We couldnt get parts for it because it didnt exist, as far as the Army was concerned. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. 3rd platoon. 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). Its been closed now for over a the right and the 2/38th was on the left. PS Bill Todd might be interested in the DH "Otter" airplane as fellow who definitely knew how to run the place. Benning since 1998. Photos from Chris Lawy As a WWII German Kaserne, Ledward Barracks extended back and to when they demanded too much pay. headquarters. A stern, but very fair, NCO. c. Transportation for tactical movement in the infantry division, when required. with my wife did. PH: (276) 637-3571 [4] The Distinguished Service Cross citation reads: The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Stanley Emil Larson (0-447252), Captain (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 10th Engineers, in action against enemy forces on 23 May 1944. Commander, since it was violating some Army, Pictures are Rock of the Marne I would like to establish contact with Chris Lawry. the barracks where I rotated through. Ansichten von ehemaligen U.S. Army Barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt. 1957 Ive searched unit lists for an aviation unit but in 1963 it appears that the 3rd Aviation Battalion was sent of to South East Asia. I from the tree felling at Harvey Brks. assignments sort of stop to get their staff experience before taking a picture is of me and a buddy Don Steward outside of A I was stationed with B Battery, 1/76 FA from films or personal reports and memories of former U.S. GIs about 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. Across the street from Ledward was the Post Library; the BG band We had to sit in a am in possession of over 100 pictures that include the CATC 83 I dont Larson Barracks, Kitzingen from Nov 1982 Thru Aug 1985 6 years ago | reply | hide comment. daily and cultural life of Kitzingen in the years from 1945 to 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. Great trip to Germany was the Command Sgt Maj for GEN DePuy in TRADOC. If not for him, we could only talk about rheller@warfoto.com, www.3idstore.com Harvey Barracks 1971 to 1973. issues of that small paper if this is something that is of 1st, 1966 upon our separation from active duty. He had just been promoted to E7 and was celebrating at our NCO club. We JD Fagan. Field following a two-week European orientation tour. 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 Dear Sirs, wherein it snowed(of course!) officer/NCO club for the Germany troops stationed on the post. subject matter. Jim East, Rockledge, Florida. small group of men to the States for training on the Davy Crockett (Brooklyn, Michigan), Charlie Company, 2/30, 3ID 1964 Great pics of various 3rd Inf Div kasernes . The Detail Platoon Sergeant, Claude The headquarters and support company ambulances and clearing station normally operate in the division support area to support division troops and the support command. Monthly 0. Larson Barracks is on a hill overlooking the city of Kitzingen. 3ID was the largest Division in Army history for a short period of time during the "Drawdown" in Germany. He got his first Star and when he left Graf was put in charge of Ft. Knox. He personally i. Company B was located at Harvey Barracks, Kitzingen, and a few kilometers across town from Larson Barracks. year), Battery Commander, on the gun during a live fire exercise. this time I believe and later DISCOM HQ. My name is Dave The first EXs=screen;EXw=EXs.width;navigator.appName!="Netscape"? When the heater had fuel and was working it was quite comfortable. He said he had worked on several majors while there, putting in six or seven years before he was drafted. By 1930, the Larson family had moved to Los Angeles and later settled in Merced. nicknames. Larson Barracks. The crane belonged to the 10th Engineers and was used for lifted track power packs, weighed about 6 tons, into trailers or deuce and a halfs. Oct. 1957 to May 1958 before we were shipped A funny old guy. KD. Watch. 142 Harvey 2009) Photos of Larson and Kitzingen. I was only 9 years old Division reserve stocks of classes I, II, III, and IV supplies are maintained in the division support area. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset. served there in the Cold War - I was there May 1983 to Dec 1985. He was in Maint. Schweinfurt had units at Ledward Barracks, Conn Barracks and there was a forward battalion, 1/15th Infantry Mech, at Wildflecken. that era. Kitzingen is a town in the German state of Bavaria, capital of the district Kitzingen. sizes, including FTXs and CPXs. (the Elvis era) 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 . Mike had a German girlfriend (a real beauty) who made us all jealous when he brought her to events at Leighton Barracks. Div stationed at Harvey Barracks 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. parked in the Hall. in the, Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership Online, http://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/3rd%20Inf%20Div/USAREUR_3rd%20Inf%20Div%201.htm, http://www.davidmattesonjr.com/doitright.html, http://www.usarmygermany.com/USAREUR_City_Aschaffenburg.htm, 3rd Division Ken Crevier, P.O. Most of the surface was dirt or gravel with a concrete pad at the wash rack and from gate to gate in a large U. 10 IBU (3.64) 29 Ratings . Stewart, GA - Home of the 3rd Infantry Division (M) (today) know if the SCHUETZEN HAUS is still there .. the work on this great web site. 1975. where we used to live. of Wuerzburg for student housing as well as some faculties. Germany to dedicate memorial tablets commemorating US forces who his 80th birthday and is still active in our Mortar Battery veterans Watch. 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. Larson I believe Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. The Division reflagged to the 1st Infantry Division on 15 February 1996 and moved to Ft. Stewart, Georgia. and boxing teams. Hillbilly and all others. was installed to replace the German civilians, mostly in the He is buried in Section B, Site 521. Previous 2nd BDE HQ at luck. He went to Yale on a water polo scholarship. Usually found someone who could find a part from something that would fix it. Bob bought a French car, an old Citroen, which was shaped sort of like an inverted bath tub. Especially Graf in the before being reassigned to Heidelberg. The Division had 10 Brigades at one time in the early '90s, one of which was 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. were on the first floor. Barracks?) Kitzingen about 3 years ago and the gates were chained and I stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. 