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| 360th Signal Battalion History | |||
| (Source: Email from Heiko Stehmeier, Germany) | |||
Just serfing on the Net I tried to find some information regarding my time in the armed forces. I am a retired Staff Sergeant in the German Air Force and served in the signal troops from 1964 - 1968. I was stationed at the Rifle Range Garlstedt from 1967 till 1968. Garlstedt is located at the direct road between Bremen and Bremerhaven. I was leader of a German radio site with 12 soldiers.
If you would find a minute for a short answer to a "Kraut" who tried his best, preferrably with a possible contact to the old Garlstedt "Asbach Site" (as we called it because we did not like any alcoholics!). |
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| (Source: Email from Vance Feiler) | |||
| I was there from 1968 to 1970. Cemetery 58. 5th Artillery Group Hdqrtrs. I believe we were a tropo site w/ SSB as well. I also believe this site was a warhead depot. Pretty tense time around there mid 1968. Cannot remember too much. Good duty, lived on the economy. Did a lot of other crypto work as well. This was in Bueren. Company hdqrtrs (I believe it was Co. B.) was quite ways away. We had Dutch and Belgian troops at the location to provide security and other functions. Constant truck convoys in and out of the locations. Did maneuvers with the Brits as well. Don't really remember other site numbers. We carried a lot of traffic being a group Hdqrtrs. The full bird there and I were familiar with each other. Pretty stract outfit. We also had the portable rig / back up generators (large 80kw diesels, 3 of them) and of course the generator wagon for the transportable gear. Dual safes for the crypto and security. Had trained site dog as well. It was good duty 3 or 4 on and 3 off. I was Asst.NCOIC. Got home Xmas eve. '70. |
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| (Source: Email from Bill Lichtenberg) | |||
| I was a Training Specialist in Co C Sig Bn 360 and 447 from 1968-70. I was orignally in Co C Sig Bn 360 but it was disbanded sometime in 1969 and moved into the barracks area of Staging Area. I was a clerk in S-2 until the new company was set up and I was assigned to Sig Bn 447 as Training person. I originally was the TTY operator of the Co. The CO set me up in my own office and I sent out training schedules to all the sites. I had lots of papers to shuffle but enjoyed my duty and got along great with all the personell. I remember the Mail Clerk, James Johnson, APO 09069; S-1 Robert Moore; Sgt Draper, motor pool; Top SGT Wagner; Company Clerk Poff. Site Personnel Gerber, Site SGT. Connell SC. We had one of the best Microwave sites in the net. I would enjoy hearing from anyone who remembers me in the company. I am now 62 and those times are remembered and great! I never went into electronics, Typewriters were obsolete and it was a new world with the computers. I worked for 30 years in Building maintenance. Specializing in High Rise buildings. My wife was a school teacher and we have 4 children, 10 Grandchildren and still going. I cannot remember all of the Sites, whenever I needed anyone I would ask the German operator for Mannheim, Baumholder etc. If you need a list of the sites, I am still in contact with the Nodel chief, I will ask him for the list, if he remembers, it seems like we had quite a large net. I am going to ask him about Company C -- I remember it was Company C, Sig Bn 360 first and then changed to 447. |
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