Click here to hear the mp3Thanks Alberto [ed. 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. I have been back to see the post twice since leaving in 1968. In the end of 1968, the main building was shortly used by the unified 66th (from Stuttgart) and the 513th (from Oberursel) Military Intelligence Groups, which soon moved to building number1, which was used earlier on by the 508th Military Police Battalion. I was stationed at Yorkoff Kaserne from 1959 - 1961. I stayed at one of the great German hotels there run by the U.S. Army for $1.00 per night. )I found this site :http://www.ordonnans.demon.nl/wiking.htmThat says Warner (then SS Freimann) was used for training of SS-Standarte Nordland, which is interesting.A German told me in 1967? I was stationed at Warner Kaserne from mid 1964 to November 1965, in the 2nd Squadron, 9th Cav., 24th Infantry Division. Will Kaserne WIll be traveling with a gentleman who was stationed at Will Kaserne, just across the highway from Warner Kaserne, in 1952-1953. Beibarth OHG until 1931. It still gives me a warn feeling, a lump in my throat and a little tear. In 1970 it was reconnected by digging a half-open street trench of about 500 metres length. The personnel was accommodated in number 6, 8, 10, 11, and 12. My Army buddy who was stationed with me in Augsburg during the same time and I think the small farm town outside Augsburg where we had our Communication outpost in the forest above the town was "Gersthoven", on Route2. Aug 01, 2014. [2][3] McGraw Kaserne was the home of the 30th Army Band until 1967[citation needed]. The Gyroscope movement plans already made in early 1958 for two airborne battle groups of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., to be sent to Germany in late 1958 to replace the two Abn BG's of the 24th Inf Div were changed to send the units directly to the 8th Inf Div: 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. was the B company commander. The Munich Studentenwerk owns 50 apartments in the area and some of the renovated buildings are residential buildings now. On February 5 1959, the 24th Infantry Division was reorganized as a standard (pentomic) infantry division. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, STEIN DATED 1956 COMMORATING THE 76TH TANK BATTALION. *Actually promoted more than I was busted and awarded a Good Conduct Medal - a miracle or an error? The Bayern-Kaserne (literally Bavaria - Kaserne) is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. My best friend was William C. Hailey of Wichita Falls, Texas. His best friend was James Dale Grindstaff. Training played the major role in the division's activities for the year. List of United States Army installations in Germany, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_barracks_in_Munich&oldid=1076455334, Virginia Storage Area / Alabama Storage Area (U.S. Army use), Kaserne "Mnchen-Freimann" (Nazi Germany), This page was last edited on 11 March 2022, at 05:54. I was stationed at Flak Kaserne with the 24th Sign. Building number7 was used by the U.S. military government from 1945 to 1949, from 1952 until 1964 by the Munich branch of the Southern Area Command (SACOM), and from 1965 to 1967 by the U.S. Army Area Command (AACOM; predecessor of the U.S. Theater Army Area Support Command, Europe - USTASCOMEUR in Worms). Infantry Division 24th Inf Div Band - 1. Good friends and many good times as well as bad. I was young, but I always assumed that the politicians were afraid of the communists and attempted to appease them. Units Stationed: || Listen to my playlists on Spotify, Apple Music and more SPOTIFY - https://spoti.fi/3h7dGYi APPLE MUSI Related Links: The "Reichsautozug Deutschland" was responsible for the technical support of mass events with loudspeaker systems and with its movie platoon. 2nd Lt Groth was promoted to 1st Lt and transferred out of the L.R.R.P. on a Saturday, infringing on our so-called free time.At the meeting there were two generals at the front of the room - Edwin A Walker and, I think, a General Marroon or something like that - clearly, the remote second in command.As Gen Walker addressed us, he pulled down a huge wall map of the world. 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 STEIN IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. Passes were only for 16 hours. Im sure if the money wasnt stolen from the higher brass we would have ate better food. The Highway Patrol was organized in November 1948. Willkommen bei unserem aussagekrftigen Test des Mecheln. I learned then why military folks get so uptight when the general is coming. 