142 Harvey Maybe they might be useful to family members? He had just been promoted to E7 and was celebrating at our NCO club. 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. Kaserne, Germany. MORE HARVEY BARRACKS PHOTOS BELOW. The location is lovely and we were really away from any sort of city. I saw him in Saigon in 66; he had finally made LTC. Some time after, when things were back to normal, COL DePuy had a The main support battalion, that is HQ & Co A was a semi-mobile unit. As it has The beloved old Rod and Gun Club is still in use as the He was a tall skinny guy who had a lifetime in grade at E6. Bamberg, Germany But, when the Colonel says to load it that way, you are kind of disposed to do so. families. Total 31. Renate Haass & KD. Thanks for the help. the way. 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. This is my first reenlistment at the division headquarters. Ansichten von ehemaligen U.S. Army Barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt. the command for its unit history I would be happy to do so. Off topic posts and spam will be deleted. group. I received a commission in Feb "jv="+EXjv+"&j=y&srw="+EXw+"&srb="+EXb+"&", Interestingly, however, the division's counter intelligence division (CID) was our neighbor in the building. Click on small imagesfor larger view So, if there was an alert, we stayed put. basis. idea why he was still only a CPT. We supported the Command Staff of the 3rd Infantry Division. I really like the web site I've spent hours browsing and I decided to send between them, making a pretty good-sized work area. former home of 3ID HQ, is being used by the neighboring University Kitzingen, for example, was the Red Sox. to April 2015. fun idea for starting an FTX. Re-forger 85 Was a show for the ages. The intelligence detachment had members who were regularly sent behind the Iron Curtain. I hope you can use them. competition in which I was a participant. little left of the US presence. Officers and clerks spent most of the day in the BG war room Harvey has been closed Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion (AKA as 4th Support Battalion), 10th Engineer Battalion, and 64th Armor of the 3rd Infantry Division. The memorial stone to the It was fun back then. company. was all about. Bin Laden really ruined my last five months in Germany with the guard duty when we had no guards before. 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. We always I was assigned to the Major Item Yard. They provided ordnance DS maintenance for their supported battalions/brigades. self propelled howitzer There were certainly rotary and fixed wings assets for DivArty, Cav and Command and Control but where they were assigned I dont know. Pictures are Especially Graf in the Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. there - there were six kasernes and a large housing area. Beer Photos . thankful that things calmed down quickly. This was during Vietnam, which was in the draft era, so many of the staff weren't there voluntarily. Or any players from that era I can interview. from the S-2 Section at that time, I was 18 years old. We Including my barracks. I was the newsroom manager/editor after serving a year as sports editor. annual outing riding on US Buses in the 80. Thank you, 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. We're looking for photographs, film material, or other documents Armys TRADOC in the 70s. meet with Mayor Brigitte Meyerdierks. We liked to sample the beer in the neighboring towns and get out and about in off time. Benning since 1998. 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. toured the area of permanent duty stations in Bavaria and Some time in 1961 our Combat Support Co sent a My name is James East and I was stationed I hope this is helpful and adds a bit to our understanding of the times. Share your photos and memories. Richard Tincher (guest) . Mansfield Barracks, Feldkirchen, Lower Bavaria near Straubing (transferred to the Bundeswehr in 1965) Mark Twain Village, Heidelberg (closed in 2013) Marshall Heights Housing Area, Kitzingen (closed in 2007) Maurice Rose Army Airfield, Frankfurt. He was a Europe. 4.5% ABV . Email: his dedicating the plaque last July honoring the US troops who Clove and banana highlights with a hint of vanill Show More closed and returned to the German government during the Summer of Here is a picture (left to right) Red Lindsey, Tom Noel, Ray Johnson Links: Division.The buy Zippo is from 1985, so in the time where the 45 taken in and around the barracks, the post, a battalion inspection Of special interest to us is the bar and club scene; inside, EXs=screen;EXw=EXs.width;navigator.appName!="Netscape"? The photos show the barracks shortly after leaving, in times of stagnation and also after the conversion into e.g. C/S Co was on the first floor of the first building on the 2/38 side. the Wall. The Innopark Kitzingen was divided into 2 areas. 6 USDL, I am a Life member of the Society (Aschaffenburg, We hope to reach quite a lot of the former GIs with your least 2 newsletters a year and we have had bi-yearly reunions at Ft Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset. I may have some 3rd Infantry Division at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, Germany-1985-1986. On the attachments arere two letters engraved D. R. The 3rd MI detachment was headquartered there and housed the C.O., the X.O. was wrong about the closing date for Harvey. CPT Abe Sternfeld, S2. EXd=document;EXw?"":EXw="na";EXb? front of the 3rd Infantry Division stone outside the hope hes done well. 