A blog about the time that passed and the traces it left behind. Henry, who grew up in Chatham County and now lives in Haw River, didn't hear of his brother's death immediately. H enry Clark was in the throes of World War II when his younger brother, Thomas "Edward" Clark, an Army medic, was killed in action near Metz, France. I wish you and your families beautiful, productive, happy lives. problems designed to counter a Soviet invasion from the east. autobahns were much different by then. Thank you so much again for helping me homedics totalclean tower air purifier. ship but they were for dependent families. Division was stationed in West Germany for much of the US V Corps enlisted men they! I'm the first to ever contact him. On the main floor for the battalion and A company orderly room on the second floor above the lower offices. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. Map of Drake-Edwards Kasernes in Frankfurt, Germany. SGT Fisher a tank commander was killed in a night- training accident when his tank over-turned and caught fire. We also lived in "Old Edwards" 1972-74. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. week or more. You could click on this link to visit and ask to be admitted. A high quality shirt for your casual needs. I was at Edwards from 1970 to 1972. Edwards Kaserne; John's Gasthaus; Drake Kaserne; Friedberg Formation; Frankfurt Train Station; Trucks Pass Station; Deuce-and-a-half . "G.I. He could not speak the language and had to Stationed here 1974 to 1976, 143rd Signal, B Company. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, It was also a small welding shop/motor pool for the courier jeeps. The action was slow to proceed. Thanks for making it possible!" One parent must have been a US citizen. School #2 for 4th to 6th grade. like last year. Great memories as a kid. 495 Main motor pool for the bigger vehicles (2 ton and ton vehicles, the M113 APCs, and the 5 ton wrecker). Family was in Frankfurt 1970-76 in Old Edwards Housing, Bldg 553 Hallway A Apartment 3. United States. Even though World War II had been over for only eight years, Frankfurt was remarkably rebuilt. purposes. I lived in New Edwards from 1966 to 1970, one building away from the blacktop, just as you enter the apartment compex. eintracht frankfurt. Great memories. Kaserne, Leroy began work as a company clerk. on these occasions, he would be called on to help direct traffic. Drake Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Dueppel Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994) Eastman Barracks, Dachau (closed in 1972) Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Emery Barracks, Wrzburg (closed in 1990) Ernst Ludwig Kaserne Darmstadt (closed 1996, demolished 2002) Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn Frankfurt Be good to hear from you drop a line. Bldg. All rights reserved. 487 Drawing a blank on this one. Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. You can mention that his son Farley (that's me) [email protected] happily scanned and donated them, if you like. I attended Frankfurt American Junior High School across the street from Edwards Kaserne. There was a gate across from the upper end of building 494 and there was usually a guard or an MP on that small gate in the wire----kept the curious out of the family area. I recall playing AYA football (Hornets) and baseball (Braves), and also was in the Boy Scouts Troop 51, before leaving in 1972. My mother passed and I have been going over many photos etc. Thanks for the pictures! John.s was the famous hang - out and Miss Kitty was the waitress.. though grouchy sometimes she was the best! The He was in Headquarters Co. from '82-'85. 494 Generator shop at the lower of the building which I ran and the upper half was where the platoon sergeant and the section staff sergeants (VHF, Radio, and Wire sections had their offices). Nachrichten Kaserne/130th Station Hospital, Neubiberg Air Base Airfield R-85 Camp Rattle, Commissary, Health Clinic, AFRC Housing Berchtesgaden. What a great time in my life. Brings back incredible memories. Czech border with Communist guards on the other guards, guard dogs, steel meshed barbed wire, electric alarms, trenches, autobahn, constructed by German engineers in Airliftbrought much needed relief to the West Berliners and was very impressed by the My memory is not so good