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry was an element of the 24th Infantry Division since 1941. Took a train from Bremerhaven . in Germany from 1945 to 1989. I'm the guy in the bottom right. Will never forget the friends I made and the time spent at Warner and Andrews barracks in Berlin . At that time there were very few troops remaining at Flak and the hospital had been converted to an office building. As a result, the 8th Inf Div, Bad Kreuznach, was reorganized as a composite division on December 1, 1958 and assumed the airborne support of ATF 201. As we drove through a wooded grove my son spotted a concrete wall with a very faded Taro Leaf that reminded me of my time with the 24th. 1st Abn BG, 187th Inf, Gablingen Kaserne, Augsburg (retained from the inactivated 11th Abn Div) A lot of our LRRP training involved running aroundBavaria in five man patrols, trying to establish radio communications with our antique WWII era spy radios (later replaced with something called an "angry nine.") A group for Veterans that served at Henry Kaserne in Munich, Germany. Some of the spillover from Viet Nam and the racial problems in US cities affected the military in Europe during this period and everyone (officers, career and non-career soldiers) was doing what he thought he had to do to survive. The battalion was inactivated on 15 April 1970 in Germany. Of course, we had the midnight curfew, but there were holes in the fences to get around that. He was driver of a truck which carried the "Kommandogert", an early "computer" to calculate the heights of airplanes for the 88mm FLAK.Because Freimann was a kaserne, it must of had a section for military police and thus also a detaining area. A few years ago I decided to see if I could hook up with a few of my Army buddies. As you know 3rd brigade remained while 1st and 2nd returned to the States. I don't recall his name, but a remember when he bought a used Mercedes that he was real proud of.The names you mentioned sound familiar. Infantry Division Some never had the chance to grow up, marry, have children and grandchildren. I notice your Website does not have any info. Mr. Boardman was a private 1st class in the United States Army, stationed in Henry Kaserne, Munich, Germany. So getting two days, why not. Frst-Wrede-Kaserne has been a military facility in Munich, Germany, since 1936 when it was built by the Munich Heeresbauamt (army construction bureau) under its original name Verdun - Kaserne. I worked in the Bn motor pool and was assigned as the wrecker operator for few months. All the way across the Atlantic we wondered if we were really going to be released from active duty when we reached New York or be sent to fight in a Cuba that seemed ready to explode. I cannot guess at the unit designation. When he left I had about 10 minutes with him and we said our goodbyes. He was my husband's great - uncle. But hey we were 21 and needed to attend to our needs. 1st Abn BG, 503rd Inf, Warner Barracks?, Munich (retained from the inactivated 11th Abn Div) It was actually class 64-6. detachment of the 24th Infantry Division, please contact the webmaster (see email link at top of page). There was Carl and Franks and others - just can't remember their names. The battalion was returned to CONUS as part of the REFORGER Program in 1968 and inactivated on 15 April 1970 at Fort Riley, Kansas. 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. I was in the 629th Medical Company as a Medic and worked the last year at the 36th Medical Battalion Headquarters under CWO Peters. PFC, SP/4* B 2/21st Inf. During the Lebabon Crisis in the latter part of 1958 when part of ATF 201 was deployed to the Middle East, plans were prepared to shift the task force to the 8th Infantry Division which was earmarked as the reserve division. The Kaserne was used as a DP camp after the war and US Army took it over in 1950. The rest of the Division was located in Augsburg.The 5th Division went to Fort Ord, California, where I was discharged in February '56.Best Regards, R. A. Thompsonrathompson@mail.earthlink.net, No, haven't heard that one. rifle range using real TNT, jumping the 34 foot training tower at the German jump school at Schongau, climbing partway up the Benediktenwand in December only to be caught in a big snow storm, ect. In the winter the boilers have been known to consume as much as a ton of coal per hour. University of Maryland, Munich Campus Alumni Memorabilia site, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGraw_Kaserne&oldid=1007451939, Barracks of the United States Army in Germany, Military installations closed in the 1990s, Articles with dead external links from November 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles needing more detailed references, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 February 2021, at 05:43. Bn. The main station is in Munich and three substations are located at Chiemsee, Passau and Regensburg. Lt. Laird is just left of him in the shot. Here is one. MMP is commanded by Col Sevier R. Tupper. I wonder what became of her? He told me I missed one and I told him "well - pick it up." 