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| January
1, 2004 |
Happy
NEW
YEAR !
Posted several emails: Michael W. Dane, 94th ADA Gp GOC, Bann Hill
(Command & Control section, 94th AAA Gp Page); Charles
W. Talley, 1/1st ADA BOC, Fulda then Wildflecken (10th AAA Gp
Page). Added a photo of one of the buildings on Gerszewski Barracks
sporting a German eagle from the Wehrmacht days and the name "Rhein
Kaserne" (Karlsruhe Page). Photo was originally taken
by Don Morton in 1963. Also added photos submitted by Ronald Smaller
to the Pirmasens Signal Depot Page and additional Redstone
photos submitted by Ron Smith (40th Arty Gp Page). |
| January
2, 2004 |
Posted a link (Frankfurt Page) to a great German web site
that presents the post-war history of Frankfurt from the viewpoint
of the enormous construction efforts that were undertaken to rebuild
the war-ravaged city. Lots of great photos! |
| January
3, 2004 |
Posted several STARS & STRIPES articles: on French troops
who augmented the 11th Armd Cav at Camp Whalen near Passau for awhile
in the 1960s (11th ACR Page); on the SETAF RTO in 1956 and
the Frankfurt RTO in 1963 (1st TMCA Page, Transportation
section); on the hospital trains operated by the 57th Med Bn in
1956 (9th Hosp Cen Page, Medical section). |
| January
6, 2004 |
Created the USAH Nürnberg Page (Army Hospitals section)
and posted several items of history on the page. Will add several
great pics showing damage to the hospital sustained at the end of
the war and the front page of the hospital's newspaper from 1945
later today. |
| January
10, 2004 |
Posted some nice photos of an unidentified kaserne in Regensburg
from the mid-1960s (Regensburg Page). Please contact me if
you can identify the kaserne. Also added an article on the 116th
Gen Hosp that appeared in the STARS & STRIPES in Jan
1946 (USAH Nürnberg Page, Army Hospitals section). |
| January
11, 2004 |
Added to the list of National Guard/Army Reserve units that were
returned to the United States and replaced by Regular Army units
in the 1953-1955 period (Seventh Army Page). Posted a STARS
& STRIPES article on the 49th and 53rd RCAT Dets (34th AAA
Bde Page). Also added the Seventh Army Troop List for 30 June
1956 (Seventh Army Page). Still need to finish adding the
home stations. |
| January
14, 2004 |
Posted emails from Wayne Fitzpatrick, Jim Jackson, Jim Rogers and
Chuck Bradley, 508th MP Bn Page. Also one from Jose Garcia-Anaya,
A Btry, 6th MSL Bn, 61st Arty (HAWK) (69th ADA Gp Page).
Added several photos of the 554th MP Co submitted by Ronald Hauber
of the 750th Feldjäger Bn (385th MP Bn Page). |
| January
16, 2004 |
Added several photos of the men from D Company, 34th Sig Bn submitted
by Chuck Hannen (34th Sig Bn Page). Also added several additional
USAREUR Organizational Charts (HQ USAREUR Page). |
| January
17, 2004 |
Created the Chemical Corps Page (USAREUR-Seventh Army section)
and added an email from Richard Nowadzky, 44th Chem Co. Added a
link to John Clifford's Husterhoeh Kaserne Photo Page on Goerigk's
NIKE website (Pirmasens Page). John served with the 504th
Eng Svc Co in Pirmasens in the early 1950s. |
| January
19, 2004 |
Started the 1st Inf Div Fwd Page (Divisions section) and
added some articles on the 1st IDF. More to follow. Will also start
the 2nd Armd Div Fwd Page soon. Added an article on the Hohenstadt
Radio Relay Site in 1985 (69th Sig Bn Page). |
| January
20, 2004 |
Posted a very interesting email from Ron Smith, "A" Btry,
1st Msl Bn, 333rd Arty (Redstone) on the 40th FA Gp Page.
Also posted an email from Bob Graziano who served with the 7th FA
Rkt Btry (36th FA Gp Page) and designed the unit's crest.