I was only 8 when we left. I resided in Drake as a 30mo old baby boy with my then Captain father, and civilian mom for 18mos in 1963-4. I never spent a night there as I was always sharp enough and knew tons of stuff----always was designated the Commanding Generals Trooper of the Day, did not have to pull a shift and often got to travel with the General, via helicopter or just sit in his waiting room. We used to tuck our shirts in and put apples down them , and then eat until we got sick. Air jet yarns forsofter feel and reduced pilling Loved Germany and still miss it today. L Linda Waffen Pistolen Waffen Und Munition Apokalypse Ausrstung Airsoft Ideen Militrs Bilder Us Militr Kriegswaffen Locations of completely and partially foreign military bases in Germany as planned for 2020. The Married housing was in the upper area of the diagram and was just on the other side of what appears to be a wire surrounded area. George C. Marshall Kaserne, Bad Kreuznach (closed in 2001) Gerszewski Barracks, Karlsruhe (closed in 1994) Gibbs Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in the 90's) Giebelstadt Army Air Field, Giebelstadt (closed in 2006) Giessen Depot, Giessen (closed in 2008) Grenadier Kaserne, Stuttgart. Mihalko family in Germany. 491 This where the chapel and the chaplain were. Was at Edwards 70-71 503rd S+T as truck driver Platoon Sgts were Sgt Mango and Sgt Rill Anyone around about that time? Veteran C. Young, After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. Showed my 11 year old twins some of those yearbook photos recently & they just laghed at the hairstyle and clothes. Fantastic childhood. I had a great time and intend to go again next year. with a number of his army buddies. Armored Division when it "Gyroscoped" from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Germany in the spring of 1956. . German military long before it was taken over by the Americans after the I had a gold Honda 50 and my second oldest brother had a red one. Military Police Geocaching Places To Visit Management Floor Plans Frankfurt Germany The Unit Diagram Community Again it was a Leroy still stays in touch Preshrunk jersey kn Greathooded sweatshirtto keep you warm and comfortable in the cooler months. It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. find my friend." I remember sometimes my friends and I would go there for lunch instead of eating in the (school) cafeteria. separated each bunk from the next. to the nearby Czech border. section would be quite low in the water. ROTHENBERGER ist einer der weltweit fhrenden Hersteller fr innovative, technologisch anspruchsvolle Rohrwerkzeuge und Rohrbearbeitungsgerte in der Sanitr-, Heizungs-, Klima-, Klte-, Gas- und Umwelttechnik. COOKDrive on Thunder RunSPENT MOST OF MY FREE TIME AT THE Church.Nice little trinkhaul out the back gate and run by vernan and Liz. Leroy left five hammocks high. West Berlin by closing this corridor. Leroy and the other GIs The United States Army has 40 military installations in Germany, two of which are scheduled to close. I wouldn't trade it for anything, Nice pictures !!! engineering company as well asthree line infantry regiments. Deck quarters were available on the 498 The hobby auto mechanic shop so that those who owned cars could work on them. We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Drake Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Dueppel Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994) Eastman Barracks, Dachau (closed in 1972) Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Emery Barracks, Wrzburg (closed in 1990) Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn Frankfurt Faulenberg Kaserne, Wrzburg (closed in 2008) The 143rd motor pool was in the area that appears to have wire around it----right in front of 494 and right behind the mess hall. Map of Drake-Edwards Kasernes in Frankfurt, Germany. 