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| January 27, 2002 |
Have
changed the scope of my web site. Will now focus on the history
and organization of the US Army units stationed in Germany from
the beginning of the Occupation (1945) to the end of the Cold War
(1989). I will also present a lot of information on the military
communities in Germany that housed and supported the troops and
their families during those 45 years. Within a few weeks I will
move to a new domain that will provide me with the disk space I
need to post a lot of maps, photos and histories. |
| February 15, 2002 |
Included
a What's New Page.
Added topo maps that display the locations of US installations in
the Frankfurt am Main area during the late 1970s (see Frankfurt
Page in the "Kasernes" Chapter of the Military Communities
section). Also added a great aerial view of V Corps Headquarters
Building and Compound area, Frankfurt, probaby from 1954 (also on
the Frankfurt Page). |
| February 17, 2002 |
Continued
adding communities and installations to the Kasernes Page.
(This process will takes some weeks to complete.) Also established
a new domain (200 MB), www.usarmygermany.com,
that I will activate in a few days. Will move everything from current
domain to the new website at that time. |
| February 22, 2002 |
Added
more communities and installations to the Kasernes Page. |
| February 23, 2002 |
Moved
to the new domain last night. Added a Guestbook.
Added some photos to the Frankfurt section of the Kasernes Page.
Will continue to add things throughout the weekend. |
| February 23, 2002 |
Added
installation maps and some additional aerial photos to the Frankfurt
section of the Kasernes Page. |
| February 25, 2002 |
Added
a good historical article that appeared in EurArmy, June 1983. You
can find it in the Brief History Page (USAREUR History Section). |
| March 1, 2002 |
Added
the large topo map for Darmstadt area and some aerial photos and
installation maps to the Darmstadt section of the Kasernes Page. |
| March 2, 2002 |
Added
the large topo map for Bad Kreuznach area and installation maps
to the Bad Kreuznach section of the Kasernes Page. Also started
a 2nd Armored Division Page, a 4th Infantry Division Page
and an 8th Infantry Division Page (in the Major Subordinate
Units section). Included are some Division histories. |
| March 4, 2002 |
Added
large topo maps for the Hanau, Heidelberg and Kaiserslautern sections
of the Kasernes Page. |
| March 5, 2002 |
Started
the 1st Infantry Division Page in the Major Subordinate Units
section. This page will eventually contain a lot of history as the
1st Inf Div played a very significant role during the Occupation
Period and in the early NATO years. |
| March 6, 2002 |
Continued
with the Kasernes Directory. Added topo maps to the Karlsruhe,
Mannheim and Worms Pages. Also enhanced the new topos
by highlighting in blue the installation areas. This should allow
the visitor to better understand the location and size of the installation
(and housing areas). Will go back, at a later date, and do the same
for the previously posted topo maps. |
| March 7, 2002 |
Added
the Nürnberg Page (Kasernes section). Includes topo
maps for Nürnberg, Fürth, Erlangen, Herzo and Schwabach. |
| March 8, 2002 |
Added
the Stuttgart Page (Kasernes section). Includes topo maps
for Stuttgart, Vaihingen (incl. Böblingen), Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim.
Also added a few photos of Drake and Edwards Kasernes (Frankfurt
Page). |
| March 9, 2002 |
Started
the 28th Infantry and 43rd Infantry Division Pages
in the Major Subordinate Units section. Pages contain some history
of the two divisions that arrived in 1951 as part of the build up
in US Army in Europe. |
| March 10, 2002 |
Bravenet
has fixed the problems with the Guestbook
server. Please feel free to use the Guestbook to post
comments, suggestions and messages.
Modified the Main Menu frame (the one on the left). For categories
such as Divisions or Corps Units that will eventually have many
items, I will make a secondary menu frame available when you click
on the option. Please click on the Divisions option to see
an example of a secondary menu.
Added a map that shows the various home stations of the 5 divisions
stationed in Germany in late 1952. This is still in a draft form.
Will add to it in the next few days.
Finally, also started the Ulm/Neu Ulm Page. Posted some installation
maps and a few photos. |
| March 13, 2002 |
Added
the Giessen Page (Kasernes section). Includes topo map for
Giessen, some aerial photos of kasernes in the area and some installation
maps. Will add more to this page this evening or tomorrow morning.
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| March 14, 2002 |
Added
more installation maps and photos to the Giessen Page (Kasernes
section). |
| April 2, 2002 |
I
am back from my trip to Europe.
Added some memories from Lou Pfafman (2d How Bn, 37th FA) in the Personal Recollections Page. |
| April 3, 2002 |
Added
the Ansbach Page (Kasernes section). Includes some installation
maps. Will try to add some installation pics from the early 1950s
later this week. |
| April 4, 2002 |
Added
the first of several photos of Bleidorn Ksn from the 1952-54
period to the Ansbach Page. |
| April 5, 2002 |
Added
more photos of Bleidorn Ksn from the 1952-54 period to the
Ansbach Page. |
| April 6, 2002 |
Started
a new section, Artillery Units (in the USAREUR & 7th
ARMY Corps Units section). This section will include histories and
photos of field artillery units stationed in Germany. First units
presented are the 18th, 35th, 36th and
142nd Field Artillery Groups. (I will keep adding to these
pages as new material comes in.) |
| April 11, 2002 |
Added
installation maps to the Nürnberg Page (Kasernes section).
Some photos of Nürnberg area posts will be added in the next
day or two. |
| April 12, 2002 |
Started
a Links Page. Also added two great links: Displaced Persons
Camps in Europe (Links Page) and Charles Thompson's wonderful
photo album - 14th A/C Regt in Fulda (bottom of Fulda
Page). |
| April 13, 2002 |
Added
photos of Nürnberg area kasernes on the Nürnberg Page.
Also started on the Regensburg Page and added Mansfield Kaserne
photos. Will continue tomorrow. |
| April 14, 2002 |
Finished
adding Straubing and Fort Skelly photos to the Regensburg Page.
Will add more to page in next few days. Also started the 2nd
ACR and 6th ACR Pages in the Armored Cavalry section
of USAREUR - 7th ARMY. These pages will take a while to complete
as I have quite a lot of information to post. |
| April 15, 2002 |
Started
the Aschaffenburg Page and added installation maps for Jaeger,
Fiori, Smith, Graves and Ready Barracks. |
| April 16, 2002 |
Started
the Wildflecken Page with an installation map of Camp Wildflecken
and some great links. Also added a link to the 553rd FA Bn (Ernst
Ludwig Kaserne) Association web site to the Darmstadt Page. |
| April 17, 2002 |
Started
the Military Police section (Major Subordinate Units - USAREUR).
