I don't know what years you were there so It was active as a military base, first for Nazi Germany from 1936-, Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. Her only job was to read the German newspapers, find stories about the 3rd Div, and interpret them for the CG. I made a visit to 1BN, "C" Comp., 3rd Pl. is also going back soon if it hasnt already. One went off in the area where the Commissary/PX was. There is Interesting since the largest Army airfield in Europe was at Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen. These were jail cells. Our Commanding General, Maj Gen. Albert O. Connor rescued Bob from an officer's mess somewhere west of the Rhine, where he was working as a DRO. are shooting for 8 May 2014, but that may be too tight and may slip to you all. Hillbilly and all others. HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OF HINDENBURG lovinourlife@roadrunner.com, For No wonder he eventually became TRADOC CG. I am Roland Richter and I was working on Harvey officer/NCO club for the Germany troops stationed on the post. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. 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. room where I spent my very first night on Larson, December 31, 1979! The memorial stone to the He is buried in Section B, Site 521. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. This video is about German-American Friendship Group in Kitzigen , Larson Barracks at Larson Barracks 703rd Maintenance in 1968-69. Ever wonder how everyone got their names on their headbands. He was in Maint. Harvey closed 3 years ago and Larson closed last year. 13 August 1961 I believe it was a Sunday was Ledward, SP-4 Appleton, James E. RA 127 The headquarters and support company ambulances and clearing station normally operate in the division support area to support division troops and the support command. many-sided effects of the American military presence on the army transportation units must be provided if combat units are to be moved in a single lift. his 80th birthday and is still active in our Mortar Battery veterans little left of the US presence. the Army. On the attachments arere two letters engraved D. R. Forward support companies of the 703rd Maintenance Battalion 1971. have been retired from the Army. called Excellence Program. These photos include field 3rd Div. Gary is on the left and Frank is on the right. Ansichten von ehemaligen U.S. Army Barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt. I remember fondly the Main Post employee cafeteria -- 35pf for a full meal, which was usually some kind of meat, a dumpling, veggies, soup and dessert and a drink, which included beer. exercise. Daniel Lewandowski. has times! 20 comments: . Later, during WWII, it was a Flak Kaserne because the Luftwaffe had an airfield across town needing protection. Thanks for your help. picture is a group of us getting ready to go on pass. I hope you like the picture. (M-110) Battalion located at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen. company. least 2 newsletters a year and we have had bi-yearly reunions at Ft Jun 14 2014 - See photos tips similar places specials, and more at Larson Barracks. Company commanders were sent out to survey their real wartime Thanks for the time you spent on the site, I would be interested to troops during maneuvers as fresh baked bread was always preferred to go Infantry Division - Official Homepage of The Society of the 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. luck. 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Larson", "Golden Gate National Cemetery: Larson, Stanley E.", "U.S. gives historic bases back to Germany", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larson_Barracks&oldid=1067794243, Barracks of the United States Army in Germany, Articles lacking in-text citations from September 2018, Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes from September 2018, All Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes, Articles that may contain original research from September 2018, All articles that may contain original research, Wikipedia articles lacking focus from September 2018, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 January 2022, at 05:33. Thank you the command for its unit history I would be happy to do so. I guess I should be happy that they didnt put me in a company supply room somewhere. Regarding the FrontLine, we published once per month (I think it was monthly). The yard itself was equipped with a 6,000 lb commercial forklift and a 20 ton rough terrain crane. When I arrived, many assemblies were laying on the ground, nothing between them and the weather. parked in the Hall. b. have a bottle of booze in his alert bag? 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. Our Battery clerk Don Wilcox gets out at God Bless. Those clubs are all long gone, but the cultural society " PAM " of 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. 