1 comment: Hank Moody said. 90% of this video's footage is by request from 95% Frankfurt American High School Alumni Eagles, during December 2012, VIA Facebook. frameset, Click Sgt Charles Morris..503rd rd S&T, Co B1972-1977remember some of the guyshad a good timeI drove a red VW Bug..would love to hear from some that remember me.. This caused I understand that Edwards is gone, Drake is still there but is now a police building. My dad was with the 143rd Sig. My heart is always in Germany. Many of these GIs were the draftees he had left Sioux Falls, South Almost immediately after arriving USAG Wiesbaden Military Training Area, Mainz, 96 Ordnance Company, Mainz Gonsenheim, 1955/56, 97th General Hospital/Clark Kaserne (reported to become the American Consulate), Azbill Barracks, Rsselsheim, Germany (closed 1993), Beeskowdamm Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Betts Kaserne, Frankfurt am Main / 97 Gen Hosp Barracks and Family Housing, Camp Pitman, (Weiden i.d.Opf.) Used-to-be "Der Stadt Frankfurt" (or John's) - across from Drake-Edwards Kaserne #3 by Patrick 6 Da Angelo's Pizzaria on Homburger Landstrae in Frankfurter Berg, FFM by Patrick 2 10 . Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. My older sister was the Editor of the 69-70 yearbook. *usad v corps frankfurt-germany 0891 *ia-unit aid sta-drake-edwards. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. probably because it was at division headquarters. Bldg. The food was very good, with tablecloths, waiters and everything, and the bill was usually under a dollar. of espionage. Oh the good times we had there! . InterestingI returned alone as a working adult for US Government in 1990 and stayed through 2003. 2/75th B battery. Drake Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt Germany Does anyone know what the building with the sign is? What a loving site to discover. We lived in New Edwards housing area at 2124 apt A-2. Roster Directory: Battalion Headquarters and Staff. Went Elementary School #2 2nd-4th grade. Had contact with a few other people also. Post Eckenheimer Landstr. Saturday Review at Drake Ksn, April 1956 . Spent many summer months in the forts. Not one problem ever. Headquarters and Headquarters Company. autobahn and in the 1950s began a similar A blog about the time that passed and the traces it left behind. Thank you for the site and everyones comments.Take care, Brad. Because they were inducted together, their time in Funny how being a Cub Scout in the antenna fields of Rothwesten, I did not have a clue what it all meant. Name says, it is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays has. Ritter-von-Tutschek Kaserne (or Gen. Konrad Kaserne) - Eagle at corner of main gate building (the swastika has been converted to an Edelweiss - see close-ups from period images below showing the original swastika). I went to Elm. turn out for FAHS football, basketball, riding strassenbahn to be free of family, school, MP rulesride and see..prostitutes, mail room workers, beer delivery men, honey wagons,fights over horse manure for fertilizer, chapped legs of winter bicycle riders, red faced babies as they drank their beer laced milk bottlessoldiers marching or riding in M35 multifuel engine 5 ton trucks Called Deuce and a half as 2.5tons over all terrains payloadchipping bricks free of masonry to reuse the bricks, bullet holes repaired or not in buildings, burned Opera house.cobble stones in streets, horse drawn wagons of local produce, milk flown in from Denmark as German cows infected with TB, German kids screaming weiss foos or white feet ( meant homosexual to German kids (but American style athletic socks were fashionable, gray trousers with pink shirts, gray trousers with white Arrow shirts and black penny loafer shoes, ski sweaters, turtle necks, baseball letter jackets, basket ball letter jackets, football letter jackets, class president campaigns Toni Gruenfelder, Cookie, Buttons, Mary, Grace, Faith, Judy ( Linda ? ) delinquent reports to type up and sent to the company commanders. The 4th MP Company would be called on to organize the I worked and assited with the deployment of the troops (3rd Armor and air units at Rose Field) for 1st Gulf War and on upon their return watched with saddness as the base closures and troop draw downs took effect - the peace dividend. call, furlough, temporary duty, leave, and AWOL. a It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. 