Created the 709th MP Battalion Page and started to transcribe
the extensive unit history. (It will take a couple of days
to get it completed!) |
| April 18, 2002 |
Continued
with the unit history of the 709th MP Bn (Military Police
section). Not done yet - will add more tonight. Also, please visit
the Special
Notice Page: A German television company is doing
research for a documenatry on Americans in the Frankfurt area (they
are interested in other areas also) during the military presence
there. |
| April 19, 2002 |
Continued
with the unit history of the 709th MP Bn (Military Police
section). Still not done. Hope to finish this weekend. |
| April 21, 2002 |
Completed
the unit history of the 709th MP Bn (Military Police section).
Also, started the Augsburg Page and Schweinfurt Page,
Kasernes Section. Includes topo, installation maps and some photos.
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| April 23, 2002 |
Added
some memories from Norm Newhouse (Special Troops, V Corps) to the Personal Recollections Page. Also added installation maps to the Mannheim Page (Kasernes section). |
| April 25, 2002 |
Started
the Baumholder Page with installation maps for H.D. Smith
Bks, Neubrücke Ksn, Wetzel Ksn and Strassburg Ksn. Also, added
installation maps to the Stuttgart Page. |
| April 27, 2002 |
Started
the Kaiserslautern Page and Zweibrücken Page,
Kasernes Section. Includes topo and installation maps. Will be adding
some related kaserne histories and unit histories this weekend.
Started a new list (Engineers) and am transcribing the unit history
of the Rhine Engineer Depot at Kaiserslautern. Will continue
tomorrow. |
| April 28, 2002 |
Completed
transcription of the unit history of the Rhine Engineer Depot
at Kaiserslautern. Also added the unit history of the 403rd
Engineer Group, Seventh Army to the Engineer Section and information
on the US Army General Depot, Kaiserslautern from 1963/64 to the
new Kaiserslautern AD Page in the Army Depots section. |
| April 29, 2002 |
Started
the Transportation Section (Logistics). The first pages will be
dedicated to the 4th Transportation Command (Oberursel) and
the 37th Transportation Group (Kaiserslautern). I will add
unit histories for these two outfits within the next few days. |
| April 30, 2002 |
Completed
the unit history on the 4th Transportation Command Page. |
| May 1, 2002 |
Added
several items to the 37th Transporation Group Page (Transportation
Section). Will add more, incl. photos from the 1952 Yearbook, soon.
Also included two articles on the 37th from the 4th Trans Comd TransCommunicator
unit newspaper. |
| May 2, 2002 |
Added
an additional article on the 6966th CSC to the 37th Transporation
Group Page (Transportation Section). Also added a Stuttgart
Citizen article on the history of the Greater Stuttgart Military
Community from 1989 to the Stuttgart Page. |
| May 3, 2002 |
Added
several Heidelberg Herald-Post articles on the 649th and
549th Engineer Bns (see Heidelberg Page) or Engineer Section
(Logistics). |
| May 4, 2002 |
Added
a Zweibrücken Sun article on Kreuzberg Kaserne and the
major units stationed at the kaserne (see Zweibrücken Page).
Started the 72nd FA Brigade Page (Artillery Section), VII
Corps Page (Corps Units Section), and 7th and 130th
Engr Bde Pages (Engineer Section). I will be working on these
pages over the next several days.
Started the Bremerhaven and Würzburg Pages with
topo, installation maps and a few photos. |
| May 5, 2002 |
Started
the 9th and 547th Engineer Bn Pages (Engineer Section),
including unit histories. Also created a 168th Engr Bn Page
with a unit history that I found at the 168th
Eng Bn Historical Archives website. (Check that site out - it
is awesome!). Also started a page for the 6970th Civilian Support
Center, Karlsruhe (Engineer Section). |
| May 6, 2002 |
Created
a page for the US Army School Command, Europe (Miscellaneous
Section). Also added the Bad Tölz and Garmisch Pages
with some installation maps. More School information will follow
soon. |
| May 7, 2002 |
Opened
up the Photo Gallery, creating Page One and Page Two. Page
One contains photos of Ansbach and Vicinity. The first images
posted are from Jim Sandrin who served with HHB, 18th FA
Group between 1955-56. Page Two is dedicated to the Theater
Schools operated in Germany. Photos include EUCOM Ordnance School
in Eschwege contributed by Ray Smith (52nd Ord Gp, USFA,
1940s) and USAREUR Intelligence & MP School in Oberammergau,
sent in by George Richmond, Tulln AB, Austria, 1951. I will
complete the links to the "enlarged" photos after I get
back from a Conference in California, end of this week. |
| May 10, 2002 |
Completed
the links to the enlarged versions of Jim Sandrin's photos on Page
One (Photo Gallery). |
| May 11, 2002 |
Added
the unit history to the 6970th CSC Page (Engineer Section).
Also created an Ordnance Section and added the 51st, 53rd
and 71st Ord Group Pages. More information on Ordnance units
will be added this weekend. |
| May 12, 2002 |
Started
the Pirmasens Page with a topo map and some installation
maps. Posted some additional information submitted by Carl Dunn
on the 36th FA Group Page. Also started the 59th Ord Bde
Page with a history of the brigade (continuation of the 71st
Ord Gp/AWSCOM mission) and some information on the Theater Support
Battalion. There will be much more on the 59th Ord Bde and its role,
history and organization in the next weeks as I have a lot of information
on this interesting nuclear weapons support command. |
| May 14, 2002 |
Created
the 565th Engr Bn Page (Engineer Section). Also started the
Germersheim Army Depot Page (Army Depots). Included in the
two pages are articles on the 8592nd and 9594th Civilian Support
Groups. |
| May 15, 2002 |
Started
the Signal Section. Created the first unit page for Signal: 2nd
Signal Brigade. Much more to come
on Signal and all the other Pages. Looking for additional information,
unit histories, personal recollections, maps, photos, etc. on anything
related to USAREUR units or installations between 1945 - 1989. |
| May 18, 2002 |
Added
maps (US sector 1946; installation maps 1985) to the Berlin Page
(Kasernes Section). Added Section I of the History of 5th Signal
Command to the 5th Signal Command Page. More Berlin and Signal
Corps items will be added this weekend. |
| May 19, 2002 |
Added
Section II of the 5th Signal Command History to the 5th Signal
Command Page. Started the Berlin Brigade Page and added
the history of the Berlin Bde. Will add history of Checkpoint Charlie
in a few days. |
| May 20, 2002 |
Added
installation maps and some aerial photos to the Hanau Page
(Kasernes section). |
| May 21, 2002 |
Added
slide photos received from John Parmenter (1st BG, 28th Inf, 1963)
to Pages Three (Berlin) and Four (Wildflecken) of
the Photo Gallery. |
| May 22, 2002 |
Created
the 160th Signal Bde Page (Signal Section) and added two
articles on the unit. |
| May 23, 2002 |
Created
the 301st Signal Group and 516th Sig Gp Pages (Signal
Section) with some unit history information. |
| May 24, 2002 |
Created
the 6981st CSC and 4th Signal Group Pages
(Signal Section) with some unit history information and added Section
III (unit history) to the 5th Sig Cmd Page. Completed the Checkpoint
Charlie history on the Berlin Brigade Page. Also, added the
793rd MP Bn Page with a unit history and some photos from
1946.