Also, added a link to David Wisniewski's Cooke Barracks web page
with some great photos of post, personnel and units (Göppingen
Page). |
| January
24, 2004 |
Posted some historical information on the 30th FA Group submitted
by Daniel P. Gillotti (30th FA Gp Page). Also added a detailed
aerial view of Cambrai-Fritsch Ksn from 1958 (Darmstadt Page).
Added the 2nd Armd Div (Fwd) Page. Also added an article
on Lucius D. Clay Kaserne to the Bremerhaven Page. |
| January
25, 2004 |
Added photos submitted by Dan Gillotti to the SETAF Page.
Posted a personal recollection submitted by Tom Rozman whose father,
CPT Robert W. Rozman, served with the 169th Inf Regt, 1950-54 (43rd
Inf Div Page). Also posted personal recollections submitted
by Luke Sexton (168th Engr Bn Page). Added a link to Manfred
Tegge's very interesting Special Weapons Depot Lahn page - depot
was used by the 552nd USAAG in the 1960s-80s timeframe (552nd USAAG
section, 59th Ord Bde Page). Posted an email from Frank Kirchgessner,
504th Avn Co, 1960-64 (4th Armd Div Page). |
| January
27, 2004 |
Posted a very interesting list of incidents and resulting casualties
that occurred during the 45 years of the Cold War in Europe. The
struggle between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the
United States involved numerous hostile encounters worldwide and
claimed at least 357 American lives by enemy action (HQ USAREUR
Page). |
| January
28, 2004 |
The USAREUR History Office has posted three USAREUR Station Lists
in PDF format in the 'Publications Section' of their web site: 30
Sept 1963; 31 Dec 1963; and 31 Dec 1967. (Go to
the Related Links Page for a link to the web site.) Also
posted an update on Bob Gunnarsson's project to document the history
of the Military Police Corps during the Cold War (MP Unit Histories
Page, MP Section). |
| January
30, 2004 |
Posted a list of units stationed in Munich and Dachau in 1963 (Munich
Page). |
| January
31, 2004 |
Added a photo of the Gibbs Bks main gate area and the Schumann Theater
from 1945 (Frankfurt Page). Also added a photo of the Columbus
Quay from the mid 1950s (Bremerhaven Page). Also posted several
USFET org charts (USFET Page). Started a section on radio
communications in the early part of the Occupation Period (Overview
Page, Signal Corps section). Hope to add a lot more on this
interesting topic - looking for input from Signal Corps vets. |
| February
1, 2004 |
Added emails from Emory Longstreth and Daniel Sullivan (93rd
Sig Bn Page). Also, an email from James Rogers, 84th Army Band
(14th ACR Page). |
| February
2, 2004 |
Started to add some information on the 3rd Inf Div's role in the
early Occupation Period. Includes a map showing the Division's sector
as of March 1946 (3rd Inf Div Page). Posted a 1946 article
from The Front Line that describes Fritzlar Kaserne when
it was still used by the Army Air Corps as a fighter base (Kassel
Page). |
| February
3, 2004 |
Posted an email and several photos submitted by Gene Piraino (9th
Ord Bn Page). Also posted an email from Daniel Efirt, B Co,
US Army Sig Spt Bn (11th AD Sig Bn Page). |
| February
4, 2004 |
Added
an email from Mitchell Cotton, B Co, 3112th Sig Sv Bn (Overview
Page, Signal Corps section). Still
looking for more information on communications (radio, wire, messenger)
in the early part of the Occupation Period. |
| February
6, 2004 |
Posted an email from Bill Hodges asking about damages to Sonthofen
caused by WWII aerial bombing (Personnel Command Page). |
| February
7, 2004 |
Started a list of Autobahn Snack Bars - Zephyr Diner, Java
Junction, Blue Danube... (AAFES-Eur Page). Anybody
who has stories, photos, history or other information about these
American snack bars along the German autobahns - please contact
me. |
| February
6, 2004 |
Added a detailed history of EES-AAFES (AAFES-Eur Page). |
| February
10, 2004 |
Posted a nice aerial view of Illesheim airfield, 1970, (Ansbach
Page) and a photo of a Mojave helicopter with 90th Trans Co
markings (18th Avn Bn Page) submitted by Robert Müller.
Also psoted some photos of the 91st AAA Bn (34th AAA Bde Page).
