1st Abn BG, 187th Inf, Gablingen Kaserne, Augsburg (retained from the inactivated 11th Abn Div) I took 2 barrels from the MP barracks and as I was taking them from the Service club, a civilian employee asked me what I thought I was doing. It gave me a perspective on life, people, nations and cultures which has served me well since then. I was told (by local Germans) that was where the "fake" Kaserne was and where the Allies bombed it. In Augsburg, we had a communication outpost in the forest,that, we would go on alerts,etc. The field next to Warner was known as the "DZ". I have read a few of the responses on your web site and agree with the comments about the memories and good times. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Lists of buildings and structures in Germany, List of United States Army installations in Germany, Virginia Storage Area / Alabama Storage Area (U.S. Army use), Kaserne "Mnchen-Freimann" (Nazi Germany). I received a call one morning around 0600-0630 and I immediately recognized the voice as that of the General. *Actually promoted more than I was busted and awarded a Good Conduct Medal - a miracle or an error? We went out to Gablingen and found that it was a tightly guarded US Army Intel unit. It was a Christmas Eve and the troops were homesick. We wanted to show John where he was born and lived. During the U.S. use, the connection of the Bundesautobahn 995 in the South and Tegernseer Landstrae (part of the Middle Ring Road of Munich) in the North of the area was cut. The Kaserne was used as a DP camp after the war and US Army took it over in 1950. Clean his office, serve coffee, and generally be at his service. I never saw him again even though he gave me his address in Pa. Detachment 8 Patrick Henry Kaserne, Munich, Germany (moved to Wiesbaden AB, Germany, 21 Jan 1959) Detachment 9 Phalsbourg AB, France, 1 Aug 1958-1 Jan 1961 rifle range using real TNT, jumping the 34 foot training tower at the German jump school at Schongau, climbing partway up the Benediktenwand in December only to be caught in a big snow storm, ect. Besides military units, there were many civilian installations for the soldiers' families located in the McGraw Kaserne, e.g. AAFES installations, the "Munich Community Club", a Commissary shop, a launderette, a gas station, a bowling alley, a dental clinic, a library, from 1950 the University of Maryland Munich campus, and others. 30 talking about this. Bn. At one point the rumor was that we were going to be sent to Laos (we got shots for tropical diseases) and another time it looked like the 24th was going back to Lebanon (it had been there in '58.) I read in a book of another volunteer that the buildings were cleaned by forced laborers from a nearby camp. well hope to hear from you soon yours JVW, [Editor's note: for more on Munich's Warner Kaserne with Paul Cole's much more detailed perspective, click here.]. These vehicles cover an average of more than 60,000 road miles a month on the Munich post. No rush. and was replaced by 2nd. The battalion was inactivated on 1 Feb 1963 in Germany. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset. I have the names of all the troops in this photo but I don't know if that is important. I do have a question that I would like to ask? 1 Feb 1963, reorganized and redesignated as 1st Bn, 21st Inf. It was fun, and I was good at the business of playing Army. The Bavarian capital Munich was home to many military barracks. The top floor of the main building is being cleared for the post executive and chiefs of staff. And the rumor and speculation didn't end when I left Augsburg. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Bn. If you have any (during this time) has contacted you until now? I have a few pictures that might be of interest. I was young, but I always assumed that the politicians were afraid of the communists and attempted to appease them. Before long Gen Walker was relieved of his burden and we all got on with our various lives.Several years later, I watched his exploits in New Orleans on TV with fascination.Dick Thornton, Dick Thornton661-322-0903dickthornton@netzero.netbike_tourist@yahoo.com, It sure is a small world. THE STEIN IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. All requests must be sent from an official email address such as a .mil, .gov or .deca address. He asked me if I would have the Officer of the Day send someone to pick him up, his driver had parked in the garage and committed suicide. But hey we were 21 and needed to attend to our needs. The writer says that these prisoners ate the same food as the German and foreign soldiers and gave no impression of being badly nourished. by: Mel Thomason. Let me know if you need pictures like this or of the 24th during my tour. A lot of our training was improvised (to say the least) and unique: rock climbing, demolition training at Lechfeld (?) for a short time beofre being transferred to the 24th. (Source: Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung, Mnchen) (Need help trying to ID where each unit was located as well as motor pools, and other activities - contact