Started the Medical Section. First page is dedicated to the Einsiedlerhof
Medical Depot. |
| May 26, 2002 |
Added
a US Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe Page (Medical Section).
Also added some unit history information to the US Army Medical
Depot, Einsiedlerhof Page. Also added a good article on logistics
in Europe in 1972 to the TASCOM Page. Corrections to the
35th Arty Group Page (thanks to Bill Stewart) and Comments
on Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Brigade Page (thanks to John
Hehir). |
| May 27, 2002 |
Created
the 46th Artillery Group Page (Field Artillery section).
Added 1st Inf Div related excerpts from the European Command historical
study, "Reorganization of Tactical Forces, VE-Day to 1 January
1949." (1st Inf Div Page) |
| May 28, 2002 |
Started
some pages dedicated to the Railway Security mission, including
the 570th MP Company and the 7747th MP Group. Will
continue to add to those pages over the next few days. |
| May 29, 2002 |
Added
the unit history of the 26th Infantry Regiment from 1948 to the
1st Inf Div Page. Also started to add many great photos from
Nürnberg and Bamberg (1947-48). Will complete them and
add the links to the enlarged photos tomorrow. |
| May 30, 2002 |
Completed
the photos (links to enlarged pics) for the 26th Inf Regt (1st
Inf Div Page) and Nürnberg Page that I started yesterday.
Started the Bamberg Page with some photos. |
| May 31, 2002 |
Added
interesting emails from Jerry Smith (509th Abn - Trp A, 3rd Sq,
8th Cav) and Treve Warnke (501st Trans Co) to the Personal Recollections
Page. |
| June 1, 2002 |
Added
a great article on the MP railway security mission since 1945 (570th
MP Company Page) and some additional inormation on the 1st MP
Svc Gp and 7747th MP Railway Scty Gp (7747th MP Gp Page).
Article was sent in by Jim C. Turcotte. |
| June 3, 2002 |
Posted
an article on a Cold War incident at Marienborn, East Germany (570th
MP Co Page) and started the 97th Signal Bn Page with
a unit history and an article SIGNAL magazine. |
| June 4, 2002 |
Added
an article on the Nürnberg District, 1953, to the Area Commands
Page (Military Communities section). Also added an interesting
email from Frank Binford, 656th Eng Bn (TOPO), Schwetzingen, to
the Personal Recollections Page. |
| June 6, 2002 |
Started
the AFN Europe Page. Includes short histories of the eight
AFN Stations located in Germany. AFN History will be added this
weekend. |
| June 7, 2002 |
Added
an article on the 540th MP Bn (Railway Guard) to the 540th MP
Bn Page. Also created the 7th Medical Command Page. |
| June 8, 2002 |
Added
the MEDDAC, DENTAC and Vet Svcs lists to the 7th Medical Command
Page. Also added the first part of the AFN History to the AFN
Europe Page. Will try to complete the AFN History tonight. Created
the AAFES Europe Page with the first part of the EES History. |
| June 9, 2002 |
Finished
the AFN History on the AFN Europe Page. Also added a Quick
Tour of AFN and the AFN Europe and AFN Frankfurt section of the
Northern Area Command Telephone Directory, Feb 1956. Added two new
photos of Gibbs Barracks (1952) to the Frankfurt Page. Added
a history of Giebelstadt Army Airfield (Würzburg Page)
and a brief history and map of the USAREUR Ordnance School (School
Command Page) - thanks to Lothar Bardeck. |
| June 10, 2002 |
Received
an interesting email from Donald Wilson, 557th FA Bn, Ansbach, 1956,
that I posted on the Personal Recollections Page. Also created
the 22nd Signal Brigade Page. |
| June 11, 2002 |
Created
the 7774th Sig Bn Page and added information submitted by
Jack Ransone. |
| June 13, 2002 |
Added
more of Jack Ransone's photos to the 7774th Signal Bn Page. |
| June 14, 2002 |
Added
a USAREUR Ordnance School organizational chart to the School
Command Europe Page. |
| June 15, 2002 |
Added
some historical data to the Schweinfurt and Baumholder
Pages. Added an article from the Pillars & Posts on Frau
Annaliese Funk who served as Public Affairs Officer in Kitzingen
from 1969 to 1983 (Würzburg Page). Also, a great link
to Robert Pearson's photo albums and web site dedicated to Giebelstadt
AAF. |
| June 16, 2002 |
Added
Section IV of the 5th Signal Comd History and an article on the
16th Avn Det (5th Sig Comd Page, Signal Section). Also started
the 73rd Sig Bn Page with a history of the Pirmasens AUTODIN
facility. |
| June 17, 2002 |
Started
the 52nd Signal Bn Page. Also added a link on the Main
Menu frame to the HQ USAREUR press release (two parts) commemorating
USAREUR's 60th anniversary (June 8, 2002) |
| June 19, 2002 |
Added
some historical information on kasernes in Ansbach (Ansbach Page). |
| June 20, 2002 |
Started
the Combat Equipment Group Europe Page (see the Logistics
section of the Main Menu). |
| June 22, 2002 |
Additional
articles were added to the CEGE Page. Also started the 21st
SUPCOM Page with a brief overview of the command's history.
More to follow. |
| June 23, 2002 |
Started
the US Army, Europe Page with a brief history on the Origin
of Headquarters, USAREUR. Added the Chronology of US Ground Forces
in Europe (1943-1971) and started to add Organizational Charts for
USAREUR. Will complete the org charts in the next few days.. |
| June 24, 2002 |
Posted
some additional organizational charts for USAREUR and added links
to the enlarged versions. (USAREUR Page). Added some items
relating to prepositioning and strategic mobility to the CEGE
Page. |
| June 25, 2002 |
Posted
an article written in 1961 by Gen Bruce C. Clarke discussing the
status of USAREUR (USAREUR Page). |
| June 26, 2002 |
Created
the Communciations Zone Page and posted an article written
in 1962 discussing the status of COMZ. Also added more information
to the "Chronology" found on the US Army, Europe Page. |
| June 28, 2002 |
Added
several interesting maps from the USFET Headquarters Command Handbook
(1945). They show most of the facilities used by US forces in the
Frankfurt area in 1945. (Frankfurt Page) Also corrected a
problem with the Installation List for the Frankfurt topo maps.
Started the Stars & Stripes Page with an article on the
famous military newspaper that appeared in the Army Information
Digest in 1948. |
| June 29, 2002 |
Added
the USAMMAE (200th TAMMC) Page (Logistical Commands section)
with a history of the US Army Materiel Management Agency, Europe.