Added a great aerial view of the Port of Embarkation and Bremerhaven
from the 1950s (Bremerhaven Page). |
| February
13, 2004 |
Former BERLINERS
!! The USAREUR History Office has just posted online
the historical manuscript, "The US Army in Berlin, 1945-1961".
If you don't already have that site bookmarked, go to my Related
Links Page and select the USAREUR History Office link
and go to the Publications section.
NOTE: If you are having difficulties getting to the USAREUR
History Office web site or or not seeing the new links yet (something
about DNS replication and the time it takes to get the domain information
replicated across the Internet), you can download directly using
the following URLs:
Part I:
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/Archives/TheUSArmyinBerlinPartI.pdf
Part II:
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/Archives/TheUSArmypart11.pdf
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| February
14, 2004 |
Posted several photos submitted by Carl Salzer, 175th MP Bn (175th
MP Bn Page). Also added larger resolution photos from the Yearbook,
same page. Started the 499th Engr Bn Page. Added Page
11 to the Photo Gallery and posted many images of the 793rd
MP Bn from 1946-48, submitted by Mike Hamilton. Captions and larger
resolution copies will follow soon. |
| February
15, 2004 |
Posted an email from Ken Jamin, HHC, 656th Engr Bn TOPO (656th
Engr Bn Page); from Floyd Earls who served with the 443rd Ord
Co (Ammo) in Münster (57th Ord Gp Page); and from Earl
Watson, C Co, 499th Engr Bn (C) (499th Engr Bn Page).
Additional information on the 9th Ord Bn (9th Ord Bn Page).
Added a great view of Company "A", 93rd Sig Bn, preparing
to move out on a field exercise in 1965; pic submitted by Bill Mackey
(93rd Sig Bn Page). |
| February
16, 2004 |
Posted emails from Bob Dierks, A Co, 485th Engr Bn (485th Engr
Bn Page); Buddy G. Harbin, 580th Engr Co, (40th FA Gp Page);
Phil Konitshek, I&M Section, 4th Sig Gp (4th Sig Gp Page).
Added a link (Overview Page, Signal Corps section) to the
NATO ACE-HIGH Richtfunkstation AFEZ Feldberg, a German reunion
group for the Feldberg/Schwarzwald signal site. Some great Feldberg
photos! |
| February
17, 2004 |
Added a very nice aerial view of Ray Barracks, Friedberg, from 1962
(Giessen Page). |
| February
20, 2004 |
Added a map of Munich from 1947 that shows US facilities in the
downtown area (Munich Page). |
| February
21, 2004 |
Posted a very nice aerial photo of Cooke Barracks from the late
1980s submitted by Howard Martin (Göppingen Page). |
| February
22, 2004 |
Created the 15th QM Bn Page and posted an email from Bob
Glenn who served with the 562nd QM Co and various other outfits
in Germany during the 1953-56 period. |
| February
24, 2004 |
Posted some photos of Artillery Kaserne, Neckarsulm, submitted by
Vincent Sorrentino (46th FA Gp Page). Added a detailed unit
history of the 9th Ord Bn and reunion information (9th Ord Bn
Page). This history was provided by Jack Goodlive. |
| February
26, 2004 |
Posted an email from Ben Bualat, D Co, 11th AD Sig Bn/413th Sig
Co, 1986-1995 (11th AD Sig Bn Page). Finished adding photos
submitted by Eulas Hamilton, "A" Co, 793rd MP Bn from
1946-48 (Page 11, Photo Gallery). |
| February
27, 2004 |
Posted a schematic for TOE 17-37N, Tank Company, Inf Regt, 1953,
created by Harald Spaeth (Overview Page, Divisions section)
and a question regarding prime movers used by towed field artillery
units in the late 1950s, early 1960s (Overview Page, Field
Artillery section). |
| February
28, 2004 |
Started the 12th Ord Bn Page and posted an email from Ed
Pruett, B Company, 1955-57. Also started a series on communications
at HQ NATO & AFCENT levels with some information on ACE HIGH
(Overview Page, Signal section). Will continue in the next
weeks with Wideband (radio relay, HF etc.) communications systems
operated by Army and Air Force radio relay units integrating material
already covered on the 102nd and 447th Signal Battalion Pages and
the Command & Control section of the 94th ADA Group Page. Posted
an email and some pics from Fred Ettinger who served with B Co,
508th MP Bn, from 1961-63 (508th MP Bn Page). |
| March
1, 2004 |
Posted a very detailed map showing the microwave radio relay sites
operated by the 2nd Communications Group (1st, 7th, 8th and 12th
RRS) in France and Germany in 1961 (Overview Page, Signal
section). The map includes several USAREUR microwave sites in France.
