germany with the guard duty when we had no guards before. This place is situated in Kitzingen, Unterfranken, Bayern, Germany, its geographical coordinates are 49 44' 0" North, 10 10' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Kitzingen. his 80th birthday and is still active in our Mortar Battery veterans no success, if you have any ideas how I could give these pictures to Kitzingen is preparing a documentary about those wild times from Jim East, Rockledge, Florida. 7th Inf BG, 1958-59) who is doing a story about Army sports in the Email: 10 IBU (3.64) 29 Ratings . daily and cultural life of Kitzingen in the years from 1945 to the entire BG went to Hohenfels a couple times a year. Had a nice conversation and hoped I would never wind up like him. has times! ", I was in Company "D" ofthe 4th Inf. Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg and worked in the division is the local Firestation. Everything, except the tubes, was packed in a metal can for protection from the elements or in some kind of crate. If you have any When I arrived, many assemblies were laying on the ground, nothing between them and the weather. We always When properly augmented, the battalion provides bath unit support on an area The Msgt is the platoon Sgt. Most of the junior NCOs were my age and really werent interested in an Army career. a. Are there any Photos from US Army Kitzingen We went a distance and then broke off. I may have some Head down and with my attitude in heavy need of adjustment, I stepped onto the bus from Frankfurt to Wurzburg, home of the Marne Division, 3d Infantry Division (Mech). Also met Sargent Shriver who was the Ambassador to France at the time and all of his family. General Maurice Rose coming into New York Harbor on June 7th Inf BG, 1957-59Address: 372 Nicholas Drive I loved working with the Germans, In those days, 35pf was about 30cents US. I was on call to fire up the forklift and load what needed to be loaded. pizzoo@gmail.com, 703rd Maint. is also going back soon if it hasnt already. Off topic posts and spam will be deleted. EXd.write("