Also reorganized the Logistical Command section by moving the CEGE,
TASCOMEUR and ComZ Pages to the new Logistical Commands
list. To find them click on the Logistical Command link. |
| July 3, 2002 |
Posted
another detailed article written in 1961 discussing the status of
COMZ (Communciations Zone Page). |
| July 4, 2002 |
Created
the 4th Logistical Command Page (Logistical Command Section).
Will be adding more Com Z information in the next weeks with a primary
focus on depots and installations in Germany. However,
anybody who has information, org charts, photos or maps of Com
Z activities in France is encouraged to submit them - I will
be glad to post them and expand the Com Z pages. |
| July 5, 2002 |
Posted
additional articles on the Communications Zone (Com Z Page).
Also added the 42nd MP Group Page with an article on the
7751st MP Customs Unit, forerunner to the 42nd, and added the Theater
PM Page with an article on the status of the MP Corps in Europe
in 1956. |
| July 6, 2002 |
Added
an article on the activation in 1985 of HHC USAREUR & Seventh
Army (USAREUR Page). Added an article on Hammonds Barracks
to the Mannheim Page, one on Autobahn Kaserne to the Heidelberg
Page, one on the 24th Engr Pltn (Map Depot) (649th Engr Bn
Page) and another one on the 8591st CSG (549th Engr Bn Page). |
| July 7, 2002 |
Modified
the 21st Support Command section to a list. Created the 70th
Trans Bn (AVIM) Page (21st SUPCOM section) and added an article
from the Mannheim Messenger about the unit. Also started the 51st
Maint Bn Page (21st SUPCOM section) with a unit history and
an article on ESCM. |
| July 8, 2002 |
Added
two additional interesting articles on Logistics in Europe to the
USAMMAE Page (Logistical Commands section). |
| July 9, 2002 |
Added
two interesting photos of Tempelhof Airfield from the 1947 timeframe
(Berlin Page). |
| July 11, 2002 |
Posted
several additional photos from the 1947 period on the Berlin Page.
Also added a link to Jeff Mack's website dedicated to the 202nd
MP Company on the Giessen Page and 709th MP Bn Page.
Started the Quartermaster list, adding the 2nd QM Group Page
with a unit history of the 2nd QM Gp. Finally, added a link (Related
Links Page) to a unique web page - "military beer steins"
by Louis Foster (formerly with the 24th Inf Div in Munich). |
| July 12, 2002 |
Added
a Chronology to the 2nd QM Gp Page and started the 35th
QM Bn, 95th QM Bn and 242nd QM Bn Pages.. |
| July 13, 2002 |
Created
the 15th MP Bde Page and posted a great article on that outfit
from the Military Police Journal. (Thanks to Bob Gunnarsson for
sending in a copy of the article.) |
| July 14, 2002 |
Added
a unit history for the Equipment Support Center, Mannheim (51st
Maint Bn Page, 21st SUPCOM Section). Created the Nahbollenbach
AD Page (Army Depots section) and added a map and brief depot
history. Also have Reserve Storage Area information. Also created
the General Support Center, Kaiserslautern Page (21st SUPCOM
Section) with several brief unit histories, a map and additional
general information. |
| July 16, 2002 |
Added
information on the Geneal Support SSA to the GSC Kaiserslautern
Page. Also created the 29th ASG Page (21st SUPCOM section)
and added an article from ALOG (1987) on the GSC's within the 29th
ASG. Finally, added a great article on MODLOG to the USAMMAE
Page (Logistical Commands section). |
| July 17, 2002 |
Added
interesting images received from Larry Freeze who served with Det
1, USA Signal Svc Bn at Lohnsfeld Receiver Station in 1960/61 (7774th
Sig Bn Page). |
| July 19, 2002 |
Completed
the 5th Signal Command History (up to 1977) with the addition of
Section V to the 5th Signal Command Page. Also added a very
nice photo of the AWSCOM sign in front of HQ building, Husterhoeh
Kaserne, Pirmasens to the 71st Ord Gp Page. |
| July 20, 2002 |
Created
the Military Intelligence Section and the first two pages - 66th
MI Group and 513th MI Group. Also added articles on GSC
Germersheim (GSC Germersheim Page) and the ESCM (51st
Maint Bn Page). |
| July 21, 2002 |
Added
articles on the Defense Subsistence Storage Facility at Germersheim
and the Germersheim Sub-Community, both posted on the Karlsruhe
Page. An article describing the Greater Stuttgart Military Community
in 1989 was posted on the Stuttgart Page. Also added some
interesting information submitted by Bob Tanguay who was the director
of the 18th FA Group Band in Ansbach in 1955/56 and also information
on the 658th FA Bn submitted by Bill Mullen (his father served with
this outfit during WWII) (Personal Recollections Page). Posted
another article submitted by Jim Turcotte on the 540th MP Bn
Page. |
| July 22, 2002 |
Created
the 7th Support Comd list and added the 54th ASG Page with
an article on the Jülich Maintenance Plant. |
| July 23, 2002 |
Created
the 7th Support Command Page (7th Support Command section)
with several items. |
| July 25, 2002 |
Based
on a suggestion from one of our readers, I created a USAREUR
Bibliography Page that will list books of interested (USAREUR
history related) that are still available in bookstores. (Additional
suggestions are WELCOME!) Also started to post a very interesting
Command Briefing prepared by HQ 21st SUPCOM in 1982/83 (21st
SUPCOM Page). Will try to complete it in the next several days.
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| July 27, 2002 |
Added
articles on the formation of the 6931st CSC and of RSA Rheinberg
to the 54th ASG Page. Also added a brief article on the 7th
SUPCOM MMC (7th SUPCOM Page) and one on CEBN and the 14th
CEC (CEGE Page). |
| July 28, 2002 |
Completed
the 21st SUPCOM Command Briefing and added excerpts from the Annual
History, 1st Support Brigade, 1974 (both on the 21st SUPCOM Page).
Also started the 7th Army SUPCOM Page (Logistics Section).
(Note: The 7th Army SUPCOM served in Southern Germany between 1965-69;
the 7th SUPCOM served primarily in Northern Germany between 1978-1990.) |
| July 29, 2002 |
Added
a brief article on the AAFES European Distribution Group in Giessen
(1985) to the AAFES-Eur Page. Also started the Giessen
Army Depot Page (Army Depots Section) |
| July 30, 2002 |
Created
the 102nd Sig Bn Page (Signal Section). |
| July 31, 2002 |
I
will be out of town on a business trip until Aug 8. There will be
no updates until then. However,
I will try to respond to emails and guestbook entries during that
period.
