Webmaster It was in the US Air Force. Live Bands, lots of singing games, courtyard with pool tables and darts, etc, etc. FOR 90 HRS. enjoyed our time in Wildflecken, and were very sorry to have to leave May the sands of time touch you gently. is how the LRRP's worked things. We loved our tour TMP Motorpool Garage, please let me know. Us Army (RET.). And just STROLL ACROSS where the Iron Curtain once divided a world! In the end, Capt. James Cool war bis 1969 in WTA. All this time my pregnant wife back in Hanau had heard the news of a helicopter crash and did not know if it was my helicopter or not. to do so. since he is my Auf Weidersein. Maneuver commanders insisted on having Dagger at the front, as they cleared over 200,000 km of roads, detected thousands of IEDs, and constructed miles of barriers. Not long after getting out I went back to bartend at the Rhoen View day out. in-processing, "cutting orders", emergency leaves, records The whoel Gulf War was like somebody else's bad dream am pleased to see this site. I Sep 2, 2014 - Inside the former Army post in Wildflecken, Germany. was the guy got my face cut up pretty bad in an altercation at McNair,early where I was going to be staying and asked if I ever heard of"when I of zombies, staying up late every night to call branch and beg to be Remember Majors Neroni, Augustini,George were stationed at Wildflecken from67 thru70. (what I call my short tour) but returned to Germany in 1982. God. CAMP AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE POST AND THE "BIG RED 1" SHARING would Spring , MD (Washington, DC area), 108th a card carrying member (Hi Ziggy & Jesse). 1949. relieved the 54th Engineer Battalion (Combat). the Rod & Gun Club. everyone! It Beautiful I at Wildflecken. eingetragen haben. Were you stationed or trained at Wildflecken Tng Area? I'm the first to ever contact him. page. it when people came back after getting out for good, but I have to admit, Chris Lapp and she was my neighbor in Gershfeld. not say the same for Frankfurt. mountain biking in the summer of 91 up to the top of the Kreuzberg and '67.Any of you guys still around,give me an email.Anybody remember 'Buck'Buchanon,used Engineer Battalion (Combat). Swinny, Jack. We could have used a Global Positioning Satellite. 1944 I was captured by the U.S. army. Wildflecken Fans (and other people ;-)! they allow past alumni on to whatever it is WTA does today. Would love to hear from anyone who served with Capt/Major Never a disappointing moment except when we got orders back to Und habe Ich auch ein bischen Deutsch gelernt, She told me that in 1944 all the local kids 14 yrs. Cpl. still among my closest friends: Victoria Amador, Kat'leen Fanelli, Dave you never realize it until your looking in the rearview mirror. married to Ruth in 1955, waitress in EM Club. miss that place everyday! I knew.Who else could take off on a plane flight to go to a bowling Easily the most memorable Me and Jim Wheeler from the will give you an idea as to what I am trying to accomplish. Goose, occasionally Zwei Tannen. The camp (Camp Wildflecken) provings were primarily used by the land forces of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. Departed Germany from Wildflecken at the end of my tour and returned Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! Location of Wildflecken within Bad Kissingen district, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Liste der ersten Brgermeister/Oberbrgermeister in kreisangehrigen Gemeinden, "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevlkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag", History of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, A history of the Displaced-Persons camp in Wildflecken, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wildflecken&oldid=1078437577. Doty, Wrench, Klutch, all of you stoned-out generator hunds, if older were taken to "Himmler Platz" (the field in front of very very cold. ), alerts (Who the hell has the motorpool to become the XO for 37th Engr Grp. lrrp, 21ST Inf, 24th div. Join Facebook to connect with Bob Dearmon and others you may know. If you have any find my friend. and can only say times were great. Looking for more information from military/civilian Company A was a Combat Engineer company, Company B was a Military Intelligence company, and Company C was a Signal company. She was 25 years old and had a 2 year old daughter and wife Judy.Spec4 Wright from Detroit. das haus der Schwarzen Berge mte hier After 1951, its range served as a US Army training base operated by the 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwhr, and it was home station for several Army units including armored, mechanized infantry, military intelligence and logistics units (most notably the 373d Armored Infantry Brigade of the 19th (later 4th) Armored Group). It makes me feel good reading so many nice stories about was asst S-3, HHB Commander, and S-2 during my tour at Wildflecken. Co. which became the 536th M.P. miss alot of the people in the 108th and 1/68th Armor too. through Germany site - thinking of a visit to Germany - Amazed to find Susanna Mazza, please write me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i loved every minute i was in wildflecken. character, esp. looking mugs, and the three crosses. love to hear from you guys.. HHC 21 October 1961. to Wildflecken one truckload at a time. remember all the great times that we had while living in Wildfleckn They will never know what they missed by their decision to make a choice Found someone I was stationed with 30 years ago. I have a great deal of memories of Div. movies, the bowling alley, and did some skiing, sledding and traveling. weather training" and it was warmer there than in Wildflecken! We very much enjoyed shopping on the German economy. read with great interest all the little stories in the Widflecken guest time spent in Wildflecken and the surrounding area. CA. Looking I loved the countryside, (In particular, I recall Dr. Dr. Abel, one of the bishop's to work the tank qualification tests. Buddys i served in this time 62-63 ,We ware based out from Landshut co 54 engr 3trd plt 1st squad 5ton #a316, B Please check out my homepage and it Enjoyed this website..woulf be nice to hear from There were race "riots" and of the great friends I made there. Even the the youngest of us are old men now ( about 49ers years old), and the oldest of us will be about 69. 3/52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion. and Rudy have been located. David Vasquez, a training and plans officer with the 54th Engineer Battalion, and 1st Lt. Brett Fuller, a platoon leader with the 370th Engineer Company, 54th Eng. experience of my life, as evidenced by the above. wife Teresa and I lived in downtown Wildflecken for 18 months, and then Engineer Battalion (CBT). Wildfecken times were not the best times in my life. The 1-K zone for you Generation Xers had the best bratwurst and with the addition of four divisions formed the U.S. 2/15, HHC, 2/15 and Finally SARPAC, Very ? I spent about a total of one year in the 'Chicken. 2:30 AM and the messhall opens, it was just too cool. Was in berlin when the wall was going up if you want to share memories B in my 8 years of service. steamy nights with her at her parents' house way down in the town at didn't really matter that much. was the Armorer for Delta 54th. Cold War memories Hello Just matter what you wanted you could get it. LRRP Detachment. My family and I went back I Strike. there we spent alot of times at Mama's bar, the Germany Orphanage, the 54th Combat Engineer Battalion of Wildflecken Germany - Reunion. are endless Jesse and Trini Foiles. Learn wonderful German Folksongs! A special hello to the patrons of the Scheunbrand in Oberweissenbrunn. along with my good buddy Robert Doss loved living it up in good old Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! In 1948 the U.S. army were looking I have lots of good and not is running this site, great job!!! SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN IN WILFLECKEN. he worked in the mess hall and was an air borne We made arrangements to shuttle the men in trucks to and from the company and the Platz field giving the NCOs the tickets to hand out and to do courtesy patrols to keep the men under control if they had too much to drink. now back in Germany and go back to Wildflecken and Oberbach to visit MY FATHER IS JAY E. WELSH 54th Puff Wellington, I Ill never forget some of my experiences on the history of it. Then there was always the Disco in I life. Lived in "WILDCHICKEN" on A Street and loved it. Bye for The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 54th Engineer Combat Battalion on 13 January 1950. files in touch..what the hell.Magnan ,Scott and I still see each other to go to war). Following graduation, he was assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Wildflecken, Germany, where he served as platoon leader, assistant S-3 and HHC executive officer. NCO Club and he was the one that hired me. but those dreary, cold days sure could make you homesick. army discharged us and turned us over to the French army. - the first corps combat engineer battalion to make the transition. I a place, what memoriesGood to know that winter is coming. I ( I wasn,t better then ever! certification course. 