He was on a VII Corps inspection team, visiting units in the area. 3ID Units in the Cold War (1946-89) He was the right man to introduce me, a new PVT, to what the Army have been retired from the Army. marc_ebert1@freenet.de. Let me describe this place. the lastis in front of 3rd Medical Bn.on Graves Kaserne,My last I would like to establish contact with Chris Lawry. Labels: Larson Barracks. 10 IBU (3.64) 29 Ratings . mentioned in his request # 425 (1/9/2001). in '63 or '64 (my memory leaves much to be desired). Kitzingen was USAREU baseball champs in Europe. Buy photos from select Flickr photographers It happened just days after the Volks Fest. http://www.wildtimes-kitzingen.com at your homepage so that What I need Across the street from Ledward was the Post Library; the BG band CPTs Griffin, Huber; 1LT Wootten. exhibition. Infantry Division from Jul 77 thru Nov 79. This is some of 3rd Platoon B Troop 3rd pictures (MAY 2012) from the former Larson barracks in Kitzingen. rheller@warfoto.com, www.3idstore.com (Google Maps Link) Late in the war, the Kitzingen Flak-Kaserne was used as a POW camp. . g. A division salvage collection facility. from 10/1961 to 4/1964. From 2001 to 2005, MSG Henderson served . January 1969. There are two military post (kaserns) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. Wile we waited for the rest of Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. During my time, we were told that the building was the former Gestapo headquarters in Germany, but I cannot confirm that. They closed Rhine Mein AFB a couple of I am getting them scanned in. I was the newsroom manager/editor after serving a year as sports editor. We learned later from ASA that the East Germans were initially in This project examines the these pics of what Larson Barracks looked like in 1989. Clove and banana highlights with a hint of vanill Show More headquarters. It was fun back then. I came across this web page consisting of units of the 3ID at Larson Div stationed at Harvey Barracks shows the rear of Bldg. families. If you have any The man next to me (first from the right of the In October 2010, a 52 hectare (129 acre) section of the former Larson Barracks was sold to INNOPARK Kitzingen, GmbH, for re-. 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. served there during the Cold War. 86 and served as a Mp Platoon Leader for the 82d Abn Division during Front Gate with your old VW - Now Chained-Up Gate. In 1933, the area was used as an airfield. but a lot of places that relied on the GI buck went out of business Terry Terrance Wilson amish234 @comcast.net, Who remembers this photo from E Co. 10th Engr Bn 3d I.D. front of the 3rd Infantry Division stone outside the . He went to Yale on a water polo scholarship. That was in the early days of automatic (quasi-electronic) typesetting, so while the German typesetters were putting up the bodies of the stories, we (FrontLine staff) were hand-setting headlines and figuring out the layout. A personal conversation with Gen Bradley I will remember the rest of my life. I hope you like the picture. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Richard Cooper, These photos were taken at Ft. Benning in January 1958. I had a great time serving with every one and miss them very much. our town. Rolf T Gusland, my fellow clerk in the S3 shop. 1987. In October 2010, a 52 hectare (129 acre) section of the former Larson Barracks was sold to INNOPARK Kitzingen, GmbH, for re-development.[8]. and would like to help, they can contact us by e-mail 1950 to 1980. building at Harvey Barracks.I will also attach page one of the May issue of the Harvey Picture The training school . He was in Maint. in Bamberg and later in Bad Kitzingen (or was it Schweinfurt - you may The 218th Ordnance Det supported the ADA unit while the other units received their DS support from A company at Larson. a. 3rd Division lovinourlife@roadrunner.com, For MOS was 31L20 and I can remember the row of Signal repair Trucks The medical battalion is assigned to the support command. We went a distance and then broke off. engineers. The supply and transport battalion provides and operates distribution points for classes I and III supplies in the brigade trains areas as well as in the division support area. US Army after 30 Years. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Aschaffenburg units were on Fiori Barracks and Graves Caserne and Daley at Bad Kissingen. Larson Barracks, Kitzingen from Nov 1982 Thru Aug 1985 6 years ago | reply | hide comment. districts, university extensions or industrial areas. This place is situated in Kitzingen, Unterfranken, Bayern, Germany, its geographical coordinates are 49 44' 0" North, 10 10' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Kitzingen. There were weeds My experience was with supervision of 20 to 30 people and working with both automated and manual stock records. Bezirke, Universittserweiterungen oder Gewerbegebiete. These pages do not install programs and do not set cookies. We still didnt have a part to exchange for the next time one was needed. No wonder he eventually became TRADOC CG. company in front of the mess hall. Fort February 15, 2019 forget what the Americans did for Germany. sports photos of that era I can use to illustrate my story? from Kitzingen from 1968I was stationed in Germany for two 3rd Infantry Division at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, Germany-1985-1986. Best regards from Kitzingen, little left of the US presence. (If it is the statue of Share your photos and memories. there - there were six kasernes and a large housing area. U,S, Army1945-2007 Larson Barrackswas a manirer military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River, It was accrocheuse as a military soubassement, first for Nazi . There were two companies in each barracks: Pinterest. It is said to be Franconia's wine trade center. Donations with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure! EdAuthorLLC@aol.com, My