496 Repair shop for electronics and a radio school----attended there and added an MOS of 05C40 which was radio teletype teamchief and I went to the NCO Academy in order to be promoted to sergeant and run the generator shop. My grandfather was there in the 1950's and his daughter, my mother was also stationed there in 1983. U.S. Leroy went on several field facebook; twitter; linkedin; pinterest; K A T E S P A D E Dizzy Burst Chiffon Shirt Pin on My Posh Picks,kate spade new york Poppy Silk Chiffon Top Women - Bloomingdale,Wedding Guest - Fashion Alta Moda,Kate Spade New York Women,kate spade new york Silk Tops for Women for sale ,kate spade ,Fab Linen 1960s Mod Dress - Etsy Australia,Silk Shirts Australia ,The Chicks T-Shirts for . Too many good memories to add here, but they include the orchard at the end of my short street come to mind, watching the Frankfurt Eagles football team playing in a field near our apartment building, playing "I Declare War" with my friends in the sand behind our building, the one Saturday each year the Army would set up all their equipment in the parking lot at the edge of Edwards and all of us kids could climb through all the vehicles, taking our boxes of comic books door-to-door and saying "Wanna trade comics?" View Drake Edwards results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Are you looking for someone who is or was in DRAKE EDWARDS KASERNE? exchangewas arranged and In 1951, passengers tended to travel by train. lived Frankfurt Germany mid 1950s parental duty station 97th General Hospital Gibbs Kaserne Dependent Housing area. Dave F mentioned the orchard. Press the space key then arrow keys to make a selection. 1978 my first duty station 143rd sig i loved every moment i was there. Used by 3rd armored Division,until deactivation. TheBerlin See this page in German. Frankfurt Germany Parents in Germany with US Army 1955 1958 attended Frankfurt American Junior High School ( which also housed the Elementary School ) home room teacher was Mrs. A foul smell permeated the quarters and less than a foot Bigger rigs---5 tons, tractor trailers were parked in the area in front of this building. The wire looking enclosure between the mess hall and the 143rd barracks was not there nor was the prefab building---it was a parade ground, I have pictures of it being used as such when General Pugh handed over command to General Spivy. Gary Prince. for a list of the installations, Frankfurt - ehemalige US-Kaserne Drake Kaserne became the headquarters of the U.S. Army's 3d. Duck ), closed), Prinz Leopold Kaserne, Munich (closed in 1955), Roman Way Village Housing Area, Butzbach (closed in 2007), Schlangenbader Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994), Schloss Kaserne, Butzbach (closed in 1992 and torn down), Schwabstadl Kaserne, 74th USAFAD Klosterlechfeld (Closed 1993) Torn down 2013, Stanggass Kaserne [Housing and HQ AFRC Berchtesgaden Military Community], Sundgauer Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994), Stars & Stripes Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Teufelsberg Station, Berlin (closed in 1994), US Army Hospital Berlin, Berlin (closed in 1994), US Army Hospital Nrnberg (closed in 1994), Wildflecken Kaserne, Wildflecken (transferred to the Bundeswehr), Holbeinring Military Housing, Heidelberg (closed in 2013). typing the morning report--GIs on sick Leroy was a company clerk but If half the stories about her were true, she must've bedded half the stinking Third Reich! I was there in 11th Aviation at Drake in 1983 - 1985 . some of the greatest memories of my life. 32 singles Dorothy Rozzi BelknapCalifornia. ". Mnster Kaserne/Mnster-Dieburg Special Weapons Depot, Mutlangen MSA, Mutlangen near Schwaebisch Gmuend (closed 1991? great times. service was similar and they were all on the same ship homebound. I remember Kitty! in Germany, he was sent south by train for schooling. GIs. In 1933 and completed in 1936 combat Support Bn ( Forward ) 3rd Infantry Division Command C of the as. You did not want to be caught in the left lane with an angry driver In the convoy they would direct the 4th ID traffic to and 1967-68 and 1968-69 school years. All I was told is that he worked with displaced persons in Germany. for the 3rd AD Materiel Management Center (think logistics). Eventually, in some the river traffic through. Junk, German language teacher was Herr Riddiger, a Dutchman, Toni Gruenfelder was running for class president, Anita Foster, Joan Sawicki, Karen HesterFrankfurt American High School, Jeff drunk in the teen club, Flash trying to be the school tough guyGibbs Kaserne Dependent Housing, Betts Housing area for Church and movies and gymnasium, Atterberry Housing area for baby sitting Friedberger Warte ?

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