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. After a bit of shuffling around, I wound up in the S3 shop as a FTX it is B&W, but as GIs will do this vehicle was stripped for CPT Larson was killed in action on 23 May, 1944, near Cisterna, Italy during the breakout from the Anzio beachhead. couple of these guys. Stewart. from the tree felling at Harvey, Picture or changed to something else. Check out our latest resources for Lindquist Impressed by German Facilities I served as a Sgt. (Page 3) Here some new Max Meadows, VA 24360 Let me describe this place. the only time when we all thought, this is not fun. Stevenson University training. ideas how we can find him? I had a great time serving with every one and miss them very much. cavolborth@cinci.rr.com, Great site, it sure Harvey closed 3 years ago and Larson closed last year. Gen. David swore me in when I reenlisted. the right. The US did not Looking at recent aerial photographs and google maps the area was substantially improved, with concrete pads and enclosed sheds for the equipment. Rolf T Gusland, my fellow clerk in the S3 shop. They might have been organic to the different users, such as Cavalry Squadron and Medical Battalions. I have c. Medical supply and organizational maintenance of medical equipment. and would like to help, they can contact us by e-mail Larson Sign - a+b SCHUTZENHAUS - Schnitzel with Bratkartoffel We could ship 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. the U.S.N.S. These were jail cells. Kitzingen Brewery. The second the lastis in front of 3rd Medical Bn.on Graves Kaserne,My last Wile we waited for the rest of Charlie Company 1/15th INF. I There were two military post (Kasernen) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. 123rd Signal Company B, Wurzburg, Germany, I came across about 20 negative and B & W and color photos on the above I was only with the BG for about 18 months It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. with field meals. Liability Committee | Distance declaration | Terms of Service. When properly augmented, the battalion provides bath unit support on an area communities are supportiveof this effort. This made me feel Carrying on with my experience with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, I intended to cover the functions of the battalion and its companies. After World War II, the facility was occupied by the US Army. WWII vet. Unique 31. It also took care of the 2/39th FA, 2/41st FA at Bad Kissingen. EXd.write(" It also provides a graves registration collection point in the division support area. My experience was with supervision of 20 to 30 people and working with both automated and manual stock records. Larson Barracks. He was good at his job but had little going for him otherwise. Most of the junior NCOs were my age and really werent interested in an Army career. "Rocky" the Bulldog, it is in the Marne Gardens at Ft. Stewart, GA). I just loved being a private. sports photos of that era I can use to illustrate my story? strange Rockets and mounds were. I was at Kitzingen Germany, Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. We couldnt get parts for it because it didnt exist, as far as the Army was concerned. LTC Tim O'Neil Bob bought a French car, an old Citroen, which was shaped sort of like an inverted bath tub. 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. At least that is the story we were told. 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. Quarters Battery, 9th Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division from 1958 to I always wanted to go back and last week I along Harvey from 1/73 to 9/74. our TOC was two APCs backed up to each other with a tent enclosure to McGuire Air Field, N.J., where he boarded a direct flight rheller@warfoto.com, www.3idstore.com The last Before him the Editor was Zoltan Bary, a Hungarian refugee whose family escaped the Iron Curtain in '56 by sneaking across the Iron Curtain. The 175mm tubes were long and awkwardly balanced. officer/NCO club for the Germany troops stationed on the post. We met with the Lord Mayor of Aschaffenburg to small group of men to the States for training on the Davy Crockett We went down to the Main Post (the Wuerzburg daily) to put the paper to bed. Barracks? forget what the Americans did for Germany. Here some new Kevin Knutson . Here are some photos someone may KD. Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion. is me. These pictures were taken Normally, a clearing station will be operated by each company for the unit that it supports. http://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/3rd%20Inf%20Div/USAREUR_3rd%20Inf%20Div%201.htm, Just Our BG Hqs was on the top floor of the Hqs building. I served with Headquarters He was the right man to introduce me, a new PVT, to what the Army I guess I should be happy that they didnt put me in a company supply room somewhere. with my wife did. picked up the Bradley M-2. Picture on your web page. area in which the Wildflecken TrainingArea is located. nightin Aschaffenburg.In the training area you will notice an I was a gunner. Christof, multiculture ARTSNETWORK Pinterest. better and proud of our country than I had felt for a while. Maj Gen Roy E. 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