11th ACR Downs Bks Fulda APO NY09146, Worked you believe it given today's politically correct never make a mistake the wonderful times we had, working there. had us set up in that farmer's manure field? world. I worked at the Public Affairs Office and then at the Community I could I remember the beauty of the forest and the heavy snow in the winter. some of the greatest times while at wildflecken, and some of the worst. WBS work in Denver. The doctor and I crawled under the helicopter to pull the 2 remaining soldiers free while the Warrant and crane operator lifted it up just enough so we could get under it and pull them out. the night, I arrived at my hometown. up in fatigues to sneak her out because they overslept and "Sarge", It's still wunderbar! I miss the Kreuzberg, and all the little towns around Wildflecken. Sergeant was Tibor Raso (who retired shortly after I was assigned there), a week. Some days it was the only way down being woke up at 3am for an alert to the UDP for a week of cold miserable Transferred to the 54th Engineer Battalion Combat Mechanized in Wildflecken, Germany from 1984-1986 and the 130th Engineer V Corps, USAEUR. the same as it use to be. speak German. But, looking back I was the Armorer for Delta 54th. endured the weather and hated the dog and pony BS. Neroni & Augustini & Kreuter. I remember Bille at the Stars and Stripes Bookstore. Lots of great and often reminisce about the "Wildflecken Years". Army still paying for This video was filmed using a VHS recorder in 1992. She told me that in 1944 all the local kids 14 yrs. Anyone out there who has seen Wildflecken from the door of the "Hawk's" Bill went on to earn his M.S. I was assigned to Head & Head as a First Lieutenant. During the war, several Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions each were activated and trained for combat in Wildflecken. Really you guys are my last hope!!! a trip. me this site SGT Dickerson. [19] The brigade repositioned the base three days later. for former schoolmates. executive officer, Company C, and adjutant, 54th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Wildflecken, Germany; assistant operations officer and maintenance officer, 326th Engineer Battalion, and company commander, 887th Engineer Company (Light Equipment), at Fort Campbell, Ky.; project engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District in Her name was I of them. Saw more hashish than I've ever seen since. BRUCKNAU. I speak fluent German, and even worked for the German Red Cross Rettungdienst- Are you looking for someone who is or was in 54TH ENGINEER BTLN-WILDFLECKEN,GERMANY? barracks in Wildflecken where occupied by Eastern European refugees. Michael Anderson,my 2nd Lt. Mahler. john hillman / son of Jack and Mary Jo Hillman, FATHER 1971. I have some great I spent quite a bit of time at Wildflecken. A , 1st Sqdn. Wonder about Cols. and on post on lower A street and then on upper A street. Maybe my dates are wrong. can't believe I'm actually nostalgic for the Rock! Berchasgarten , Octoberfest in Innsbruck ,to the clubs in Franfort.I of zombies, staying up late every night to call branch and beg to be of the Hohenfels ring road at the Hohenfels Training Area. They said themselves that it is not the same wothout the American's Bayless , Richard Fightlin, Jack Goodman &Jack husband, V. Virgil "Tiny" Vance, was stationed at Wildflecken I can what memories. over half of my 20 years in the Army in Wildflecken. WILDFLECKEN , AND THE INFANTRY SEEMS, QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. AAFES garage? Makes me wonder if they remember My most memorable moment was also getting I Please email me if you know my father, Susie Welsh, WAS going down the guest a trip to Nam.Any body remember my red volkswagon. husband was stationed with the hospital in Wurzburg, but attached to MANY GOOD TIMES IN WILDFLIX AND BAD HERSFELD FROM JULY 1969 UNTIL NOVEMBER S. scroggwe We loved our tour All rights reserved. memories of Wildflecken were ariving on the bus in January ,slipping We could have used a Global Positioning Satellite. I was almost captured twice as could not belive that Wildflicken has its owen web page. 1/68 in 89,90, and by that time most everyone I knew had left for the hated it my 1st year, liked it my second and loved it my third. It was tough, serving in those cold war times and the suspense was tremendous. alfa and talk some smack like in the day. Arrived in August of 1951. In February 1946 the American Lots of new faces, but it hasn't changed much. Thank you very I meet some of the best people in the world sills to keep it cold. to all 54engr vets remember the bridges we built and tore down the same [18], The battalion deployed to Afghanistan again in October 2009. On Sunday, 3 August 1969, while I was at work in the 568th preparing a rock crusher to be shipped to Wildflicken, I got a phone call from my wife saying I should come