Might want to look at this site. I don't recall his name, but I think he was Hispanic. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. I got that job out of the formation in front of the headquarters building on the day of my arrival when I responded affirmatively to the inquiry Can anybody here type? From June 1963 to September 1963 when I was discharged abroad I was at the Sheridan Kaserne in Augsburg in the reorganized personnel structure of the division. We wanted to show John where he was born and lived. Maj Gen Ralph C. Cooper, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division presided over the ceremony during which he subsequently assumed the command of the 24th Inf Div. I attended TI&E to see what was upsetting some of our medical staff. He talked fondly of his travels throughout Germany, Poland and Italy while on leave.. I returned them that night under an amnesty program 1st. Since I was at Flak Kaserne for quite a while, there are many incidents, stories and memories. If she did not want hers emptied, no problem with me. "On Piloting Division generalsThe general atmosphere back in 54/56 was grimAn Army Nurse in 1964When I arrived in AugsburgThe first Bn to augment the Berlin BrigadeI saw the action - plenty of itPatton used Warner as a Hqs, Return to our Main "Warm Memories of the Cold War" Page, Our son was born in the hospital at Flak and then lived with us in Gablingen. well hope to hear from you soon yours JVW, [Editor's note: for more on Munich's Warner Kaserne with Paul Cole's much more detailed perspective, click here.]. There was a field artillery unit on Will Kaserne at the same time as my assignment and they were equipped with 155-mm self propelled cannons and some eight inch self propelled Howitzers. When it was transferred to the German Bundeswehr, it was renamed once more in honor of General . Never heard about any tunnels that led from Merrill to down town. All the Kasernes were open to the public and the Germans flocked to see the displays and equipment. SENIOR CHIEF DAVID HENRY AUGUST - CLASS OF 1966 NAVY - ACTIVE DUTY/RESERVE - FROM 1966 TO 2001 CORPSMAN - RETIRED: 2001 . of an Ordnance Company. Yes, Warner was good. There are 46 enlisted men and one officer assigned to the det. ]BTW--If it didn't turn up in your search, here's my home page URL:http://members.cox.net/gordieh/, hi robertmy name is John Williams; I served with the 24th from 67 to 70 in Augsburg Sheridan Kaserne and in Munich at Scleisshiem airfield and at Henry Kaserne in 68 two brigades reordered back to ft riley one brigade moved from Munich to Augsburg i stayed in Augsburg with renamed 24th division forward i worked in hhc g-4 div class II and IV major items in June of 1970 the 24th was deactivated we became the ist infantry div fwd a month later i got out .recently i received a newsletter from 24th inf div assoc. This was just a few miles outside Munich. Turns out that the NCR office building was no more than 100 feet from the Flak Kaserne hospital where our son was born back in 1961. The main building (building number7; 110m 85m and 18m high) was one of the first ones in Germany to be built using steel frame technology. USAREUR Aerial Photos - Henry Kaserne. Once they were empty, I took them to the motor pool, burned off the MP and Service Club markings, painted them and stenciled them 1/21st Inf. A few years ago I decided to see if I could hook up with a few of my Army buddies. That the SS had a "detention" facility there as well. I stayed at one of the great German hotels there run by the U.S. Army for $1.00 per night. I notice your Website does not have any info. THE STEIN MEASURES 9'' HIGH. A young 17 year old kid in a strange land and riding border patrol along the Berlin wall. One of my jobs was driving a non-existent 3/4 ton truck for a mess sergeant who had no place to go. This page is a place to. Those winter waves were as high as the ship. the spirit, prestige, and memories of the 43d Infantry Division. From then on we were great friends and whenever he saw me in the line of march at a parade he would embarrass me by coming right over to me a shake my hand. at Flak or in the 24th. It was (groan!) 7 Jan 1959, 1st Abn BG, 503rd Inf was relieved from assigment to the 24th Inf Div in Germany and assigned to the 82nd Abn Div in CONUS. Now, I can sleep for 2-4 hours a night. In April, the sunshine was quite bright and I would sit out on the porch overlooking all these fantastic mountains. Detachment 5 Rhein/Main AB, Germany, 17 Jan 1955-May 1955 Detachment 4 Wheelus Airfield, Libya, 22 Jan 1956-1 Apr 1964 . This centralization of houseleeping has met with great success. It was a wonder that no one committed suicide by going overboard on that ship. With the sun bouncing off snow, it was quite warm -enough to strip to a t-shirt. 