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.) See also:this Webmaster's vast military history site at nymas.organd 50+ more websites at Websites by RR. I left Sheridan Kaserne at the end of July, 1964 via Bremerhaven sailing home on the William O. Darby. Little, a confirmed alcoholic, Sgt. 1 July 1958, 1st BG, 21st Inf was activated in Germany. Also, there was a word omitted: we got talking about broadcasting should read: we got to talking about broadcasting --just anal I guess :-)Unfortunately, I lost most all of my pictures of my military and college adventures due to a leaky roof in my van during a major thunderstorm in 1972. We all looked at each other, the other general, too, rather mystified and uneasy with this commanding officer who seemed, to all intents and purposes, to be flat out crazy.Gen Walker stated that it wasn't enough to be anti-red - you must be PRO-BLUE! ), 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). Webmaster note: Headquarters of the Munich Military Post was located at 107 Kniginstrasse before the move to McGraw Kaserne. Served 3 years in Warner and two 90 day tours along the Berlin wall. Citation Nr: 1016941 Decision Date: 05/06/10 Archive Date: 05/19/10 DOCKET NO. 1st Sgt. Holocaust Memorial Museum archives). the "Germany" era. After you left, Aro and I started doing a second weekly show called "Salute in Sound" featuring the entertainers in the 24th Division Entertainment Group. 43rd Infantry Division I heard Chet Baker play there (he was just out of an Italian jail after a drug bust)-one of the great thrills of my young life. I was in Augsburg with the 24th, 34th Batt. If you have any If anyone knew him I would appreciate more information on him.I think he might have been a driver of some type. I did notice that I incorrectly cited that I was in the class of 64-4 at the 24th Infantry Division NCO Academy. Mar 2, 2012 - Map of former American Army base called McGraw Kaserne. Articles, Cigar Bands: The Collectible You Didnt Know Was a Thing. I also worked at the Club 606 (schmuckcastle) at 23 BalanStr. I was at HQ 42 MP Group when, I was there from 1970 to 71. We were supposed to dig in and let the enemy front pass us by. Went over as a grunt (infantry) via the USS Rose. When it was transferred to the German Bundeswehr, it was renamed once more in honor of General . The webmaster lives one mile from Ground Zero. Army Airborne 1950s Cold War Regimental Stein, Bad Toelz, Germany / Bad Tolz Mug Stein Flint Kaserne, 1/2 LITRE GERMAN REGIMENTAL BEER STEIN Luitpold-Kaserne In Lindau W Pris, ASTRAL Bad Tlz Toelz Bavaria Flint Kaserne Germany Army Military Beer S, Black Oktoberfest German Beer Stein .125L, 1979 Munich Christmas Fair2nd Annual Stein, 36th Armored Infantry BN.1956 Stein Co."B" 36--3 SPEARHEAD Geo.A.Nichols, 1st G/A Volksmarch Pinder Kaserne Zirndorf 1988 GERMANY BEER Stein, 1956 Bavarian Terrapin Yearbook Univ. A weekend pass came maybe once every six months. The facility was constructed between 1936 and 1938. My job in the field was to keep a supply of cold beer for 1st Sgt. Especially with the Internet available to us.You are certainly welcome to use the e-mail I sent you. The Bavarian capital Munich was home to many military barracks. Among the many improvements introduced by Tupper was the unique Post Service Center setup at Dachau to handle all of the service functions for the thousands of soldiers and civilians assigned to the area. On June 1, Brig Gen Sebree will replace Col Sevier R. Tupper as the commander of MMP. There were people who knew a lot more about that possibility than me. But it was indeed fun. Only one bomb struck the kaserne courtyard.In 1945, the now deserted kaserne was taken over by the UNESCO organization and maintained as a temporary home for displaced persons.Five years later in 1950 the installation was occupied by the United States Army. Reference Byron D. Hanson's email above: his last paragraph mentions an Artillery unit on Will Kaserne. 19 Feb 1962, reorganized and redesignated as 2nd Bn, 2nd Inf (concurrently relieved from assignment to the 24th Inf Div and assigned to the 5th Inf Div (CONUS)). Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Soldiers' Field: A Novel of Postwar Germany at Amazon.com. 5th and I asked my Sgt. I was assigned to Hq & Hq Co, 1st Battle Group, 34th Infantry, 24th Inf Div from Mar 1962 until the end of July 1964. However, the orders that everyone, including field grade officers, must participate in daily PT caused quite a furor among the out-of-shape Majors through Brigadier Generals. This page is a place to. The entire 2nd Regiment lived in it. How we got behind enemy lines was a bit of a problem as we were denied parachute training as a group. 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. The first ones were located near the historical center of Munich. Munich Germany (5) Munising Michigan USA (6) Munkacs Hungary (3) Munkcs Czechoslovakia (1) After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. Frankfurt Germany Rhein-Main Air Base (3) Franklin New Jersey USA (41) Franklin New jersey USA (1) THERE IS A SURPRISE IN THE BOTTOM. Because of the coverage needed to support a medical unit, we were not required attendance for TI&E. It is also said[specify], that a farm called Maechlerhof was located at the same place until 1910, which was bought by the Maurer Shne company (founded in 1876) for its production. I saw soldiers killed in training accidents, car and truck accidents, by carbon monoxide as well as many injuries and Lord knows how many were destroyed by alcohol and/or drugs. for passover time - 2 full beautiful days. 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. We were the best supplied Ordnance Supply Company in USAEUR. The kaserne was named after PFC Francis X. McGraw. After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. Goethe Str is all cleaned up and that area is pretty much taken over by eastern Europeans.I was with E Co, 724 Mt. I was only a boy in green fatigues pretending to be a man. I became a Certified Public Accountant, and now I am retired. Those winter waves were as high as the ship. Office 57-1-616-8424Mobile 57-310-345-1524davidhobbs@cable.net.co, Gordon Kyle5 The BuckeyeFelton, CA 95018Cgrkyle@aol.com. I take it no one that was with the 24th Sig. On the same visit we spent time in the village of Gablingen with the Rumez family who were our landlords when we lived on the economy. That the SS had a "detention" facility there as well. (SFC Cobbler). 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. I can remember that the 1st Sgt. I look back on this time as one of the most meaningful periods in my life. Sgt. Bn. The Bayern-Kaserne is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. Anderson Barracks, Dexheim (will reopen) Artillery Kaserne, Garmisch-Partenkirchen. (during this time) has contacted you until now? Bn at Henry and transferred to B 2/21st Inf and then HHC 1/21 Infantry at Warner. The first ones were located near the historical center of Munich. of Race Relations Instructions, March 13, 1975 | USAREUR adjutant general Company Clerk school, McGraw Kaserne, Munich, Germany, June, 1973 The base also contains the Panzer Kaserne Marine Base, as well as elements of the US Navy. The purpose of this project is to collect all of the Geni profiles of the displaced persons who had to report to Funk Kaserne, UNRRA's Emigration and Repatriation Center in Munich, Germany for medical examinations. It gave me a perspective on life, people, nations and cultures which has served me well since then. 1 Feb 1963, reorganized and redesignated as 1st Bn, 34th Inf. Pizza Punjabi; Imbiss; Thailandisches Restaurant; and NOPPAKAO. On the morning of July 1, 1958, a formation of soldiers representing all of the 11th Airborne Division units stood on the parade ground of Flak Kaserne, Augsburg. for Smokie (Mozek Wewermann) and hung out with Susie Franz, Gudrun Dachner, Renate (deuce and a half), Ricci and the others who came and went.One of my favorite escapades was obtaining 55 gallon drums for the company area at Hohenfels to use as trash barrels. Monty taught me about bock beer.I do remember hanging out with the 24th Infantry Division Entertainment Group. 24th Infantry Division Units at Flak Ksn, Augsburg in 1959: 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry was not part of the 24th Infantry Division when the division was activated in 1958. 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry was an element of the 24th Infantry Division since 1943. Of course, we had the midnight curfew, but there were holes in the fences to get around that. 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