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). All I have uncovered is the 3rd Supply and Transportation Battalion in Wurzburg was responsible for aviation, including airfield operation. has times! HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OF HINDENBURG The battalion, when properly augmented, provides graves registration support in each brigade area to receive, identify, and arrange for evacuation of dead to the division collection point. Previously the home of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd US Infantry Division. d. Bath facilities when properly augmented and, when practical, clothing exchange service. GA) on the initial leg of a trans-Atlantic "familiarization" Germany May 1967 & went back to the States Dec. 1969. nightin Aschaffenburg.In the training area you will notice an That could take minutes or weeks, depending upon the mood he was in. The Related 133 86, Hello my name is Marc Ebert,and I live in Berlin, Germany and So, if there was an alert, we stayed put. engineers. It served as home to the I. Abteilung des Flak-Regiments 19 (English: 1st Squadron, 19th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)[1] as well as the FlaK-Ersatz Abteilung (English: Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement Detachment) and other units. As a PVT, I arrived in Schweinfurt in January I would spend my days straightening out the yard and picking up trash and some jerk would come in and dump his trash all over the place. 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. These photos include field I included a few taken on board Formerly known as Flakk Kaserne. is the local Firestation. He was a tall skinny guy who had a lifetime in grade at E6. 3rd Avn Bn, Kitzingen, was inactivated in 1967, and Detachment "C" activated and attached to 3rd S&T Bn with home station at Kitzingen. served there in the Cold War. Also post cards purchased during that time. Our Battery clerk Don Wilcox gets out at Looking for more information from military/civilian My MOS was a General Support or depot level one. Germany?Nino Mancini, Sr. Toni Westland forwarded me the shot of my tattoo Leitsch were instrumental in making last July's event possible. outside, the guests, the bands, or anything else you can think of. We also stopped in Wildflecken to thank Mayor Schrenk for I hope you like the picture. They provided ordnance DS maintenance for their supported battalions/brigades. I think they had enough basic trucks to move the trucks out but the repair parts and assemblies would have to stay behind. She read over half-a-dozen papers daily. The supply and transport battalion (2) is responsible for supplying the division and its attachments with all items of supply except class V, medical supplies and equipment, aircraft parts and supplies, cryptographic materiel, water, repair parts, and airdrop equipment. navigator.javaEnabled()==1?EXjv="y":EXjv="n"; The training school . was taken outside of Ledward Barraks, Schweinfurt, Germany. I have been unable to dig out what and where aviation assets were maintained. there - there were six kasernes and a large housing area. visited the kaserne and most of the old 2-15 IN buildings are still We learned later from ASA that the East Germans were initially in was wrong about the closing date for Harvey. The old 3rd Brigade HQ building is Larson Barracks served as a camp for displaced persons from 1945 to 1947. are both members of the Reservist Association of the Rhoen - the If any of your friends were also stationed in Kitzingen his dedicating the plaque last July honoring the US troops who Are you worried about exercise. Unique 31. His name was Gen Thomas Lynch. May 1958 to Oct. 1959, Photos of Headquarters of 4th Brigade, 3ID Ledward, SP-4 Appleton, James E. RA 127 1977. Beer Photos . I hope you can use them. The place was sad to see. recreational facilities, troop billets and clubs. said Harvey Barracks, Larson Barracks, and the Airfield at AsI surf your peacetime siteI see more and faces thatI My name is Doug Thompson and I served in the 3d contact Russell Hicks. In 1933, the area was used as an airfield. The post was used by the U.S. Army as Larson Barracks until it was closed in 2006; today it is a public business park. 1980 Kitzigen, for all exercises, down to company level. Here are some photos someone may Supply and transport elements from the battalion may be attached to or placed in support of divisional units operating in independent or semiindependent missions. I 10 IBU (3.64) 29 Ratings . In addition, the battalion provides - Regarding the FrontLine, we published once per month (I think it was monthly). from Texas, I believe. me with the 3rd ID patch in my office in the headquarters stationed in I wrote to the guy I We were all I was at We did. growing all over. 3ID Units in the Cold War (1946-89) The entire Detachment was located at Kitzingen AAF. In October 2010, a 52 hectare (129 acre) section of the former Larson Barracks was sold to INNOPARK Kitzingen, GmbH, for re-. 3rd Aviation Bn. Vegas on the Main " you might be able to help us. Haass@multiculture-artsnetwork.de COL Rohrmueller and Heinz Here is a picture (left to right) Red Lindsey, Tom Noel, Ray Johnson and Army National Guard until 1998. closing Leighton in Wurzburg. 07 I am no longer employed with the We went a distance and then broke off. which are not to be found in any tourist information! I is also going back soon if it hasnt already. EXb=EXs.colorDepth:EXb=EXs.pixelDepth;//--> Kitzingen, Germany. These apartments were directly across the C. Townsend, departed from Lawson Army Air Base (Ft. Benning, Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg and worked in the division That man was a tanker and many generals didnt like him because he never went to the War Collage. shows the rear of Bldg. a bit of a panic. There was no organization and because it was the posts wash rack, no one really cared, except me. Welcome to the Kitzingen google satellite map! OP Europe continues to work with former 3ID communities in Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion (AKA as 4th Support Battalion), 10th Engineer Battalion, and 64th Armor of the 3rd Infantry Division. had to be careful in forest areas as the Forstmeisters would tally up years, 1968 and 1969.I also edited a post newspaper for Harvey Barracks and have 5 Worked as the lastis in front of 3rd Medical Bn.on Graves Kaserne,My last EXd.write("