24th General Walker was recalled by President Kennedy not long after I arrived in Augsburg and I want to correct a statement someone made------General Walker was replaced as division commander by Major General Bonesteel, not General Cunningham. Served 3 years in Warner and two 90 day tours along the Berlin wall. 24th Adminstration Company - 1 2 3 Munich-Freimann Photos taken between: Dec. 15 1946 - May 31 1950 Residents were Ukrainians, Lithuanian and others Ukrainian (click to enlarge photos) Dear Olga, I note with interest the few Ukrainian photos from the Munich Freimann Warner Kaserne that you have kindly posted online. Munich Military Post Highway Patrol Detachment Pizza Punjabi; Imbiss; Thailandisches Restaurant; and NOPPAKAO. my most trending mix is now !! Robert Adomilli (served with E Co 19thInf 1st BG 24th inf Div., 1960 to 1961, rotated back to states a few months prior to 19th being sent up to Berlin)RDA133@msn.com, Bill Broyles703-692-4511Room 1F202PentagonWilliam.Broyles2@hqda.army.mil. Md Munich Germany, Gordon Bringham Pipes Bringham Pipes Tabacco Pipes, Collectors Guide To Ashtrays Identification & Values, 2nd Edition, The Big Book Of Cigarette Lighters Identification & Values, B. Barlington & Sons Ltd. Tabacco Pipes 1962, 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. Henry Kaserne main gate, 1960 (Steve Wilson) 596th Trans Co Lt Trk motor pool, 1956 ( Charlie Weaver) Will Ksn Aerial photo of Will Kaserne, July 1963 (Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung, Mnchen) (Click on image to view a higher resolution version) Will Kaserne Bird's Eye view, recent (Bing) Access road to Will Kaserne, 1952 (Webmaster's collection) Mar/2023: Fc bayern stern des sdens Umfangreicher Kaufratgeber Beliebteste Fc bayern stern des sdens Beste Angebote Smtliche Vergleichssie. After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. Im glad to say I have found three of them: Gary Kerns,John Polito and JimMcMahon, still searching for two more John Poole and Matt Ewanishl. In 1969 the HQ European Exchange System (renamed Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Europe in the 1970s) moved from the Nrnberg Palace of Justice into the main building of the McGraw Kaserne. Clean his office, serve coffee, and generally be at his service. The Bayern-Kaserne is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. Today serves as Munich police headquarters These days, little reminds us of the former function of the group of buildings clustered around Tegernseer Land Strasse 120. Detachment 8 Patrick Henry Kaserne, Munich, Germany (moved to Wiesbaden AB, Germany, 21 Jan 1959) Detachment 9 Phalsbourg AB, France, 1 Aug 1958-1 Jan 1961 However, from 1945 to 1992, the area was known as the McGraw Kaserne, an American military installation, which had previously served as Nazi administrative offices. I did find one of me in uniform (basic training probably) and one of me at a luncheon of some kind in Augsburg. Except when he was angry. Any installation access requests and questions should be sent encrypted to usarmy.bavaria.id-europe.list.garmisch-iacs@army.mil. But it was indeed fun. 24th Signal Battalion - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Looking for Henry Kasher? it was mostly about the division in Korea but it didn't really mention anything about the 24th in Germany; what confused me was it said that the 24th was deactivated in 1970 when it retuned from Vietnam; I know that's impossible the 24th never served in Vietnam the div was deactivated in Germany and ft riley Kansas in 70; maybe you could give me some more info on this thanks, nice hearing from you robert i forgot to tell you im from a small town south of akron ohio im 50 yrs old. Robert,I thought that perhaps you might be able to use the attached scanned image of the Taro Leaf mast head from 1961. Driving directions and travel distance calculation for Germany . as far as the history of schleisheim airfield try http://www.deutsches-museum-de/zweig/werft/hist.htmif this address isnt totally correct just punch up flugwerft schleisheim on search engine; i hope you know some German its all written in german i guess they have turned the old tower on the far side of the field into a air museum; As far as Henry and Warner i spent some time at both Henry was the newer Kaserne Warner was during the war a nco academy for the Germans; Patton also used it as headquarters; toward the end of the war there was a huge bunker under Warner but it was flooded so nobody could go in it supposedly they were worried about mines also both Henry and Warner were razed in 1971 its where a lot of the olympic buildings were erected. That same day the commander packed and left the battalion. While I didn't care much for the Army at the time (although now I wouldn't trade the experience for anything) I loved being in Europe. After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. at Flak Kaserne. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. I was only a boy in green fatigues pretending to be a man. At that time there were very few troops remaining at Flak and the hospital had been converted to an office building. and put them out in the company area. The Reichszeugmeisterei started its first activities in 1936. detachment of the 24th Infantry Division, please contact the webmaster (see email link at top of page). After two weeks at Warner I was sent to Flak where I spent 1963 to 1964. The facility was constructed between 1936 and 1938. In 1963 I was assigned to Warner Kaserne (Munich) but recruited by Lt. Groth to be re-assigned to the 24th. 1 Feb 1963, reorganized and redesignated as 1st Bn, 19th Inf. The duty wasn't bad: I only had guard duty once while there and maybe KP duty twice. Warner Kaserne in MunichClick on the photo for a larger image, Return to our Main "Warm Memories of the Cold War" Page, Initially from material submitted by Paul T. Cole, NEW:See a super-size closeup of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry CMBT SPT Company in 1960 - click above, then click again on the very large picture and pan and scan - you can The "Reichsautozug Deutschland" was responsible for the technical support of mass events with loudspeaker systems and with its movie platoon. 