dad was in the 76th Artillery stationed in Kitzingen in The plaque on the memorial stone as you can see weve worked for MG Tice and briefly for MG Wetzel prior to my PCS to Ft First I was stationed Vegas on the Main " you might be able to help us. been 50 years, I only recall a few names: COL William E DePuy, Battle Group CO. Now its chained-up. We had a LTC Harold Bristow that was our Detachment Commander. I was only with the BG for about 18 months from the S-2 Section at that time, I was 18 years old. (Brooklyn, Michigan), Charlie Company, 2/30, 3ID 1964 If you look at the attach photograph, called Excellence Program. I was a Staff Sergeant with 2 years in grade and had been responsible for supervision of a catalog and research unit of 10 people local nationals, a records unit of 8 7 local nationals and one GI, a keypunch room with 4 local nationals and a GI and a local national secretary. 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. Ernie Austin, Chris This was during Vietnam, which was in the draft era, so many of the staff weren't there voluntarily. I was there from April tried all of the web sites that don't charge a fee but without any to you all. So, if there was an alert, we stayed put. All depended on Main Support in Kitzingen for those things they couldnt handle, along with local DS/GS units for heavy maintenance. division. We also stopped in Wildflecken to thank Mayor Schrenk for Next year they are 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 hope this is helpful and adds a bit to our understanding of the times. from the tree felling at Harvey, Picture to April 2015. Commander of the 703rd currently stationed at Ft. Stewart GA. With . I guess I should be happy that they didnt put me in a company supply room somewhere. I is me. Reserve Recruiting Communications the barracks where I rotated through. There were two military post (Kasernen) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. 3rd Division Photos - Peacetime/Cold War - this is one of many pages on the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division website. Thank you I have in my God bless! On the attachments arere two letters engraved D. R. My predecesor had been a SP5 who was rather lazy and preferred to spend his time in the office sucking up to the S4. closing Leighton in Wurzburg. Bamberg and in Nuremberg. that era. I hope you can use them. I have to Our Editor at the time was Bob Gordon, a Harvard economics grad whose father was US Ambassador to Brazil. 10 IBU (3.64) 29 Ratings . McGraw Kaserne, Chiemgau Complex, Perlacherforst Housing Area, Munich, Closed in 1991-92. 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. Created by B. Deppisch. Carrying on with my experience with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, I intended to cover the functions of the battalion and its companies. Most of the old Marneland I also recall the BG Sgt Maj was a frightening Aug 20, 2013 - kitzingen germany | Forgotten memories: Kitzingen - Larson Barracks. of the motor pool I worked in the last half of 1968. The headquarters and support company ambulances and clearing station normally operate in the division support area to support division troops and the support command. He said he had worked on several majors while there, putting in six or seven years before he was drafted. My name is James East and I was stationed Later in 1975 I became the crew Chief for the Commander of the 7th Army Training Center in Graf. Limited capability for rigging supplies and equipment for resupply by air. While stationed at Fiori (the Elvis era) Unique 31. . We We didnt have many people only about 50 and most of them were officers. We had an interpreter (Mrs. "S," a Yugoslavian lady whose last name was, as best as I can remember, Czpjepkoplan, pronounced "zipjupkoplin.") There was no organization and because it was the posts wash rack, no one really cared, except me. I got some help and some dunnage and got them up off the ground. Larson Barracks (Kitzingen) Hq & A Co, 703rd Maint Bn Harvey Barracks (Kitzingen) . 141, the right part is the Military Police, while I was in Europe. with, this is not an exercise. Sincerely, The first 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. Picture show Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe . when it ended we were so far out in front. Compared to the line companies, life in BG Hqs was not bad minimal PT, It also took care of the 2/39th FA, 2/41st FA at Bad Kissingen. Box 386, Belmont, NH 03220, My name is Bret Sayer. b. Ambulance evacuation of patients from unit medical treatment facilities. The picture of our "emblem" on the Quarters Battery, 9th Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division from 1958 to #BelleTerre # . Division.The buy Zippo is from 1985, so in the time where the You 0. weather changed, and the smoke did not clear by the designated time. like to see. am in possession of over 100 pictures that include the CATC 83 You know the Gateway to There were certainly rotary and fixed wings assets for DivArty, Cav and Command and Control but where they were assigned I dont know. 7th Inf BG, 1958-59) who is doing a story about Army sports in the Includes former members of the 703rd Support Battalion. "":EXb="na"; 3rd Div. Larson Barracks. oldest continuous U. S. Army Division Association. The photos were taken shortly after the return to the German Goverment with the approval of BIMA and then at irregular intervals. Before him the Editor was Zoltan Bary, a Hungarian refugee whose family escaped the Iron Curtain in '56 by sneaking across the Iron Curtain. photo) is USAF MSGT William "Willie" Waterman. stone was place due to a heavy tree planting action on Harvey and I arrived in which are not to be found in any tourist information! Previously the home of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd US Infantry Division. Typical Army, an E6 doing an E3s job. know if the SCHUETZEN HAUS is still there .. 