I did start the 3rd Armd Div Page (Divisions Section). I
have a manuscript that goes into some detail on the Division's deployment
to Germany under Operation Gyroscope. I will post that as soon as
I get back. Also have the 1958 Yearbook and many issues of the SPEARHEAD,
the Division's newspaper, from the 1980s - will post several articles
from that newspaper. |
| Aug 11, 2002 |
Added
information on the 197th Ord Bn, 552nd and 557th USAAG to the 59th
Ord Gp Page (Ordnance Section). |
| Aug 12, 2002 |
Added
a link to the 293rd Base Support Bn website (Mannheim Page),
thanks to Dave Hulteen with 5th Sig Comd. Also added a current aerial
view of the BFV, Funari and Sullivan area (am trying to get a higher
resolution version, if possible). Posted some information relating
to the Gyroscope movement of 3rd Armored Division and the Division's
initial months in Germany (3rd Armd Div Page). |
| Aug 13, 2002 |
Added
a link to the "US Army Border Operations in Germany, 1945-1983"
manuscript that is available online at the US Army Center for Military
History website. (Related Links Page) A
great book!
Just discovered the new link to the
USAREUR
Military History Office. They
have the complete set of OCCUPATION
FORCES IN EUROPE and the ANNUAL
HISTORIES of EUCOM (1949-1952)
and USAREUR (1952-1966). If you are seriously interested in the
history of the US Army in Europe, you have to check out these manuscripts.
Also, same link as above, check out the European
Medical Support Archives. Unit histories of many of the
major medical units that have served in Europe are available online
as well as a very nice photo archive for USAMEDDAC Würzburg.
I am on another business trip. When I get back on Thursday, I will post a table of contents for the OCCUPATION FORCES series to help those people out who are looking for specific information. The individual volumes are very large (in the 20-30 MB range) so it might help if you can pinpoint exactly which files to download. |
| Aug 17, 2002 |
Started
the 4th Armored Division Page (Divisions Section). Will continue
to add to that page thoughout the weekend. Also started the 24th
Constabulary Squadron Page (Armd Cav Section). I will add to
this page over the next week.
Added a site search engine
(see Site Search/Map
link) - many thanks to Vic Damon for suggesting this feature!
Vic is the Site technician & designer (aka: webmaster), 3rd Armd.
Div. PIO Web Site.This is a beginning - I will finetune the search
capabilities as we move forward. |
| Aug 19, 2002 |
Added
information and images to the newly created 24th Con Sqdn Page
and 4th Armd Div Page. More will follow. |
| Aug 21, 2002 |
Added
more historical information on the 1st Military Police Group to
the 7747th MP Group Page. More to follow. |
| Aug 23, 2002 |
Added
the 759th MP Service Bn Page to the Military Police Section. |
| Aug 27, 2002 |
Added
the Wiesbaden Page with several maps to the Kasernes Section.
Will add a Dependents Area map to that page soon. Also, will add
the Mainz Page this coming weekend. |
| Aug 28, 2002 |
Started
the 3rd Armd Cav Regt Page and the 19th Armor Gp Page
(Armd Cav Section). I will include unit histories of the subordinate
battalions and several great photos from the 1954 Yearbook of the
19th Arm Gp sometime this coming weekend. Additional historical
information on the 3rd ACR will also follow soon. |
| Sep 1, 2002 |
Continued
working on the new 19th Armor Group Page (Armored Cav Section)
- unit histories and many photos. Enlarged images will be added
tonight.. |
| Sep 2, 2002 |
Completed
for now the 19th Arm Gp Page. Images of the kasernes occupied
by the 19th and its subordinate battalions can also be found on
the Frankfurt, Hanau, Mannheim, Schweinfurt,
and Wildflecken Pages.
Also, added some Personal Recollections
by Jim Huffman, 53rd Engr Co, Ludendorff Ksn, Kornwestheim, 1956-59. |
| Sep 3, 2002 |
Added
a few post cards that show Wehrmacht kasernes in the Frankfurt area
prior to 1945 (Frankfurt Page). |
| Sep 4, 2002 |
Added
an article on the history of the Signal School in Europe (School
Command Page under Miscellaneous). |
| Sep 5, 2002 |
Added
a nice aerial view of Ellwangen Kaserne to the Stuttgart Page.
(At the time that Ellwangen was used by the US Army in the early
1950s, the kaserne was part of the Stuttgart District, Southern
Area Command.) Also added a wonderful map of the Berchtesgaden Recreation
Area - 1950 (Garmisch Page) sent in by Jim Cook, a USFA veteran. |
| Sep 6, 2002 |
Added
some very nice photos of Prinz Heinrich Kaserne (USAREUR Quartermaster
School) to the School Command Europe Page. |
| Sep 8, 2002 |
Added
items to the Bad Tölz and Garmisch Pages (Kasernes
Section) |
| Sep 10, 2002 |
Added
a copy of the front page of The Grooper (OMGUS newspaper)
and The Berlin Sentinel (Berlin District newspaper) to the
Berlin Page (Kasernes Section). Also, started the Mainz
Page (Kasernes Section) with topo maps. Installation maps will
be added soon. |
| Sep 11, 2002 |
Added
a few photos of Ford Barracks to the Ulm Page (Kasernes Section)
and the 4th Armored Division Page. Also added some installation
maps to the Mainz Page. |
| Sep 14, 2002 |
Started
the 56th Field Artillery (PERSHING) Page (Field Artillery
Section). Includes info on the 579th Ordnance Company. |
| Sep 16, 2002 |
Created
the US Army Hospitals List (Medical Section). Started with
the USAH Würzburg Page. Also added hospital photos to
the Würzburg Page (Kasernes Section). |
| Sep 19, 2002 |
Completed
the USAH Würzburg Page - for now. |
| Sep 20, 2002 |
Started
the US Forces, European Theater (USFET) Page (Major Commands
Section). With this new section, I plan to provide some historical
information on the early occupation mission of the US Army in Germany.
One of the best unit histories covering the early occupation history
is that of the 102nd Infantry Division. I have added the 102nd
Inf Div Page (USFET Page) with an excerpt from this excellent
review that describes their occupation mission in Franken and Niederbayern.
I plan to complete this review of the 102nd this weekend. |
| Sep 23, 2002 |
Completed
the unit history on the 102nd Inf Div Page (USFET Page).
Also added some great links to other web sites: the 202nd MP Company,
Giessen (709th MP Battalion Page) and 4th MSL Bn, 28th Arty
(LACROSSE) (Ansbach Page). |
| Sep 25, 2002 |
Added
more information and maps to the XII Corps Page (USFET Page).