Map was submitted by the 12th RRS Yahoo Group. Additional information
will follow soon. |
| March
3, 2004 |
Posted an email from Roger Heskin, 1st Bn, 81st FA. Am also adding
photos of Wiley and 1st Bn 81st FA submitted by Jim Doppmann (56th
FA Bde). Captions and higher res photos will be added tonight. |
| March
4, 2004 |
Posted an email from Charles Everett, C Team, 35th USAAD, 1983 -
1985 (5th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde section). Completed the
photo section, 1st Bn, 81st FA started yesterday. |
| March
5, 2004 |
Posted an email from Mike Scott whose father, Dr. Ralph W. Scott,
ran the Army Education Centers for the Augsburg and later the Frankfurt
Military Posts during the years 1948-1949 (Military Posts Page).
Also started the 447th Sig Bn Page. |
| March
7, 2004 |
Posted an email from Val Henneberg (4th Sig Gp Page). |
| March
8, 2004 |
Posted an email from John King (34th AAA Bde Page). |
| March
11, 2004 |
Posted emails from Tom Fairbanks (1st Maint Bn Page, Ordnance
Section) and Steve A. Hartje, HQ 6th Bn, 59th Arty (10th AAA/ADA
Gp Page). |
| March
13, 2004 |
Added some information from a 1959 9th Engr Bn Welcome Pamphlet
(9th Engr Bn Page); includes an installation map for Smith
Barracks (Aschaffenburg Page) and a brief history of Smith
Barracks. Posted some photos of Harris Barracks from the 1950s (Bamberg
Page) submitted by Hans-Jürgen Schmidt who served with
the Bundesgrenzschutz and is also the author of the book, "AN
DER GRENZE DER FREIHEIT", an authoritative account of US border
operations in Germany during the Cold War. Added some history and
photos on the Bundesgrenzschutz (Overview Page, Armored Cavalry
section). |
| March
14, 2004 |
Added some information and several great photos of the 6960th CLG
battalion submitted by Günter Oswald (6960th CLG Bn Page,
Labor Service section). Also started to post some recent photos
of ammo and supply storage sites that were guarded by the 4068th
CSG (Guard) in the 1980s (101st Ord Bn Page). These photos
were submitted by Dieter Tröster of the 4068th. Will add captions
and larger resolution images later today or tomorrow. |
| March
20, 2004 |
Added some great photos of Fliegerhorst Kaserne (Hanau Page)
that were submitted by Charles Wencl. Charles was in Hanau from
1955-56 with the 597th AFA Bn and then the 765th FA Bn. |
| March
21, 2004 |
Posted some history, mission and organization related information
on the USAREUR Engineer Topographic Center from 1968 (Engr Topo
Cen Page, Engineer section). Information was submitted by Kenneth
Jamin. Also added some Heidelberg installation maps that were included
in the Orientation Brochure (Heidelberg Page). |
| March
22, 2004 |
Posted a nice map of Bremen from 1946. Map shows US facilities in
the city at that time (Bremerhaven Page). |
| March
25, 2004 |
Posted an email with photos submitted by Jeff Alberhasky, BOC, 1st
Bn, 1st ADA (10th AAA Gp/Bde Page). Also posted an email
from David C. Freed who served with Signal Service Unit, Frankfurt
in the 1960s (4th Sig Gp Page). |
| March
27, 2004 |
Posted an email from Ulrich Peschen, who served witn the 150th Missile
Artillery Battalion of the Bundeswehr and worked closely with the
1st USAFAD (Page 2, 59th Ord Bde). Started the 16th Signal
Bn Page. |
| March
28, 2004 |
Added some additional information submitted by Günter Oswald
(6961st CLG Bn Page, Labor Service section). |
| March
30, 2004 |
Posted a wonderful, VERY detailed account of the last years at the
Major Tape Relay Station Frankfurt submitted by David Freed (4th
Sig Gp Page). |
| April
3, 2004 |
Started the 17th Sig Bn Page and posted an interesting article
about the reorganization of the 17th Sig Bn that appeared in the
January 1960 issue of SIGNAL. Also posted an email from Bill
Moore, VHF Platoon, 17th Sig Bn. Started to post some of the details
that Helmut Kämmerer has been researching in regards to NATO
joint communications (microwave and troposcatter) in the 1950s-60s
(Wideband chapter of the Overview Page, Signal section).
