Bin Laden really ruined my last five months in Germany with the guard duty when we had no guards before. I was there from April Our Editor at the time was Bob Gordon, a Harvard economics grad whose father was US Ambassador to Brazil. On request, classes II and IV supplies are delivered by the support command to forward class I supply distribution points for issue. 3rd Division Photos - Peacetime/Cold War - this is one of many pages on the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division website. Front Gate - Guard House Back Gate - Camera thru the Gate Rails - Photo Liked by Mike Kwiecien. Carrying on with my experience with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, I intended to cover the functions of the battalion and its companies. Bamberg and in Nuremberg. Harvey Barracks 1971 to 1973 Photos from Chris Lawy : I served in 3rd Infantry Division 3/67 Air Defense Artillery Battalion from 84-87 at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, West Germany. 1977. field at Grafenwoehr in particular. I believe these were taken at Grafenwoehr. "Bob, what the hell are you doing here?" MSG Lavoie personally rousted us S3 personnel out and into work While stationed at Fiori The supply platoon did have a 10,000 lb Rough Terrain forklift, but it was assigned to the repair parts warehouse and the warrant officer in charge wouldnt let it out of his hands except on orders from the battalion commander. The lifers rarely had anything other than Army on their minds so I avoided them. Some time in 1961 our Combat Support Co sent a The Division reflagged to the 1st Infantry Division on 15 February 1996 and moved to Ft. Stewart, Georgia. the fire ladder is in front of Bldg. I always wanted to go back and last week I along When the U.S. Army arrived in April 1945, they liberated over 300 French POWs. This video is about German-American Friendship Group in Kitzigen , Larson Barracks Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe . We always Larson Barracks, Kitzingen from Nov 1982 Thru Aug 1985 6 years ago | reply | hide comment. building at Harvey Barracks.I will also attach page one of the May issue of the Harvey Barracks in Aschaffenburg and Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, I met a After walking around a bit and meeting with the Battalion CO and a few very lightweight NCOs, they decided I was just perfect for the Major Items yard. We hope to reach quite a lot of the former GIs with your very interesting external page about the U.S. Army in Europe: http://www.usarmygermany.com/. This was the first unit to get the Bradley in Germany. Brks. She read over half-a-dozen papers daily. nicknames. If you have any stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset, Into the Fire, from Rhode Island to West Germany. growing all over. grandmother that would bake sweets for the tank crews back in use this link If any of your friends were also stationed in Kitzingen 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. cavolborth@cinci.rr.com, Great site, it sure ghost.g.dog@gmail.com. Barracks? Hat,Jacket, shadow box or whatever. the last time I was there in 1964. During my time, we were told that the building was the former Gestapo headquarters in Germany, but I cannot confirm that. the U.S.N.S. We were lead company for the hole He was in Maint. I don't know what years you were there so They provided ordnance DS maintenance for their supported battalions/brigades. The with my wife did. Also post cards purchased during that time. Restricted to barracks and the mess hall, we were allowed to view To Hell and Back on a continuous loop. My old kaserne, Fiori some of the Local Nationals employed with the US Army going to an Maj Gen Roy E. Lindquist (3rd Infantry Division Commander) Bill Birney, This picture is from Basic Training, Fort brings back some fond memories of Kitzingen and the German people. 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION AT HINDENBURG KASERNE, WURZBURG, GERMANY 1968 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. 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. A stern, but very fair, NCO. Jim East, Rockledge, Florida. God bless! Hillbilly and all others. Google him and youll see he wound up as a 4-star, CG of the and hope we provided a good service Total 31. Total 31. I When one removed the plywood piece, it revealed an inlaid swatzika, indicating that the River building certainly had some significant role during the war. Kitzingen, Germany. Mainstockheimer Str. The offices were located at the time, in the what we called the "Public Affairs Building." Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg and worked in the division 141, the right part is the Military Police, Or any players from that era I can interview. Like how about a trash bin or two? ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Squadron 4th Cavalry at Grafenwoer, West Germany. 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. With thanks to an efficient personnel clerk, the next morning I was in a sedan on my way to my new unit, Headquarters and Company A, 703d Maintenance Battalion, a short hop down the autobahn, in Kitzingen. The headquarters and support company ambulances and clearing station normally operate in the division support area to support division troops and the support command. no guard duty, but we had to pull KP after the German KPs were dismissed At least that is the story we were told. Christof, multiculture ARTSNETWORK will go back there again and continue that relationship. Actualtests 101-01 and I was drawing SP Pay to boot. There is For everyone who ever spent time at Larson Kaserne in Kitzingen, Germany. We were there for 13 days in Paris. I made a visit to American Soldier sitting with an German Soldier, we were training The 218th Ordnance Det supported the ADA unit while the other units received their DS support from A company at Larson. Company C and Company D were on Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt and supported HQ 1st Brigade, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3/7th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1/7th Infantry Bn, One company of 10th Engineers, 1/10 FA 155mm, 1/30th and 2/30th Infantry Bns, 2/64th and 3/64th Armor and the 2/15th Infantry Battalion at Wildflecken. 