A lot more will be added towards the end of the week. |
| Sep 27, 2002 |
Added
information on the 4th Msl Bn, 28th Arty (LACROSSE), Ansbach, sent
to me by Doug Schlumbohm who served in Ansbach between 1960-66 (Personal
Recollections Page). |
| Sep 29, 2002 |
Added
information on the 57th Engineer Company (Depot Maint) which was
part of the Rhine Engineer Depot in the 1950s. Information was sent
by Terry Edlin who served with the unit 1956-59. (Kaiserslautern
Army Depot Page) Also added more information to the XII Corps
Page (USFET Page).
|
| Oct 1, 2002 |
Started
the 3rd Infantry Division Page (Divisions Section). Will
be adding much more to that page over the next several weeks. |
| Oct 2, 2002 |
Added
some interesting articles to the 3rd Inf Div Page (Divisions
Section). |
| Oct 4, 2002 |
Started
the 508th Military Police Page (MP Section) with some information
that Finley Duke sent in. |
| Oct 5, 2002 |
Continued
with 3rd Inf Div Page with information on the Division's
Gyroscope movement to Germany in 1958. Will add enlarged images
this weekend. |
| Oct 6, 2002 |
Added
information and photos from Carl Frye, 43rd Inf Div, 1951-53, to
the Personal Recollections Page and the Photo Gallery.
(Will add the enlarged images as soon as I get some photo captions
from Carl.) Also added a pre-WWII post card photo of Jäger
Kaserne, Degerndorf, to the Munich Page. Also added the enlarged
images to the 3rd Inf Div Page. Started the Heilbronn
Page (Kasernes Section). |
| Oct 8, 2002 |
Added
some Bremerhaven Staging Area photos (1950) and a Stevedore School
graduation program to the Bremerhaven Page. Also, added the
October 1955 Station List for Headquarters Area Command to the Area
Commands Page (Military Community Section). |
| Oct 9, 2002 |
Added
the EES Pamphlet, "For the EUCOM Motorist" (1950s),
to the AAFES-EUR Page. Images include a map of the US Zone
with location of EES Filling Stations. |
| Oct 10, 2002 |
Started
the Seventh Army Troop List for 30 June 1954 (7th Army Page).
Will continue tomorrow. Down the road, will also add Troops lists
for 1956, 1958, etc. Also, add some information to the 72nd FA
Group Page (Field Artillery Section) sent in by Alfred Vaughn
who served with that organization in 1956. |
| Oct 11, 2002 |
Completed
the Seventh Army Troop List for 30 June 1954 (7th Army Page).
In the next months, I will add kaserne and location of each unit
as I determine where each was stationed. Also, added the 30th
Medical Gp Page (Medical Section under USAREUR-7th ARMY) |
| Oct 13, 2002 |
Added
new images - HQ 102nd Sig Bn at Feudenheim - submitted by Don Roupe
to the 102nd Sig Bn Page (Signal Section). |
| Oct 14, 2002 |
Started
on the Seventh Army Troop List for 30 June 1958 (7th Army Page).
Will complete in next day or two. I will also add kaserne and location
of each unit as I determine where each was stationed. Also added
photos of HHB, 4th Inf DivArty and Hutier Kaserne to the 4th
Inf Div Page (Divisions Section). |
| Oct 16, 2002 |
Added
another nice photo of Husterhoeh Ksn, Pirmasens (1967-68), sent
in by Al Galbraith. Also, moved his two photos to the 59th Ord
Bde Page. Also, added some pages from the December 21, 1951,
issue of the Seventh Army Sentinel newspaper (7th Army
Page). |
| Oct 19, 2002 |
Added
some interesting articles from the 4th Logistical Command newspaper
ADVANCE sent in by Daniel Parrish, who served with the 256th Sig
Co (Spt) in France in the ealy 1960s (4th Log Comd Page in
the Logistical Commands Section). Also added pre-WWII photos of
Darmstadt Wehrmacht kasernes plus a link to a page with Reinhardt
Kaserne photos (Darmstadt Page), a brief history of the 553rd
FA Battalion (36th FA Gp Page), and links to very interesting
Flak Kaserne and Krabbenloch Kaserne sites (Stuttgart Page)
and to the 1st Sig Bn and 440th Sig Bn sites (Kaiserslautern
Page). Added a link to Paul Malley's 102nd Signal Bn page (102nd
Sig Bn Page) and to the Bismarck Kaserne and Hardt Kaserne History
Pages (Göppingen Page). |
| Oct 20, 2002 |
Added
captions to Hank Bartosik's photos and additional photos to Don
Roupe's collection (both 102nd Sig Bn Page). |
| Oct 21, 2002 |
Added
some more pre-WWII kaserne photos to the Garmisch Page. |
| Oct 22, 2002 |
Added
a link to Bruce Christman's excellent site dedicated to the 79th
Engineer Battalion which served as a heavy construction unit in
Germany from 1955 until its inactivation in Germany in 1992 (Related
Links Page). |
| Oct 23, 2002 |
Started
the Military Posts Page (Military Communities Section). Includes
a Letter from HQ USFET dated 21 February 1947 that describes the
newly organized military posts. Also included a map that shows the
Landkreise during that period. Also added a link to Ron Glaeseman's
photos of the 102nd Sig Bn's Angevillers Radio Relay Site in France,
1960s (102nd Sig Bn Page). |
| Oct 24, 2002 |
Completed
the Seventh Army Troop List for 30 June 1958 (7th Army Page).
Will start on the Troop List for 1 August 1964 this coming weekend.