This is in draft form and will undergo some modifications in the
next weeks; will also add details on the AIRCENT and AFCENT M/W
Systems. Wanted to post it to start getting feedback, additions,
corrections and suggestions from other former members of signal
units that supported AFCENT, AIRCENT, LANDCENT, CENTAG, NORTHAG,
2 ATAF and 4 ATAF from the early 1950s to the late 1980s. Posted
some contemporary photos of the Rhine River swim bridges submitted
by Herbert Hept (6960th CLG Page, Labor Service section). |
| April
4, 2004 |
Added an org chart for ASA Europe from 1946 (Army Scty Agency
Page). |
| April
10, 2004 |
Posted additional details that Helmut Kämmerer has been researching
in regards to NATO joint communications (microwave and troposcatter)
in the 1950s-60s (Wideband chapter of the Overview Page,
Signal section). Looking for feedback, additions, corrections and
suggestions from other former members of signal units that supported
AFCENT, AIRCENT, LANDCENT, CENTAG, NORTHAG, 2 ATAF and 4 ATAF from
the early 1950s to the late 1980s. |
| April
11, 2004 |
Posted a nice series of photos taken during a Saturday Review held
at Drake Kaserne, Headquarters, 4th Inf Div, in April 1956 (Frankfurt
Page, Kasernes section). Also posted a nice Signal Corps photo
of a M/Sgt with the 7751 MP Customs Unit in 1950 (42nd MP Gp
Page). |
| April
12, 2004 |
Posted a nice aerial view of the US Army Hospital at Munich and
two great photos of Neubiberg AB (Munich Page), two photos
of the 531st QM Co (Petrol Sup) (35th QM Bn Page) and several
photos of Coffey Barracks in 1955 (Stuttgart Page). |
| April
17, 2004 |
Posted an email from Murray MacNeill (26th Sig Bn Page). |
| April
18, 2004 |
Started the 41st FA Gp and 210th FA Gp Pages. Posted
an email from Robert E. Richards (210th FA Gp Page); Arthur
Hart, 649th Engr Bn in 1945 (649th Engr Bn Page); Daniel
Sullivan (503rd Avn Bn Page); Robert Spall (7747th MP
Gp Page). |
| April
22, 2004 |
Posted emails from Bruce Griggs and Billy Palmer (8th Trans Bn
Page, Army Aviation section). |
| April
25, 2004 |
Posted an email from Jon Bacon. Jon served with the following units:
Hq/Hq Det, 4th Trans Bn; 590th Trans Co; 47th Med Det (HA); 4th
Surg Hosp; 547th Engr Bn (30th Med Gp Page, Medical section).
Posted some information on a Reunion for former members of the 62nd
Tank Bn (10th Inf Div Page). Posted an aerial view of Funari
Bks, approx. 1968. Photo submitted by Bill Terry (Mannheim Page).
Posted an email from Robert Farmer (9th Engr Bn Page). |
| April
28, 2004 |
HAWKERS!! Have posted
a link on the 10th ADA Gp Page to today's Stars &
Stripes Photo of the Day Page! Features great
photos of "D" Battery, 6th MSL Bn, 562nd Arty near Fulda
in November 1964. |
| April
30, 2004 |
Started the 80th Ord Bn Page and posted some information
submitted by David Taylor, 569th Ord Co (DAS), 1954-55. |
| May
1, 2004 |
Started the 66th Ord Bn Page. |
| May
2, 2004 |
Posted a 1949 Thanksgiving Menu for Hq Troop Det, 7808 SCU, Garmisch
(Garmisch Page, Kasernes section). Includes the unit's roster.