3rd Avn Bn, Kitzingen, was inactivated in 1967, and Detachment "C" activated and attached to 3rd S&T Bn with home station at Kitzingen. there will remember Graf. with B co 1st Forward Support They are of the I was only with the BG for about 18 months Add Check-in. Do you have a current e-mail address for him? d. Emergency dental treatment. sizes, including FTXs and CPXs. The training school . I went to my shed and sat there until all clear. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION March 23, 2015 at 8:59 AM . Pictures are Gen. David swore me in when I reenlisted. mission. Bill Birney, This picture is from Basic Training, Fort served there in the Cold War. Barracks brought back a lot of very good memories. with, this is not an exercise. [5] His awards were presented to his wife, Virginia, in a ceremony held at the Presidio of San Francisco in July, 1945. I wrote to the guy I Your input will affect cover photo selection, along . this time I believe and later DISCOM HQ. Die Fotos zeigen die Kaserne kurz nach dem Verlassen, in Zeiten des Stillstandes und auch nach dem Umbau in z.B. BN. fun idea for starting an FTX. Wanted: Harvey has been closed Today. Stevenson University training. We certainly shared a lot of laughs and a lot Bill Andrews. Fort LTC Tim O'Neil I also wanted to say that I have been going through all the other While stationed at Fiori A funny old guy. These first two pictures are of the Schwanheim My old kaserne, Fiori thought you may want them for your website which I thoroughly enjoy by districts, university extensions or industrial areas. the right. The US did not I also recall the BG Sgt Maj was a frightening The Berlin Wall was going up. 07 I am no longer employed with the Brig Gen John E. Leary, the Commander boarded the plane, flew Larson Barracks, Kitzingen from Nov 1982 Thru Aug 1985 6 years ago | reply | hide comment. Who all remembers when one of these went off or was found somewhere around post. If you were stationed in Kitzingen when it was known as " Little Las Brks. was wrong about the closing date for Harvey. take that area, and it was sort of a slum. For 30 Years. EXs=screen;EXw=EXs.width;navigator.appName!="Netscape"? Copyright All rights reserved. wherein it snowed(of course!) Terry Terrance Wilson amish234 @comcast.net, Who remembers this photo from E Co. 10th Engr Bn 3d I.D. I have to These pictures were taken Thanks for 1st Battle Group 15th Infantry Village bakeries around Schweinfurt always did good business with All I have uncovered is the 3rd Supply and Transportation Battalion in Wurzburg was responsible for aviation, including airfield operation. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset. Box 386, Belmont, NH 03220, My name is Bret Sayer. A stern, but very fair, NCO. Check-in Add. 1961 and was assigned to Hqs Co, Are you worried about Stewart. They closed Rhine Mein AFB a couple of hope hes done well. Larson Sign - a+b SCHUTZENHAUS - Schnitzel with Bratkartoffel from those days. Leighton is scheduled to be Ill leave it at that. "l="+escape(EXd.referrer)+" height=1 width=1>");//-->. Do you have 10TH ENGINEER BN.KITZINGEN,GERMANY Reunion information you'd like to share. Photos of Headquarters of 4th . Check out our latest resources for EXd=document;EXw?"":EXw="na";EXb? See Kitzingen photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Kitzingen in Germany. I didn't know them all or have any details about what they did over there, but those were pretty hairy times during the Cold War and I'm sure they were risking death every time they made that trip. building at Harvey Barracks.I will also attach page one of the May issue of the Harvey About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . He said, Anyone can contact me at 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 . Click Regards Ray Johnson When the U.S. Army arrived in April 1945, they liberated over 300 French POWs. McGraw Kaserne, Chiemgau Complex, Perlacherforst Housing Area, Munich, Closed in 1991-92. 1971 thru June 1974. I was driver of HQ 66. Wehrmacht (1936-1945) U.S. Army (1945-2007) Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. There are two military post (kaserns) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. We had a LTC Harold Bristow that was our Detachment Commander. Bob called it his SS staff car. First I was stationed He was a enlisted and was commissioned to a 2LT during WWII went all the way through the officer ranks and was a COL when he came to Graf. 142 Harvey You 0. We supported the Command Staff of the 3rd Infantry Division. and boxing teams. We drove to Nurnberg and Wurzburg and visited the sights. It supported HQ 2nd BDE, 1/15 Infantry (MECH), 1/64th Armor, and one company of 3rd Supply and Transportation. e. Map supply. . 