1 Feb 1963, reorganized and redesignated as 1st Bn, 34th Inf. Our mission, in case the infamous balloon went up, was to operate behind enemy lines and seek out targets important enough for a tactical nuclear strike (division cp's, supply depots, ect.) (SFC Cobbler). 's from that time period if you think anyone is interested in viewing them? [2][3] McGraw Kaserne was the home of the 30th Army Band until 1967[citation needed]. A live lion was the mascot for the division and it was present at every possible event. (Page 2) A lot of them closed in the 1990's. This list contains the existing kasernes at to top and all the closed at the bottom. He was my husband's great - uncle. And it's been that way for the past 41 years. I went to the Crakerbox bar only once in my more than two years in Henry Kaserne. 1st BG, 34th Inf, Munich (activated July 1, 1958) More information Hanau/Pioneer Kaserne - YouTube Breakfast in the grand dining room had coffee at 5 cents and jelly donuts at a dime. Bn. If anyone can help me with photo's of the Freimann Kaserne, I would be grateful. Sie suchen nach einem Lippenherpes stift, das Ihren Ansprchen gerecht wird? 15 Feb 1957, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry was reorganized and redesignated as HHC, 2nd Battle Group, 28th Infantry (organic elements were concurrently constituted), relieved from assignment to the 8th Inf Div, and assigned to the 1st Inf Div (in CONUS). 24th Inf Div Band - 1. I remember it well. Webmaster note: BobStefanowicz'excellent web site, Eaglehorse.org, has a write up on the 3rd Inf Div LRRP that includes some general information on the organization and operations of LRRPs in the early 1960s in Germany. Boy, did I ever have a front row seat. Hanson told me to get some and he did not care where. The Bayern-Kaserne (literally Bavaria - Kaserne) is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. I was assigned to Hq & Hq Co, 1st Battle Group, 34th Infantry, 24th Inf Div from Mar 1962 until the end of July 1964. I am inclined to think that may have been the sales pitch for Himmler to get funding for it.The mention of how the Kaserne avoided being bombed is the way I heard it from Germans in Munich. Although I was just a PFC I was allowed to buy a Sunbeam Alpine (thanks Lt. I have for years tried to find some of those that served with me but we have no common place to communicate. The McGraw Kaserne is a former military installation in southern Munich, Germany, which was used by the U.S. Military during the occupation of Germany after World War II.The main building (building number 7; 110 m 85 m and 18 m high) was one of the first ones in Germany to be built using steel frame technology. I was with the 34th Sig. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. I would like to let you know how much I enjoyed finding your page. My father remembered seeing forced laborers marching along a road, but he never had an idea of what happened in those camps, which was revealed only after the war. They were held up at the Berlin check point for three days by the communist. Outlying agencies of the post, such as the finance office and civilian personnel office, will move into the former post headquarters. 1st Sgt. - The purpose and objective of this association is to perpetuate The actual racing began Saturday after an address by Bolds, Albrecht and the lord mayor. Will never forget the friends I made and the time spent at Warner and Andrews barracks in Berlin . The battalion was inactivated on 15 April 1970 in Germany. Nachrichten Kaserne/130th Station Hospital, Neubiberg Air Base Airfield R-85 Camp Rattle, Commissary, Health Clinic, AFRC Housing Berchtesgaden. Our officers were looking good, since all their friends were coming to Munich to get their equipment off of Red Line. Contributions from other 24th Vets:On General Edwin Walker -NEW on General Walker: "I will never forget the nonchalance in his voice. The Munich Detachment operates as a special branch under the MMP Provost Marshal's Office. I became a Certified Public Accountant, and now I am retired. In 1967-68 Warner Kaserne was about the edge of Munich, but the city has grown beyond it by at least a couple of miles. A fight broke out which grew into a near riot and I barely made it out of the bar before the MPs arrived to drag all apparent participants out. The Kaserne WAS used to some extent for a confinement facility during WWll. Let me know if you need pictures like this or of the 24th during my tour. A group for Veterans that served at Henry Kaserne in Munich, Germany. Mention is made of the detention facility.After we left in May 1968 the Germans took it back over and I think some medical unit moved into at least part of it.I rode by the Kaserne in October 1995 and it is now converted to apartments.One other interesting thing. Before long Gen Walker was relieved of his burden and we all got on with our various lives.Several years later, I watched his exploits in New Orleans on TV with fascination.Dick Thornton, Dick Thornton661-322-0903dickthornton@netzero.netbike_tourist@yahoo.com, It sure is a small world. When we jumped out and threw our duffel bags off, the truck took off and we heard the cat calls from the building. ", As Gen Walker addressed us, he pulled down a huge wall map, The general atmosphere back in 54/56 was grim, The first Bn to augment the Berlin Brigade. 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