Added a link to Bernhard Weiss' Schwäbisch Hall Page and Wertheim
Page, part of his Fliegerhorste web site (links are on my Heilbronn
Page and the Würzburg Page). The pages have been
totally revamped!! Added some Army air traffic regulation
doctrine with graphics to the 1960s section of the Overview Page,
Army Aviation section. |
| May
3, 2004 |
Updated latest info on the 42nd MP Group Reunion (42nd MP Gp
Page). The date has changed! |
| May
6, 2004 |
Added an email from Tim Black, Fwd Det, 394th Trans Bn (394th
Trans Bn AVIM Page, Army Aviation section.) |
| May
8, 2004 |
Added a nice photo and some information on the LARC-V that was used
by the 8542nd LS Amphibious Truck Co for evaluation in 1963/64 (6960th
CLG Bn Page, Labor Service section.) Posted some historical
information on the 394th Trans Bn AVIM Page. Added another
Frankfurt military facilities map - this one for 1952 - to the Frankfurt
Page. |
| May
9, 2004 |
Added an email from Kevin Keefe, B Co, 2nd Bn, 4th Inf (56th
FA Bde Page). Posted some photos submitted by James Keel (9th
Hosp Cen Page, Medical section). |
| May
14, 2004 |
Added a nice aerial view of Frankfurt from 1960 (Frankfurt Page).
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| May
15, 2004 |
Added an aerial view of the Bremerhaven docks area with Columbus
Quay from the 1960s and a nice aerial view of the Staging Area provided
by Don Garlock, 6913th RSM (Bremerhaven Page). Posted some
information on a new biography about General Anthony McAuliffe that
will be published by the end of the month (7th Army Page).
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| May
17, 2004 |
Added two charts showing the command relations of HQ USAREUR in
1960 and 1963 (HQ USAREUR Page). |
| May
18, 2004 |
Started the 68th Sig Bn Page with an email from Hank Ickes
(he also served with Co E, 102nd Sig Bn). Looking
for additional details on the European
Tropo-Army communications network!! Posted
some emails: Pat Garland, D Co, 508th MP Bn (508th MP Bn Page);
Dick Burch, 31st MP Det (15th MP Bde Page). |
| May
19, 2004 |
Jack Goodlive, 9th Ord Bn, has submitted several very nice photos
of Pirmasens and Siegelsbach. I will add them tomorrow - but have
posted for now an exceptional one on the Pirmasens Page (Photo
#27). |
| May
20, 2004 |
Former Frankfurters!! I
have posted a link to a wonderful website, "Frankfurter Bilder,"
with thousands of photos of Frankfurt am Main on the Frankfurt
Page (Kasernes section). |
| May
21, 2004 |
Posted Jack Goodlive's photos of Pirmasens, Neckarsulm and Siegelsbach
on the 9th Ord Bn Page and Pirmasens and Heilbronn
Pages.
Added a link (Related Links Page) to an interesting on-line
report (dated 2001) issued by the State of Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany. In this report by the Ministry of Commerce, Transportation,
Agriculture and Viticulture, several examples are presented of the
many conversion efforts that have taken place to restructure former
military facilities for civilian use. Many of the former US Army
and Air Force facilities and housing areas have thus been turned
into commercial parks, technology centers, facilities for higher
education and residential areas. (Report is in German, but the accompanying
photos are also interesting.) |
| May
25, 2004 |
Posted an email from Edward Brice, HHC, 540th Engr C Gp, 1966-68
(540th Engr Gp Page). |
| May
29, 2004 |
Posted an email Richard Burch with a photo of A Co, 508th MP Bn
(508th MP Bn Page). Added a unit history and photos for the
8594th CSG submitted by Günter Oswald (6960th CLG Page,
Labor Service section). |
| May
31, 2004 |
Posted an email from Jim Taylor, 52nd Arty Det, and some 5th USAAG
unit information (5th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde section).
Will add some photos that Jim sent tomorrow.
The "Frankfurter Bilder" web site just posted some photos
of Gibbs
Barracks as it looks today. |
| Jun
2, 2004 |
Posted some additional great photos from Richard Burch (508th
MP Bn Page).