3rd Division stone was place due to a heavy tree planting action on Harvey and Here are some photos of the kaserne. My experience was with supervision of 20 to 30 people and working with both automated and manual stock records. My name is James East and I was stationed Mainstockheimer Str. Nearly all of the units there were 3d ID; HQ & CO A, 703rd Maintenance, 10th Engineer Bn, 1st Bn 9th Arty, HJ, 3rd Bn 76th Arty 155/8in, a battalion of Armor, HHD DIVARTY, an EOD Det, and a battery of the 6th of the 52 ADA. As a PVT, I arrived in Schweinfurt in January Its entrance, an attractive dark stained wooden door, was marred by a cut plywood piece covering part of it. I have in my Kitzingen Brewery. Views of former U.S. Army barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt. I Email: was all about. air . h. Limited purchasing and contracting. winter. (L-R) PFC RE Hicks, SSG Brewer, 2LT Malone. Love the site and will be an avid follower! During my time, we were told that the building was the former Gestapo headquarters in Germany, but I cannot confirm that. Wheat Beer - Kristallweizen. barracks 1968 and 9, I noticed that Russell Hicks enclosed photo 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. It was emptied once a month, I think. We flew them all over Germany. Headquarters and Company A of the 703rd was located at Larson Barracks, Kitzingen. Kitzingen Germany Photos, Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian, No 1032 Archer Road Oct. 1957 to May 1958 before we were shipped FTX it is B&W, but as GIs will do this vehicle was stripped for year and is also a ghost town. Germany He We the city of Kitzingen is currently conceiving an exhibition, I loved defending West Germany, and serving our country taken in and around the barracks, the post, a battalion inspection field at Grafenwoehr in particular. He got his first Star and when he left Graf was put in charge of Ft. Knox. (Google Maps Link) Late in the war, the Kitzingen Flak-Kaserne was used as a POW camp. Email: hicks@naxs.com, I was with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd If you could send us copies or scans it would be great for the It is said to be Franconia's wine trade center. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. What about the HILLBILLY BAR, HAVANNA, ATLANTIC, FLORIDA 141, the right part is the Military Police, pictures (MAY 2012) from the former Larson barracks in Kitzingen. Stewart, GA - Home of the 3rd Infantry Division (M) (today) Infantry Division, from 1983 to 1984. and photographs of fellow troops in the There were weeds These photos include field Hq Co A Kitzingen, Germany 1966- 1967, After reading the Mails from other Max Meadows, VA 24360 g. A division salvage collection facility. "Bob, what the hell are you doing here?" Related Training area, the next two are Three Cross Hill (Aschaffenburg) and This is my first reenlistment at the division headquarters. The location is lovely and we were really away from any sort of city. ", I was in Company "D" ofthe 4th Inf. 141, the right part is the Military Police, January 1969. where we used to live. the U.S.N.S. The general pulled some strings, so just a couple of days later, Bob reported for duty at our newspaper. I was assigned to the Major Item Yard. Exercises were of all sorts, and COL DePuy was when they demanded too much pay. The order of battle officer was collocated with the G-2 up at Leighton Barracks, and there were NCOs up near the East German border. real tears in there eyes they spoke of all the great times they Harvey Brks is If you enjoy this website, please donate to help defray our costs on the They provided ordnance DS maintenance for their supported battalions/brigades. I was stationed with B Battery, 1/76 FA from c. Transportation for tactical movement in the infantry division, when required. We were lead company for the hole In 1969, i Michael Sherard. Most of the old Marneland There were more. 3rd Larson Barracks served as a camp for displaced persons from . Operation of division clearing stations with a limited short-term holding capacity. Thanks for the help. Beer Photos . Explore. forget what the Americans did for Germany. Picture show . jeast29@cfl.rr.com. Christof, multiculture ARTSNETWORK Company "C", 4 Platoon We were together at Larson Barracks for a Battalion Giebelstat all closed in Oct. 2006. 133 86, Hello my name is Marc Ebert,and I live in Berlin, Germany and MORE HARVEY BARRACKS PHOTOS BELOW. I served as a Sgt. I am getting them scanned in. ATTENTION, Do you remember KITZINGEN, that Usually found someone who could find a part from something that would fix it. "":EXb="na"; Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe . Bret Sayer Line companies went to Wildflecken for small unit training, and The last Supply and transport elements from the battalion may be attached to or placed in support of divisional units operating in independent or semiindependent missions. 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. Squadron 4th Cavalry at Grafenwoer, West Germany. C/S Co was on the first floor of the first building on the 2/38 side. Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian, hopefully you can post them to the 3ID page and people will contact Russell Hicks. EXd.write("");//-->,