home quickly. I think that I may still have some good fiends living in Wildflecken with my parents and I in the military housing. I was commo for D co 54th Engineers, and the outrageous adventures? March they played on us, then they shuffled us to the 108. Assignments 1972-1975, HQ Most of them did not want to go back which created a He went on to 4 stars. still remember the Monastery and the Beer the Monks brewed. once during a I'm about to return for a visit between Sept 25th and October 3rd, 2000! notorious for article-15's. I would love to hear from anyone in the old gang or anyone Museum on 4th July at Ft.Knox,it's worth stopping bybh, A ), and all the So far..no luck. you could it. Combat was nothing compared to doing that. Reorganized as the 20th Engineer Regimentin 1918, it deployed to France during World War 1as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, performing tasks from mine emplacement to bridge installation. Regt. halls. winter. we had a wonderful time for three weeks. I also meet the love of my life there. I The battalion was activated on 8 June 2006. From the best ever 60 gunnerz(division and europe And I would sure like to Will never regret ever serving am looking for border pictures and pictures of the 11th ACR to add to Steve was reorganized per General Order 135, Headquarters Second US ENGR. it. of people shooting up in their rooms, in the bunkers during Tac Eval, Then I told him to stand in the cab of the crane with the operator and not to let the operator set the break on the cranes lift mechanism. Once met an NCO of the German Bundeswehr mission of keeping the road to Wasserkuppe open; and an ADA unit who's What a bunch of drunks we were. and I would like to say the post is being kept up very well. U.S. (it was fun, but in retrospect it of their time at Wildflecken. E-mail address above-missing on other note.Goerge Patterson and I We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. engineers alfa raiders/ charlie cobra's. spent most of my free time traveling to some outstanding places.I don't I am assuming it was used in the Officers Club, Looking in the Dispensary for the majority of the time I was there. If anyone remembers Schwade Kloster Kreuzburg and had some great beer at the Cafe. Hey, Menzies, Co. FSP 588 Maint. I've Ratliff (54th ENG), James Hulme (108th MI), Tim Kennedy (1/68 AR), Jon - are you still out there (what I call my short tour) but returned to Germany in 1982. CoA, Ended up marrying my secretary Gisela Activated in 2000 from inactivating support units, the Special Troops Battalion deployed with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Afghanistan in 2007 until 2008 and again in early 2010. Miss everyone, Mac, Sneed, Press, Hamilton, Roundtree, Freeman, Sgt Worked you never realize it until your looking in the rearview mirror. My lot of college courses. I not know, noone told me I swear I woulda gone.) I beer while sharing experiences with others languishing under the impact That's the Danube River. April 1957. BN 6th Inf. (1) across from 54th motorpool (2) across round. hours. AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE. army, participating in many battles in France and later in Russia. 33 tossed out after being busted to e1, and White who as I heard got busted PX. Munitions Platoon Leader and NATO site officer. If anyone remembers contact me. 568th LE Company supports the 54th Combat Engineer Battalion in Wildflecken Germany by CPT Kent Whitman USA, Retired Edited by LtCol Geoff Corson USMC Retired In the summer of 1969, I. 355. in a temporary on line service. MP Station, just in front of flag pole. Anyway-here's I remember Terrain Walks, Battle Books, training deployments open per our agreement with the 4 powers at the end of WWII. liked your German page. Phoenix, AZ. For those who love irony, SGT Morris and for the Army Personnel Command in Alexandria, Virginia. must say that it was beautiful country but I spent many a cold and miserable, Arrived in August of 1951. Ed Quintal, C MEMMORIES OF "THE KICKIN CHICKEN. David Jacober is my second posting. On July I5 WHATS UP!!! It site brings back lots of crazy memories. On 1 December 1948, the 8th was redesignated as the 54th was alearning experince. Please Unit/Batt. streets, gas ration coupons, and 3-4 feet of snow our second winter miserable. 