The "Frankfurter Bilder" web site just posted some photos
of Edwards
Kaserne as it looks today. The editors are also working on a
special index page, "US Army in Frankfurt," that will
be in english and allow easier access to the US Army-related pages
and images. |
| Jun
3, 2004 |
Posted a link to a STARS & STRIPES archive series on
the visit of Gen Eisenhower to the 547th Engr Bn in 1951 (547th
Engr Bn Page). |
| Jun
4, 2004 |
Posted a roster of Company B, 9th Ord Bn (SWS) from the unit's 1957
Yearbook that was submitted by Michele Grant, daughter of Thomas
Lee, B Co, 1957 (9th Ord Bn Page, Ordnance section). |
| Jun
5, 2004 |
Posted a correction concerning NATO Site #4 (Special Weapons
Depots, 59th Ord Bde Page) that was submitted by Klaus Stark,
Germany. Klaus also provided some additional information on US Army
CORPORAL units (Overview Page, Field Artillery section).
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| Jun
7, 2004 |
Posted some interesting information on 1 SSM, RCA - a nuclear-capable
Canadian Honest John unit operational in Germany during the 1960s
(Page 2, 59th Ord Bde). Also added the 39th Sig Bn Page
with a short history and an email from Ed Armour, American dependent,
at Linderhofe, 1974-76. Posted a great aerial view of the town of
Dannenfels with the Donnersberg and the radio relay site in the
background (Radio Relay Sites, Overview Page, Signal section). |
| Jun
10, 2004 |
The USAREUR History Office has
posted many additional USAREUR Station Lists in PDF format
in the 'Publications Section' of their web site. The Station lists
(there are now about 30) range from 1963 to 1974. (Go to the Related
Links Page for a link to the web site.) |
| Jun
12, 2004 |
Posted some great information and radio relay site photos from the
39th Sig Bn submitted by Terry Allan (39th Sig Bn Page).
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| Jun
13, 2004 |
Posted information and some good photos of Flak Kaserne, Ludwigsburg,
sent in by Ron Schloss, HQ Btry, 91st AAA Bn (34th AAA Bde Page).
Also posted some nice photos submitted by James Gray with HQ 36th
FA Gp, 1951-52 (36th FA Gp Page). |
| Jun
19, 2004 |
Posted some photos (thumbnails, larger resolutions will be added
this weekend) submitted by Jordan Heiberger, 328th Trans Co (8th
Trans Gp Page, Army Aviation section) and some that I obtained
from a veteran of the 169th Inf Regt (43rd Inf Div Page,
Divisions section).
Added a link to another web page authored by Alex Leib from Lich,
Germany, covering Ayers Kaserne ("The Rock") in Kirchgöns/Hessen
(Giessen Page). This page and much more can be found on the
excellent German website - www.lostplaces.de (Nov 2010 -- site name changed to Geschichtsspuren.de). |
| Jun
23, 2004 |
Posted some nice photos of Karlsruhe in 1963, sent in by Dr. Donald
Morton via Paul Strauser (Karlsruhe Page). Also posted an
email from Royal Kramer, "A" Co, 447th Sig Bn (447th
Sig Bn Page). Added installation maps to the Karlsruhe Page,
Kasernes section. |
| Jun
25, 2004 |
Added links to two Report of Operations issued by the 279th Station
Hospital in Berlin during the period immediately following the end
of WWII (Berlin Page, Kasernes section). |
| Jun
26, 2004 |
Added some emails: David Blackburn, 62nd Avn Co (11th Avn Bn
Page, Army Aviation section); Rick Anders, German history buff
and regular contributor to Lostplaces.de (59th Ord Bde Page
2); Charles Griswold, Det, 8th Avn Co (8th Avn Bn Page,
Army Aviations section). |
| Jun
28, 2004 |
Added a nice aerial view of McNair Kaserne, Frankfurt-Höchst,
probably from the late 1950s (Frankfurt Page, Kasernes section). |
| Jun
29, 2004 |
Posted emails from Dale Snook (4th Armor Gp Page) and David
Paul (516th Sig Gp Page). |
| Jun
30, 2004 |
Posted an email from Donald "Doc" Wuerz (540th Engr Gp Page). |
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This
website will continue to undergo many changes as I keep adding
information (maps, photos, histories of military communities, kasernes,
units and personal recollections) and experiment with formats, resolutions,
etc. |
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