I will add the stations for the listed units in the future. For
most of them I have at least the city if not the kaserne. |
| Oct 25, 2002 |
Added
front page of 5th Anniversary issue of The Stars and Stripes,
18 April 1947, (Stars & Stripes Page) with several articles
on the history of The Stripes'. |
| Oct 26, 2002 |
Added
more articles on the immediate post-war history of The Stripes'
(from the 18 April 1947 issue of The Stars and Stripes) to
the Stars & Stripes Page. Also, started the Hanau
Signal Depot Page (Army Depots Section) - will be adding several
items to that page during the course of the weekend. |
| Oct 27, 2002 |
Added
photos and an installation map to the Hanau Signal Depot Page. |
| Oct 28, 2002 |
Added
two great Army Aviation links - Paul Scott's interesting web site
dedicated to Company C, 6th Bn, 159th Avn (formerly known as the
203rd Avn Co) in Schwäbisch Hall. Lots of photos! The unit
flew the UH-60 Blackhawk. The other link is to Chuck Rogers' very
interesting web site dedicated to the 295th Avn Co (HH) out of Finthen
AAF near Mainz. You can find both links on the Related Links
Page. Also added a very nice aerial shot taken by Paul Scott
of Flint Kaserne, Bad Tölz, 1990 (Bad Tölz Page). |
| Oct 29, 2002 |
Added
a few photos sent in by Al Galbraith to the Pirmasens Page
(also made minor corrections to the images on the 59th Ord Bde
Page); added an aerial photo of Campbell Barracks, Heidelberg,
from 1945 and a link to the history of Campbell Bks (Heidelberg
Page). |
| Nov 6, 2002 |
Added
some great information and photos of the 70th Transportation Company,
1954-55, at Krabbenloch Kaserne to the 37th Trans Gp Page
(Transportation Section). Charles Valleau, formerly of Co A, 8th
Inf, Butzbach, sent in some interesting personal memories that I
added to the 4th Inf Div Page. Also added pre-WWII photos
of Hawkins Barracks (then known as Hötzendorf Kaserne) to the
Garmisch Page (Kaserne Section). |
| Nov 7, 2002 |
Added
links to Geoff Walden's great web page, "Third Reich in Ruins"
(Related Links Page and various Installation pages). Geoff
has many pages with "then and now" photos of former Wehrmacht
and Luftwaffe installations used by the US Army after World War
II. |
| Nov 8, 2002 |
Added
a very detailed aerial view of Campbell Barracks, Heidelberg, taken
by the US Air Force around 1950 (Heidelberg Page). At this
time, Campbell was home to HQ European Command. Also added an aerial
photo of Rhein-Main AB (Frankfurt Page) for the same period. |
| Nov 9, 2002 |
Added
very detailed aerial photos of Patch Barracks, Vaihingen - HQ US
Constabulary (Stuttgart Page); Flint Kaserne, Bad Tölz
- HQ 1st Infantry Division (Bad Tölz Page), McGraw Kaserne,
Munich (Munich Page) and Camp Pieri, Wiesbaden-Dotzheim -
HQ 1st Constabulary Brigade (Wiesbaden Page), all from around
1950. (Many more aerial photos from the same source to be added
soon!) Also added several additional photos from Bill Yehle to the
70th Transportation Company section (37th Trans Gp Page).
Many veterans have contacted me and asked
if they can provide personal recollections and photos to the web
site - YES! Anything that is of general interest and helps to better illustrate the "USAREUR story" is very much appreciated! |
| Nov 10, 2002 |
Continued
with addition of detailed aerial photos: I.G. Farben Building around
1950 (Frankfurt Page); Warner Barracks (Bamberg Page). |
| Nov 11, 2002 |
Added
some more photos from Bill Yehle (37th Trans Gp Page). Also
added another detailed aerial photo: Jaeger, LaGarde and Pionier
Kasernes, Aschaffenburg, 1950 (Aschaffenburg Page). Started
the 11th Armd Cav and 14th Armd Cav Pages and posted
several photos sent in by Bob Stefanowicz
- Daley Bks on
the Schweinfurt Page and Downs Bks and McPheeters Bks on
the Fulda Page. |
| Nov 12, 2002 |
Added
some more detailed aerial photos: Ferris Barracks, Erlangen, 1950
(Nürnberg Page); Landsberg Prison (War Criminal Prison
No. 1), (Augsburg Page). |
| Nov 14, 2002 |
Added
some items to the 69th Signal Bn Page (Signal Section) including
an interesting email from SFC Milton 'Gene' Clare (Ret.). |
| Nov 15, 2002 |
Added
some good information submitted by Tony Altese on the 3rd FA Battery
(762mm Rocket) and by Bob Tanguay to the 18th FA Group Page.
Also, added a detailed aerial photo (around 1950) of W.O. Darby
Kaserne on the Nürnberg Page. |
| Nov 16, 2002 |
Added
two additional photos of Camp Pieri, early 1950s, to the Wiesbaden
Page. Also added photos - including Warner Bks, Bamberg - from
the photo album of Sp3 Dean F. Amstutz, HOW Btry, 2nd Bn, 3rd ACR,
APO 139, 1955-56 (3rd Armd Cav Page). (Links to enlarged
photos will be added tomorrow) |
| Nov 17, 2002 |
Added
links to enlarged photos on 3rd Armd Cav Page. Also, added
an interesting 1946 street scene from Berchtesgaden (Garmisch
Page) and a great group photo of the 7796 Signal Company (Hanau
Signal Depot Page). |
| Nov 18, 2002 |
Added
two great photos from the early 1950s submitted by Bill Doyle, 7796th
Sig Co photographer (Hanau Signal Depot Page). Also, added
a modified map of Einsiedlerhof Medical Depot prepared by Rick Wolfe
(Kaiserslautern Page). Rick took the original map that I
had posted awhile ago and enhanced it with information that he remembered
from his tour there in the latter part of the 1960s. Found a problem
with the large images for Panzer Ksn and Kaiserslautern Army Depot
on the Kaiserslautern Page - will try to fix in next few
days. |
| Nov 19, 2002 |
Added
some images to the 3rd FA Battery information (18th FA Group
Page). Fixed the large image problems (Daenner/Verdun and Panzer)
on the Kaiserslautern Page by resizing them. |
| Nov 20, 2002 |
Added
articles from the JOBBER (2nd SUPCOM newspaper) on the 800th
CMMC (Spc Trps Page) and the 124th Maint Co (1st Maint
Bn Page), both in the 2nd SUPCOM section. |
| Nov 22, 2002 |
Added
more information to the 18th FA Group Page. Also, started
the 4th Armor Group Page (Armd Cav Section). Added an excellent
Memories piece by Gerald Stewart who served at Gibbs Barracks from
1958-59 (4th Armor Gp Page). |
| Nov 23, 2002 |
Added
good information and photos sent in by Jim Gillespy, 595th Sig Spt
Co, Panzer Ksn, Böblingen, 1952-53 (301st Sig Gp Page).
