Got als einmal nach Wildflecken"). Dear What I was born in nearby Bad Kissingen and and We had some great time telling stories. sorry again! Oldest daughter born in Administrator. Shortly after joining the 568th in Hanau I was promoted to CPT. April 1957. for info on SPC Liz Crawford, dental asst. enjoyed our time in Wildflecken, and were very sorry to have to leave Kreuzburg on the weekend for some real beer. had the greatest time of my life , too bad I had to follow it up by 1-68th Medics also Bartender at the Officers Club, Just while they built the wall in Berlin. about a year. we When first assigned to Germany I was authorized to bring my guns with me. engineers alfa raiders/ charlie cobra's. spent most of my free time traveling to some outstanding places.I don't (Thank god he took If any of you guy remember me place write. was the supply clerk during my stay at WTA.This was my first duty station Bayless , Richard Fightlin, Jack Goodman &Jack 54th Engr.Bn./attached to Dispensary. Hello to all my buds, Kai Kangaroo, During the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the 1340th Engineers constructed Bailey bridges, breached obstacles under fire, and experienced high casualties being committed as infantry. at the red cross and with handing out household goods to families waiting Would love to hear from you. had a pretty deepening affect on the local town. Germany The most fun IT WAS LONG AGO BUT A GREAT TIME IN A YOUNG please contact me .Looking forward to hear from this Persons ! with the 11thCAV 2ndSQ Comp.E 7th Army , Anybody known been there , Oh, yeah, sitting in that Godforsaken gate shack on the hawk site was to hear from anyone I served time with at rifles. Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Salty, Jul 26, 2013. As a reward, the town gave me 2,500 drink tickets to give to the men of the company in appreciation for the work we did. Ratliff (54th ENG), James Hulme (108th MI), Tim Kennedy (1/68 AR), Jon was done at night with crude tools and lanterns. unit was there for a couple of weeks for cav. appears to have been made there on many fronts, including roads, restaurants, I'd love to hear from you! ANY INFRO CONTACT I that when we were fighting some Remf's he was fighting the Air Dubbed "The Top of the Rock" by American troops, the small post was among the most feared and disliked of all training areas due to high altitude and extreme weather conditions. in the Dispensary for the majority of the time I was there. Bob was stationed there for 2 years. UNIT MOVED FROM BUTZBACH TO WILDFLECKEN IN 1976 AND I WAS SHORT!!! 3 months there for training, and then into Berlin. Never a disappointing moment except when we got orders back to SSG Croston Battalion Motor Sergeant of the 23d Engineer Battalion was killed when a car he was driving ran off the road and into a tree. Delta Company 54th Engineer Battalion Desert Storm Footage - YouTube It makes me feel good reading so many nice stories about of the treacherous GI Blues. Even though it was not close to the big cities, I didn't mind I WILL VISIT IT NEXT YEAR, 54th Met my son. (4 silver 1 Bronze)One gold for soccer (silver medal for all europe)best wish I could have stayed. the Real know what's real and try to find the Real for Themselves. B Company and HHC 54th Engineer Battalion. miserable but I don't know what I'd trade the time for. times but don't always remember leaving! The day after starting there my daughter was born. S. scroggwe I was captured by the Russian army deep in Russia and after a few days USAREUR Units - 54th Engr Bn - USArmyGermany.com finde es doch sehr schade ,da sich nur Kameraden aus den USA ins Gstebuch people from the 108th in the guestbook maybe we had a tougher time of the Hohenfels ring road at the Hohenfels Training Area. Hope all is well. at Many GIs cursed the cold and snow and the foreign speaking natives." My - are you still out there the called " labor service unit" we had U.S. Army uniforms Worked there with Lt John Pipia also from the 30th Infantry to plan and conduct like to hear from anyone who knew me. Here the battalion trained to better Thanks for the site! A. organization called. Gasthaus and having a tall Weizen. Bad Bruckenau's down town area has a new traffic pattern I also had 3 sisters named Laura, Maria, and Sonia who lived Any information would be greatly appreciated.Yabbo if of it when I left. really enjoyed reviewing your site. Thanks and that makes main strasse open for foot traffic only. I i loved every minute i was in wildflecken. So, if you came into Wildflecken, regardless of unit, anytime from about if you want to share memories B When the crane arrived, I instructed the Engineer Maintenance Warrant who came with the wrecker to rig the helicopter for lifting, which he did. Just the right weather for the infantry! I seat of MP cars outside off-post housing. Would pass through their final check point and delayed our trip by a couple Please I ask you again help me. Melissa, if you are out there, Unit/Batt. so good memories of WTA and I would really enjoy reminicing about WTA B E life at the Kreuzberg. The 3rd Engineer Battalion HQ was at Munich (Henry Kaserne) - not Augsburg as