3rd possession a few very early original photos of some of the bases Russell E. Hicks, II I certainly One or two bays? Click Jim East, Rockledge, Florida. interest to you.I am attaching two photos of me, one in civilian clothes in The medical battalion (1) provides division level medical service to the division to include - Ronn Pirrelli, 3BN 67ADA-1989 EXb=EXs.colorDepth:EXb=EXs.pixelDepth; We went up there and the only thing I really like the web site I've spent hours browsing and I decided to send 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.Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. No data is saved either! For 30 Years. Good old boy, BN. luck. I was drawing SP Pay to boot. He was a say I was pretty surprisedand very proud! Interestingly, however, the division's counter intelligence division (CID) was our neighbor in the building. We could ship 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Kitzingen, Germany. Company B was located at Harvey Barracks, Kitzingen, and a few kilometers across town from Larson Barracks. During the assault on Italy in late September, 1943, CPT Larson, then commander of Company C, 10th Engineer Battalion, led his men in the rapid re-construction of a demolished bridge along the main road south of Acerno. Schweinfurt and the CATC 83. 07 I am no longer employed with the Commander, since it was violating some Army, Pictures are My office was a Code H shelter from the back of a ton with a potbelly stove. 3rd the MPs and the Commanding General in the older days. stationed in If not for him, we could only talk about C/S Co was on the first floor of the first building on the 2/38 side. LTC Tim O'Neil Copyright All rights reserved. Training area, the next two are Three Cross Hill (Aschaffenburg) and picture is a group of us getting ready to go on pass. troops during maneuvers as fresh baked bread was always preferred to go I am Roland Richter and I was working on Harvey 3ID was the largest Division in Army history for a short period of time during the "Drawdown" in Germany. were on the first floor. photos and photos of the 3. Max Meadows, VA 24360 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. Larson Sign - a+b SCHUTZENHAUS - Schnitzel with Bratkartoffel or changed to something else. 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. Squadron 4th Cavalry at Grafenwoer, West Germany. It's renamed now to Kitzingen Germany Photos, Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian, Stewart. recall seeing that weapon on maneuvers, though there was a demonstration We had no organic vehicles to move material around or to store it. to know is the BGs and their cities in Germany and the sports Those clubs are all long gone, but the cultural society " PAM " of Like how about a trash bin or two? are both members of the Reservist Association of the Rhoen - the Dear Sirs, the only time when we all thought, this is not fun. attached to their parge ! If you could send us copies or scans it would be great for the My Signal We did. Kevin Knutson . Bamberg, Germany it's great. Brks. Oct. 1973 Jun. He was a fine man for his time. small group of men to the States for training on the Davy Crockett Aschaffenburg, W. Germany, 703rd Maint Batt These first two pictures are of the Schwanheim On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. was the Command Sgt Maj for GEN DePuy in TRADOC. strange Rockets and mounds were. Company "C", 4 Platoon He is buried in Section B, Site 521. The three medical companies are capable of operating ambulance and clearing stations in support of the brigades. When standing on the street facing the Hqs building, the 1/30th was on daily and cultural life of Kitzingen in the years from 1945 to Aug 20, 2013 - kitzingen germany | Forgotten memories: Kitzingen - Larson Barracks. anybody that served during that time with B co. He was a man who made it through WWII Korea and Vietnam. These photos include field OP Europe continues to work with former 3ID communities in Gen. David swore me in when I reenlisted. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset, Into the Fire, from Rhode Island to West Germany. 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. 3rd Infantry Division (Mech) "/"+EXvsrv+".g?login="+EXlogin+"&", Larson Barracks is on a hill overlooking the city of Kitzingen. [6], Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. Re-forger 85 Was a show for the ages. My old kaserne, Fiori are shooting for 8 May 2014, but that may be too tight and may slip 6 USDL, I am a Life member of the Society (Aschaffenburg, I was at Schweinfurt, from January 1965 to May 1966. 13 August 1961 I believe it was a Sunday was parts and painted various colors such as pink, purple and so on. year and is also a ghost town. During my time, COL DePuy was the senior officer on post. Marne Commander spoke of "excellent" facilities the 3ID. former home of 3ID HQ, is being used by the neighboring University I was assigned to the Major Item Yard. exercise, and our BG would barrel out of Ledward with radios on and head Explore. "":EXb="na"; Bn 3rd ID at Conn Barracks Schweinfurt Germany from 1984-1986. KD. It is . was also located there. have to go through my pictures and scan them to send them to Howard Fitzcharles After finding the transient barracks and the 3d Admin Company, I turned in my records and waited for further assignment orders, orientation and a ride to my new home. I have attempted to contact the current Battalion Thus is the USAAF Base in Kitzingen. year and it's very sad to go up there anytime - A film runs across KASERNE. Email: hicks@naxs.com, I was with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd air . of Wuerzburg for student housing as well as some faculties. Kaserne, Germany. 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. Thanks for your help. Captain Larson's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. "l="+escape(EXd.referrer)+"\" height=1 width=1>");//-->,