Also, added very good aerial views:
Rothwesten Kaserne, Fritzlar Kaserne, Llyod Barracks, Gaffey Barracks,
Kassel Ord Rebuild Shop; all May 1950 (Kassel Page) |
| Nov 25, 2002 |
Added
information sent in by Dan Ignotov, 3rd Avn Co (3rd Inf Div Page)
and Christopher Crowley, B Co, 547th Engr Bn (547th Engr Bn Page). |
| Nov 26, 2002 |
Added
a very interesting email from Henry J. Conner who was with the 7747th
MP Gp from 1949-51 (7747th MP Group Page). Also, added a
great aerial view of the Germersheim Army Depot sent in by Gilbert
Mros, Chief of the Maintenance in Storage Division at Germersheim
between 1961-63 (Karlsruhe Page). Posted some nice photos:
Main Gate area, Gibbs Barracks, 1958, sent in by Jerry Stewart,
4th Armor Gp (Frankfurt Page); and some photos from SFC Larry
Kordosky that include the Bavarian American Hotel (Nürnberg
Page). |
| Nov 27, 2002 |
Added
interesting personal recollections sent in by Travis Sinnard, 1st
Bn, 48th Inf, Gelnhausen 1989-90 (3rd Armd Div Page). |
| Nov 28, 2002 |
Added
several wonderful photos taken by Charles Thompson, Hq & Hq
Co, 14th A/C around 1950 - Watturm Kaserne, Friedberg (Giessen
Page); Hersfeld Branch Exchange, Bad Hersfeld (Fulda Page)
and downtown Frankfurt (Frankfurt Page). You can check out
his other great photos by following the related instructions in
the Related Links section of the 14th ACR Page. |
| Nov 30, 2002 |
Posted
some additional photos of Gibbs Barracks sent in by Jerry Stewart,
4th Armor Gp (Frankfurt Page). Also added a list of all signal
sites operated by the 102nd Signal Bn in 1959/60 (102nd Sig Bn
Page). |
| Dec 1, 2002 |
Added
information on Company A, 709th MP Battalion sent in by Merv Frink,
1946-49 (709th MP Bn Page). |
| Dec 3, 2002 |
Added
some great photos of Panzerjaeger Kaserne (later name Coleman Bks),
Gelnhausen, from 1950 (Hanau Page). Several of these photos
are from the wonderful photo album of Charles Thompson, Hq &
Hq Co, 14th A/C. Also added some interesting new links sent in by
Mike Yared (Berlin and Bremerhaven Pages). |
| Dec 4, 2002 |
Added
some information on the 557th FA Missile Bn (Corporal) to the 18th
FA Group Page. |
| Dec 5, 2002 |
Added
some PIO photos of the 6th Inf Regt, 1951, to the Berlin Brigade
Page (Major Subordinate Units section). |
| Dec 8, 2002 |
Posted
a map that shows all signal sites operated by the 102nd Signal Bn
in 1959/60 (102nd Sig Bn Page). Also added some nice photos
taken by Bill Doyle, photographer for the 7796th Signal Photo Company,
Hanau (Hanau Signal Depot Page). Added some interesting photos
sent in by Tim Michau to the 15th MP Bde Page. |
| Dec 9, 2002 |
Started
the 1st Theater Movement Control Agency (1st TMCA) Page
with information on the USAREUR Transportation Movement System in
1958 (Transportation Section). More will be added in the next few
weeks. |
| Dec 10, 2002 |
Continued
to add more information to the 1st Theater Movement Control Agency
(1st TMCA) Page on the USAREUR Transportation Movement
System in 1958 (Transportation Section). Also added additional photos
taken by Bill Doyle, photographer for the 7796th Signal Photo Company,
Hanau (Hanau Signal Depot Page). |
| Dec 11, 2002 |
Finished
- for now - adding information on the USAREUR Transportation Movement
System in 1958 to the 1st Theater Movement Control Agency (1st
TMCA) Page (Transportation Section). |
| Dec 14, 2002 |
Added
a brief history (up to 1952) of the US Naval Advance Base, Bremerhaven
(Bremerhaven Page). Added links to great photos of Rhine
River Patrol in Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Page) and to several
web sites featuring the US Navy in Germany (Bremerhaven Page).
Created the US Army Transportation Terminal Command Europe Page
and added histories of BPOE and MTMC Europe (Transportation Section).
Dan Ignotov sent some great slides that he took while serving with
3rd Avn Co in 1958. Superb photos of fixed wing aircraft and
helicopters used by the 3rd Infantry's combat aviation company
at that time. I have posted three of his slides on the 3rd Inf
Div Page. I will add more this weekend. |
| Dec 16, 2002 |
Posted
additional photos from Dan Ignotov to the 3rd Inf Div Page.
Added a brief unit history and some information from Wes Montgomery
(83rd Trans Co) and additional photos from Bill Yehle to the 37th
Transportation Group Page (Transportation Section). |
| Dec 17, 2002 |
Added
the US Army Industrial Center, Europe Page (Ordnance Section).
Also started the 237th Engr Bn Page (Engineer Section). |
| Dec 17, 2002 |
Added
some very interesting links - French Forces in Berlin and Robert
Rynerson's website on Berlin in 1969 (both Berlin Page).
Also added an organizational Chart for Seventh Army in 1952 (7th
Army Page). Posted an interesting article on the Horse Platoon
of the 287th MP Co and the SSI used by the unit (Berlin Comd/Bde
Page). |
| Dec 18, 2002 |
Added
some historical information on VII COSCOM (predecessor of the 2nd
SUPCOM) (2nd SUPCOM Page - Support Commands Section); 16th
Avn Bn Page (new Army Aviation section); and 34th Sig Bn
Page (Signal Section). |
| Dec 19, 2002 |
Posted
a few great photos of Horse Platoon, 287th MP Co, provided by Robert
Wuhrman (Berlin Comd/Bde Page). |
| Dec 20, 2002 |
Added
the 18th Avn Bn, 54th Trans Bn (Hcptr) and 59th
ATC Bn Pages to the Aviation Section. Will be adding information
to these pages in the next couple of days. |
| Dec 21, 2002 |
Added
an Overview Page to the Army Aviation Section with some articles
and additional information to several of the unit pages in the Army
Aviation Section. |
| Dec 22, 2002 |
Added
more information to the 59th ATC Bn Page. Posted a link (on
the 28th Inf Div Page) to a special web page ("Letters
from Deutschland") hosted by the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton,
NH. These are very interesting letters by SFC John M. Holman sent
to The Hampton Union between 1951-1953 about millitary life in Germany
during his tour of duty with Service Company, Personnel Section,
109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. |
| Dec 23, 2002 |
Added
historical information regarding USAREUR aviation in 1966 to the
Overview Page, Army Aviation Section. |
| Dec 25, 2002 |
Merry
Christmas!
Added an Overview
Page to the Field Artillery Section with some information on
the early atomic weapons units - Honest John batteries, and 280mm
Gun and Corporal battalions in Germany. |
| Dec 27, 2002 |
Added
some interesting information on the 558th FAM Battalion sent in
by Tom Mokate, a former member (72nd FA Group Page). Also,
started working on the 59th Ord Bde Page again, adding information
on the 512th, 514th and 548th USAAG. More will follow. |
| Dec 28, 2002 |
Added
a photo of a 280mm atomic cannon of the 216th FA Bn, Darmstadt,
1955 (Overview Page, Field Artillery Section) and some information
on the 294th, 576th and 570th USAAG's (59th Ord Bde Page). |
| Dec 29, 2002 |
Added
an interesting schematic that shows ranges for atomic artillery
in the early 1960s and an article on Honest John operations in Seventh
Army from the 1950s (both were posted on the Overview Page,
Field Artillery Section). Also added some interesting details on
the 264th FA Bn (280mm Gun) sent in by William Terry, former member
(42nd FA Brigade Page) |
| Dec 31, 2002 |
Happy
New Year!
Added examples
of US Forces in Germany license plates from the early years to the
Military Posts Page. Will add more later. |
| |
This
website will undergo many changes in the next weeks as I
start adding information (maps, photos, histories of military communities,
kasernes, units and personal recollections) and experiment with
formats, resolutions, etc. |