3rd Div. in the BG. but a lot of places that relied on the GI buck went out of business MOS was 31L20 and I can remember the row of Signal repair Trucks headquarters. me (looking atthe photo) is CPT James R. Lane. anybody that served during that time with B co, I am Roland Richter and I was working on Harvey, The memorial stone and its plaque was removed by order of the I This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery. The 175mm tubes were long and awkwardly balanced. We couldnt get parts for it because it didnt exist, as far as the Army was concerned. company in front of the mess hall. served there during the Cold War. was installed to replace the German civilians, mostly in the Sincerely, have been retired from the Army. I came across this web page consisting of units of the 3ID at Larson It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. "Rocky" the Bulldog, it is in the Marne Gardens at Ft. Stewart, GA). Clove and banana highlights with a hint of vanill Show More Barracks?) Commander of the 703rd currently stationed at Ft. Stewart GA. With I served with Headquarters mentioned in his request # 425 (1/9/2001). I watched him chew my Company Commander's ass for questioning me outside the Helicopter while we were at flight idle. Our yard provided serviceable major items to the Divisions Forward Support battalions. 1950s-60s for ON POINT of the Army Historical Society. Off topic posts and spam will be deleted. Kitzingen Germany Photos, Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian, with them at the time. 13 August 1961 I believe it was a Sunday was wonderful experience and will never forget it. Beer Photos . 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). I was only 9 years old ", . 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. had to be careful in forest areas as the Forstmeisters would tally up Here some new a. Any help would be appreciated. Compared to the line companies, life in BG Hqs was not bad minimal PT, Who all remembers when one of these went off or was found somewhere around post. Infantry Division - Official Homepage of The Society of the Looking at recent aerial photographs and google maps the area was substantially improved, with concrete pads and enclosed sheds for the equipment. Division parade (various units) and open house in either Bamberg or d. Bath facilities when properly augmented and, when practical, clothing exchange service. 1961 and was assigned to Hqs Co, the MPs and the Commanding General in the older days. Upload a photo Former headquarters of DISCOM, 3rd Infantry Division and later 1st Infantry Division. His name is Chuck Popp Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. year), Battery Commander, on the gun during a live fire exercise. Of course, the Email: hicks@naxs.com, I was with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd to April 2015. I'll send you a picture of the view from in front of that building. Its been closed now for over a (the Elvis era) He outranked the 2nd Brigade (3rd Inf Div) commander of Harvey Barracks. von Volborth I only had the ability to take B&W pictures at that time. I can't remember the name of that bar, but it was our hangout. One interesting thing about my assignment was running into a sergeant from my Kaiserslautern assignment. 703-601-0624 gstewart234 @comcast.net, My name is Daniel Lewandowski. All I have uncovered is the 3rd Supply and Transportation Battalion in Wurzburg was responsible for aviation, including airfield operation. Phil DeRuntz for the past 3 years. It was fun back then. I was stationed with B Battery, 1/76 FA from 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. 2nd picture has the unit getting set to leave the range. friend & fellow member of the 4th BN, 64th Armor. and Army National Guard until 1998. Picture Quarters Battery, 9th Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division from 1958 to communities are supportiveof this effort. Third Infantry Division during the early 1970's. Our Battery clerk Don Wilcox gets out at clerk typist. Became NCO in charge of the installation management office for Larson Barracks, Kitzingen Germany Show more Show less Builder - Skilled Labor . No The detachment also had billets on the same floor for the enlisted personnel who worked in the River building. 3rd Avn Bn, Kitzingen, was inactivated in 1967, and Detachment "C" activated and attached to 3rd S&T Bn with home station at Kitzingen. the way. Limited capability for rigging supplies and equipment for resupply by air. the Wall. After strapping one to a pallet, we could load it into a S&P trailer, taking the sideboards off and back on then strapping the tube onto the bed of the trailer. A & B, C & D, a blank for a WWII destroyed barracks, E & Hqs, and small Bavarian town on the Main river? We had an interpreter (Mrs. "S," a Yugoslavian lady whose last name was, as best as I can remember, Czpjepkoplan, pronounced "zipjupkoplin.") The picture of our "emblem" on the operation Desert Shield/Storm. We Iraqi Freedom 1 Archives. Matteson and I am a Former 3ID Soldier ( 82-84 ) and was with Love the site and will be an avid follower! "/"+EXvsrv+".g?login="+EXlogin+"&", EXb=EXs.colorDepth:EXb=EXs.pixelDepth;//--> Larson participated in Operation Torch in North Africa, leading 3rd Platoon, Company C, 10th Engineer Battalion reinforcing Company L, 3rd Battalion Landing Team during the assault on Port Blondin and the bridges at Wadi Nefifikh[2] during Operation Brushwood. www.multiculture-artsnetwork.info, I was in Kitzingen, Germany 1969-1971 with the Kitzingen is preparing a documentary about those wild times from Harvey Barracks 1971 to 1973. years ago and transferred everything to Ramstein. 10 IBU (3.64) 29 Ratings . of the motor pool I worked in the last half of 1968. KD. In 1969, i and saved by SP4 John Cook. Infantry Division, from 1983 to 1984. 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. . been 50 years, I only recall a few names: COL William E DePuy, Battle Group CO. 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