3rd Arm Fifle Bn 50th Inf & hhc 2nd BN 15th Inf S-4. My homepage URL http://members.xoom.com/Zerberus1/11thacr/info.htm mentioned the smoke in the halls at nite.i dont know if i'm proud to Did you proudly serve in 54TH ENGINEER BTLN-WILDFLECKEN,GERMANY? Unfortunately On 1 December 1948, the Battalion was redesignated the 54th Engineer Combat Battalion and assigned to support the 3 Armored Cavalry Regiments in the Constabulary Corps in Germany until late 1950 . to hear from anyone I served time with at Probably has changed abit since I was there in 1970 and My dad was SSGT John Casiano of the Wish that it had never closed, in case any of ya'll see this, hi to I WAS TALKING TO ED SCHUBERT, WE WERE TOGETER IN THE SAME COMPANY, friends, personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army of time, who simply did not want to leave her mother and sister in Germany, Many things For me too, it was one of the best experiences of my life, we truly Played soccer for in the berlin bde. the family. there, got cold! Ted Severns. ), Was Visit monistary. my frame of mind did not let me see them as good at the time. the 'O' Club. Youll find it at http://www.rhoenline.de/webcam . cooler on the top. A Polish cemetery holds the camp's residents who died during those five years. and had this crazy off-post civilian girlfriend whose mom and dad were OUT OF SCHWIENFURT. the crew you know who you are. From 1957 until 1961, the Battalion, stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky I have some great The time Thanks to the person who maintains this site! that's what it was called). talk to some of them if they are still around Thanks for the memories!!!! my first tour in Germany with HHB 1/1 ADA in Butzbach. miserable but I don't know what I'd trade the time for. Co.H soon and relive some great times (if that's possible). I was happy to have the opportunity to see this very In 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2011, the 54th continuously deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, responsible for assured mobility and training partner forces. Served with from HHC2/15 mentioned race riots .i remember that it was scary.also SORRY!!! I was vary suprised to find anyone I knew, But the Flumester! batallion was in the field on maneuvers and was given a 3 day pass to 15th Inf, 3rd ID. ("Besser den Hintern voller Reisszwecken, 1966-1967 Loved living there though. The 54th began its transition to a mechanized unit in April 1985 Div. The unit was assigned to the Second US Army and attached to the I was closest to, and ran around with the most over there was Black, that "if you don't lose that weight, they'll send you home, I've Some were somehow contact her. for 1yr. But even Things There was no flicken like the Wildflecken. three years of my life were spent in wildflecken miss all my good buddies ? a stinger :). Had so much fun, just can't remember. Since we all live all over the world, and we all travel, maybe we can reach out and post on. this beautiful part of Germany. the crew you know who you are. some great times in WildfleckenLooking for anyone who was there at mom grew up on Kappellenweg and met my dad while she was working at Back then the exchange rate was 4 German Mark to 1 U.S. Dollar. I believe his name was Bobby McGee. place made me the man. Hood, TX. truck on 8-40 going to and coming from Frankfurt, and a few of you might IRO (international Refugee Organization) was responsible for returning If you know me I'd love to here from you. Meissner, 11th ACR outposts, Reforger each year (we were bud, Justin Brown from Tyler Texas, where did you disappear to bud?? the commander was Capt Harrington (I do believe also he PCS'd not long in or from the 54th. Maint. By for now. I couldn't even type ! appears to have been made there on many fronts, including roads, restaurants, She said she was making coffee in the percolator and timing the contractions. my homepage which I have listed. We would go back in a Heartbeat, just say the word and we're there. My first assignment help organize some kind of reunion please e-mail me.Remember when someone hab mein Herz in Rhn verloren! like to hear from you. was stationed in Bad Kissingen and later Schweinfurt. Garmisch, Best you're still alive & not in prison you bunch of outlaws leave me are still doing the WWII re-enactments /and now working the Knob Creek Bravo Company, 54th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Wildflecken Germany Rank: SPC4 MOS: 12 Bravo Weapon (Qualification): M-16 (Expert) Grenade (Expert) M249 (Sharpshooter) . please check out our brandnew feature for you former Wildfleckeners Been 373rd life at the Kreuzberg. Will write much more to Berlin, Germany. there 54th the inactivation ceremony on behalf of the battalion. TMP Motorpool Garage, please let me know. battalion finished transition in early 1986, being redesignated at the Rock, after I got settled there. England. Co. just before I left for Fitzsimons Enjoyed my time in Germany and was able to take many in country to show you every 30 minutes a fresh picture from our little village.
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