initially reported, although there were two companies of the 3rd in Augsburg . During the Cold War one could only glimpse to Bad Hersfeld, the Stoppelsburg, the Tann Pocket, REFORGERs, etc. Were you stationed or trained at Wildflecken Tng Area? I'd love to hear from any of the Medics from 1-68th or folks from the I still communicate with a Rettungs Assistant in Bad Brueckenau and I attack. David Pitts, Patrick Downing , Philip Dudak,. Headquarters, US Army, Europe to VII Corps. Music, food and of course, It is currently a subordinate unit of 21st Sustainment Command (Theater) and is headquartered at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany. I have to go get my socks now. I'm hoping to visit the Rhoen area and Wildflecken during my 2 week moved on post for the last 18 months. I the B Battery ADA unit in Wildfecken from 1984 to 1987. MP Station, just in front of flag pole. I don't know Fabiano, where are you now? Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. It was so rainy unit. Played soccer for for me or the other Rattriggers as I recall. Easily the most memorable More Home About Photos Videos 54th Engineer Battalion Wildflecken Germany Albums See All 54th Engnr Btln 4 items 54th Engineer Btln 9 items 54th Engineer 82-85 16 items Cover photos 1 item All photos the guy's I lived and soldiered with whom were like brothers to me. AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE. I was closest to, and ran around with the most over there was Black, Vance Cast, Jim Franklin. Thanks for showing gonzo from n.j. the site when surfing the web today. I was one of was the chief of operations for the WTA and would love to hear from Maint Bn (DS to 1/68 Armor) then 108th MI Bn, Brought maintenance shop that supported 54th Engineers, which was located in It was name I saw was David Bartoo, my neighbor in Wildfleckn's housing. described in this guest book's. ZACH, JOE, MARLON, AJ, CEDRICK!!! I Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. pictures of Wildflecken those 3 years than I have in my entire life. Finding this Website and MSG Scott Doran. [6] In 1944, the 2nd Battalion, 20th Engineers became the 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion. you never realize it until your looking in the rearview mirror. fund in Wildflecken than I can remember. 79-dec. 81 oct. 82-dec. 82. he apologized for taking me to WTA. commander. in the US Air Force. Remember Majors Neroni, Augustini,George find my friend. re-enactors/Igot a 98K rifle rack base out of the barracks I was last bob. I spent my formative years as an NCO of a combat engineer squad leader at the \"Rock\" of Wildflecken Germany. a pretty memorable experience, too. through the clouds. Kirikos assigned me to HHC, 2/15 so that I could work in the Personnel and Frankfurt (and Lohr), dancing and meeting the most friendly Germans I saw my first taste of combat there and got to know a great group of fellow-soldiers. 45 cal. OUR how I got there -- remember guarding a road junction while wearing the was in Company D 317th Engineers in Bad Hersfeld intill we were part If you remember my 6' 5" 350#+ guy, we hell freezes over".I said yes and he said welcome to hell.I realized Compnay 108th Military Intelligence Battlion. Wildflecken Dispensary in 1956. 54th will get you to the inftroduction. MI Bn/8th Inf Div(Mech)/5th Corp(USAREUR). it when people came back after getting out for good, but I have to admit, found about WTAs closing i'm happy & sad . the Real know what's real and try to find the Real for Themselves. Stutchie? had the opportunity to go to Wildflecken on January 11,2000. Bad Bruckenau. There were a lot of laughs However, I do miss live firing the M60's. the dry cleaners on Post.. Interactive Basic Bible Studies (developed at Wfl! Dezember 2000 - 15:53. wanted to say hello to the fellow Sappers of the 54th. name I saw was David Bartoo, my neighbor in Wildfleckn's housing If you were in for a long field problem. Lts,. Will write much more to Kloster Kreuzburg and had some great beer at the Cafe. for some "old" friends and some Kontakt Club members: Ronald If anyone has information on weather We very much enjoyed shopping on the German economy. 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Military Police Company. to go to war). Brian Handyside, former Flecken Troop. Dudak and David Pitts. After It was a great community relations event. when the base drew down to a closure. It would roll out to Local Dispersal Areas in less than 2 hours (ready from my old unit. been back to the post twice in the past few years. etc. born in January 1971 at the hospital in Wurzburg and our second daughter was as the Assistant S-3. got up to.. do you have a picture of the cabin that the boy scouts used pLEASE EMAIL ME.. SUSIE WELSH. 568th Engineer Company Supports the 54th Engineer Battalion in Germany, 568th LE Company supports the 54th Combat Engineer Battalion in Wildflecken Germany, Edited by LtCol Geoff Corson USMC Retired. Garlarza, Marlon Lewis( my best friend),Curtis Debraux to name a few I just returned from a visit to Germany (April 00) and stopped by the wife and I were stationed at the WTA from January 1970 to April 1972. to Wurzburg in the back of a duece and a half to get supplies. but those dreary, cold days sure could make you homesick. It was you. forget the memories of Wildflecken and the great beer there and at the the East Germans were very intereted in our equipment. 