the webmaster) There was Carl and Franks and others - just can't remember their names. and I spent all my leave time driving around Europe. The base also contains the Panzer Kaserne Marine Base, as well as elements of the US Navy. Bill was here in Ohio May 17th see visit me and on June 4th, 2002 he suffered a fatal heart attack.Col. On February 5 1959, the 24th Infantry Division was reorganized as a standard (pentomic) infantry division. My time at Sheridan Kaserne in the 24th was one of the most historical and eventful times in my life. His best friend was James Dale Grindstaff. U.S. Military Use. General Walker was recalled by President Kennedy not long after I arrived in Augsburg and I want to correct a statement someone made------General Walker was replaced as division commander by Major General Bonesteel, not General Cunningham. He told me I missed one and I told him "well - pick it up." Government of Germany Military of Germany Bundeswehr Bundeswehr barracks Bayern-Kaserne. EXISTING KASERNES 5th General Hospital, Stuttgart-Bad CannstattArtillery Kaserne, Garmisch-PartenkirchenBarton Barracks, Ansbach (scheduled to close)[1]Bismarck Kaserne, AnsbachBleidorn Housing Area . The kaserne was named after PFC Francis X. McGraw. Breakfast in the grand dining room had coffee at 5 cents and jelly donuts at a dime. 's who would vouch for me that I was okay. The Bayern-Kaserne is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. Click here to hear the mp3Thanks Alberto [ed. Some further buildings and the garage of the "Hilfszug Bayern" might be torn down. I served with the 11th Field Hospital in the Flak Kaserne, Augsburg from October 1958 until August 1960. Being a 111.00 (light weapons infantryman) I was to be assigned to a line company but at the Replacement Depot I was selected out and sent instead to Division Headquarters Company at Flak Kaserne to join the Long Range ReconnaissancePatrol. During World War II the allied forces bombed only building number19, because the area was not of strategic importance. The occasion was the retiring of the 11th Abn Div colors and the activation of the 24th Infantry Division. He had compassion and was getting out in 6 months. I look back on this time as one of the most meaningful periods in my life. After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. When we jumped out and threw our duffel bags off, the truck took off and we heard the cat calls from the building. 7 Jan 1959, 1st Abn BG, 503rd Inf was relieved from assigment to the 24th Inf Div in Germany and assigned to the 82nd Abn Div in CONUS. I will never forget the nonchalance in his voice. We never went to Cyprus thanks to the 6th fleet. The facility was constructed between 1936 and 1938. Groth!) When the Oklahoma City bombing occurred, I was a block and a half from the blast. Today, 1963, the immense billets, known only as Building 1701", is the largest single roofed structure in use solely for the billeting of troops. What I remember about General Walkers Pro Blue program is that I dont remember anything. Restaurants in the former University of Maryland dorm (Bouvier Hall), on former American Army base of McGraw Kaserne. In 1969 the HQ European Exchange System (renamed Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Europe in the 1970s) moved from the Nrnberg Palace of Justice into the main building of the McGraw Kaserne. They had last seen my son back in 1961 and it was a very unique reunion for all of us.Fate does take some very unusual turns as we go through life and business has taken me back to Augsburg on many occasions. I recall reading this in a "History" the Sgt Major had compiled. The command group of MMP will move by Aug 1 from its current location (1) to McGraw Kaserne. I did find one of me in uniform (basic training probably) and one of me at a luncheon of some kind in Augsburg. Feedsacks Franklin Sugar, Great Cond!! 1st BG, 34th Inf, Munich (activated July 1, 1958) My son, after graduating Georgetown MBA program, is currently working for a German Company, and lives with my friends, and their children. God, was I razzed about that! I was on my way down town that day to videotape a public health workshop. A GREAT ITEM FOR THE COLLECTOR, If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant I was in the 629th Medical Company as a Medic and worked the last year at the 36th Medical Battalion Headquarters under CWO Peters. I was there 72 , they use to call me The Berb. 24th Infantry Div. and HHC 1/21st Inf. USAG Wiesbaden Military Training Area, Mainz, 96 Ordnance Company, Mainz Gonsenheim, 1955/56, 97th General Hospital/Clark Kaserne (reported to become the American Consulate), Azbill Barracks, Rsselsheim, Germany (closed 1993), Beeskowdamm Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Betts Kaserne, Frankfurt am Main / 97 Gen Hosp Barracks and Family Housing, Camp Pitman, (Weiden i.d.Opf.) We have been to each others homes and plan on a visit to Washington DC next Sept. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. Yes.Lt. I found my graduation plaque today. 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