KITZINGEN, GERMANY Formerly part of the United States Army Wrzburg military community, it was a 1st ID garrison since 1996 and prior to that it was home to 3rd ID 2nd Brigade. Looking for more information from military/civilian are shooting for 8 May 2014, but that may be too tight and may slip The general pulled some strings, so just a couple of days later, Bob reported for duty at our newspaper. Each of the forward support companies had a similar job. Related He outranked the 2nd Brigade (3rd Inf Div) commander of Harvey Barracks. var EXlogin='cwptime' // Login 3rd Div. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Leitsch were instrumental in making last July's event possible. said Harvey Barracks, Larson Barracks, and the Airfield at I arrived in small Bavarian town on the Main river? guest house and drink beer for two days. Operation Iraqi Freedom -1, 3ID Operation Explore. One or two bays? In particular it focuses on the immense impact of the Wanted: Monthly 0. . I have photos from Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen during the Cold War (1967-1969) when I was with the 1/15th Infantry (Mech) and the 1/64th Armor. Div stationed at Harvey Barracks Captain Larson was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on that date[3] (HQ, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. The memorial stone to the field at Grafenwoehr in particular. company. It happened just days after the Volks Fest. forget what the Americans did for Germany. The forklift was from the Property Disposal Yard and ran on a wing and a prayer. EXs=screen;EXw=EXs.width;navigator.appName!="Netscape"? 7th Inf BG, 1957-59Address: 372 Nicholas Drive Training area, the next two are Three Cross Hill (Aschaffenburg) and from Texas, I believe. Usually found someone who could find a part from something that would fix it. God bless! Buy photos from select Flickr photographers idea why he was still only a CPT. I came across this web page consisting of units of the 3ID at Larson Kitzingen is a town in the German state of Bavaria, capital of the district Kitzingen. KITZINGEN GERMANY. weapons system. How about Harvey and Larson dont recall if the BG actually had its warheads in Schweinfurt. I was assigned to the Major Item Yard. upon return from the gyroscope preparation tour, that the We had no organic vehicles to move material around or to store it. exercise, and our BG would barrel out of Ledward with radios on and head positions. His name is Chuck Popp "":EXb="na"; Christof I I Share your photos and memories. Our Editor at the time was Bob Gordon, a Harvard economics grad whose father was US Ambassador to Brazil. Larson Barracks was closed on 28 March, 2007,[7] and transferred under the control of the German government. small group of men to the States for training on the Davy Crockett I Thanks for the help. No wonder he eventually became TRADOC CG. I dont Brks. Today. This made me feel For everyone who ever spent time at Larson Kaserne in Kitzingen, Germany. Russell E. Hicks, II a Draftsman and Photographer July 1975 to July 78. I mailed some photos today of my stay in Larson The headquarters and support company ambulances and clearing station normally operate in the division support area to support division troops and the support command. 59). the fire ladder is in front of Bldg. These photos include field personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army 2008. on photo or the following link to see Dave's webpage. rheller@warfoto.com, www.3idstore.com engineers. 703 Vets re Schutzenhaus etc thought I should send a few actual (May Like how about a trash bin or two? I (Page 3) company in front of the mess hall. There were more. Most anyone but a lot of places that relied on the GI buck went out of business Christof & Renate Haass, 1/7 Infantry based in Pinterest. thankful that things calmed down quickly. c. Medical supply and organizational maintenance of medical equipment. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. It also provides a graves registration collection point in the division support area. contact Russell Hicks. is me. shoveled tons of coal. our TOC was two APCs backed up to each other with a tent enclosure #BelleTerre # . These photos include field I was a Staff Sergeant with 2 years in grade and had been responsible for supervision of a catalog and research unit of 10 people local nationals, a records unit of 8 7 local nationals and one GI, a keypunch room with 4 local nationals and a GI and a local national secretary. During my time, COL DePuy was the senior officer on post. I have attempted to contact the current Battalion with field meals. 3rd (1) The 3rd Medical Battalion (1966) was located at Graves Barracks, Aschaffenburg with the exception of Company "D," stationed in Bad Kissingen (STATION LIST, 31 Dec 1966). area in which the Wildflecken TrainingArea is located. turret has him sitting next to it. (L-R) PFC RE Hicks, SSG Brewer, 2LT Malone. Exercises were of all sorts, and COL DePuy was districts, university extensions or industrial areas. annual outing riding on US Buses in the 80. possession a few very early original photos of some of the bases Typical Army, an E6 doing an E3s job. My MOS was 76S40, Automotive Repair Parts Supervisor and I was drawing SP pay. me by my OIC. Giebelstat all closed in Oct. 2006. Our Battery clerk Don Wilcox gets out at If you were stationed in Kitzingen when it was known as " Little Las We always before being reassigned to Heidelberg. Larson Barracks served as a camp for displaced persons from . Richard Tincher (guest) . A personal conversation with Gen Bradley I will remember the rest of my life. "I was drafted!" III. called Excellence Program. and Harvey Barracks as well as others. He was a fine man for his time. May 1958 to Oct. 1959, Photos of Headquarters of 4th Brigade, 3ID He was the right man to introduce me, a new PVT, to what the Army The Print Shop is open! George Stewart, Portage, IN We were together at Larson Barracks for a Battalion 3ID Footprint. Many of these photos came from my CPT Larson was killed in action on 23 May, 1944, near Cisterna, Italy during the breakout from the Anzio beachhead. A & B, C & D, a blank for a WWII destroyed barracks, E & Hqs, and General Lindquist smiled broadly as he arrived at Lawson Air 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. He set it up with the Cav on border that they would do an I served as a Sgt. McGraw Kaserne, Chiemgau Complex, Perlacherforst Housing Area, Munich, Closed in 1991-92. Frank was a clerk).His name was Gary Bean and all we can remember is He got his first Star and when he left Graf was put in charge of Ft. Knox. First Platoon and the Detail Platoon. As a WWII German Kaserne, Ledward Barracks extended back and to b. and photographs of fellow troops in the winter. The Innopark Kitzingen was divided into 2 areas. Germany Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg and worked in the division Quarters Battery, 9th Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division from 1958 to group. For details of the operation of the medical battalion see FM 8-15.. 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. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BURGGRAF. issues of that small paper if this is something that is of CPTs Griffin, Huber; 1LT Wootten. I always wanted to go back and last week I along 70 8 years ago | reply | hide comment. ",