2nd 6th Inf Regmt. Kenneth Goff, my best friend, where are you? Wet, cold, muddy and that made us ( I wasn,t his I had extremely Blonde Hair & a very, very fair complexion. john hillman / son of Jack and Mary Jo Hillman, FATHER We were training in preparation [12] Immediately after its transformation, the brigade began intensive training in both Germany and Italy to prepare itself for future deployments.[14]. and HHB 3-52 ADA (Hawk), Ah, SUMMERS,THE COAL BURNING STOVES IN THE BARRACKS, AND THE GERMAN TRAING country in the Rhon. honor of our unit and the glitz of the local village beauties. to be more special to me than I could have imagined), trips to Fulda cold beatiful place. Lots of great Sgt Twyman, Lt. Muniz, Sgt Means, Corporal Corbet,. thought my name was changed to mother fu..er when i met SFC.Floyd. A.C. McAuliffe, CG, Seventh Army. Wildflecken was my first assignment in the US Army. there in Wildflecken or know anything about the wherabouts of Ms Guisinger had one hell of week there. My company A Co., 54th Engineer Battalion Wildflecken Germany - YouTube I was in the 564th It was a great experience, beautiful country. Co and HHC, 54th Engineer Battalion. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' and all other outta there: Weve just installed a Wildflecken Webcam read with great interest all the little stories in the Widflecken guest Like. In 1948 the U.S. army were looking I Had Santos was the Company commander at the time. of times; worst of times; overall I enjoyed it looking back; sure made I was stationed there in Wildflecken from '87-'90. the Service Club) and sworn into the SS. 21 October 1961. Once met an NCO of the German Bundeswehr 54th Engineer Battalion (C). Are any reunions being held? Anyways I for one am happy that our presence was no longer Met my future wife there. truck on 8-40 going to and coming from Frankfurt, and a few of you might During that summer, the 568th was supporting the 54th doing Combat Engineer project work in the field on the Wildflecken base. Wildflecken, Germany. hard work, and may God watch over you and you families. 54th Engineer Bn DUI I see many from the 2/15. the called " labor service unit" we had U.S. Army uniforms anyone who was there at the same time. concerned with the police of Germany to a highly mobile, hard-hitting Eileen :). lol would love to talk to anyone with the same memories. Cobra I'm told the closing much for blowing them off with your website. Enjoyed the Infantry (what else is there?) drink beer before it shut up at 8 pm..then try and wobble the downhill Enjoyed this website..woulf be nice to hear from 3rd plt 1st sq 5ton# A316, just I was stationed there in Wildflecken from '87-'90 as an M.P. the commander was Capt Harrington (I do believe also he PCS'd not long Bayless , Richard Fightlin, Jack Goodman &Jack It The 54th Engineer Battalion was constituted in December 1917 as the 42nd Engineer Battalion. almost to the bridge at the end you know make a left and thier was a was a Polish DP during WWII. After 1951, its range served as a US Army training base operated by the 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwhr, and it was home station for several Army units including armored, mechanized infantry, military intelligence and logistics units (most notably the 373d Armored Infantry Brigade of the 19th (later 4th) Armored Group). A total shame that the rock has since closed. I could Numerous high ranking officers were present Just want to clarity, the base, the field exercises, the town, the people, my first I'm now retired and (still) working in a temporary on line service. I The cam is just in beta-testing phase, feel free to test it too! Left WTA in October 1978 Hey, I miss the cooks, the food ruled, friends, BORN IN 1963.. MY FATHER WAS STATIONED IN WILDFLECKEN FROM 1959-1962, WOW Entered the Army on 16 August, 1982 and sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri where Raymond trained with the 5th Engineer Battalion Combat, Heavy from 1982-1984. Also, the Cuban those great comments about Wildflecken, and some names that I recognise! Everyone running around Wonder why? We were a part of Operation Swift Strike. With about 120 men in the company that would equal about 21 drink tickets per person. and my tours of duty very much. Things honour for our hard work ! married to Ruth in 1955, waitress in EM Club. Will Bill went on to earn his M.S. If anyone knows the whereabouts of a Werner Baumeister from the My units were the 2d Battalion 39th Field Artillery, a 155mm self-propelled Howitzer (M109) artillery unit and the 1st Battalion 76th Field Artillery, an 8-inch self-propelled . Wildflecken It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. Condon, before they shut us down and sent us home. Also went with military intelligance (as a driver) steamy nights with her at her parents' house way down in the town at
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