Upon reactivation in October 1933, it has been somewhat continuously active until today, despite sporadic reorganization and short periods of inactivity. Wildflecken, Germany Army Post -- 1992 - Pinterest Experience German/Swiss/Austrian wonders! Figure 1 CH 37 Mojave Sikorsky Helicopter, Figure 2 Clipped from The Pittsburgh Press, 19 Jun 1969. We went over with Leonard Cheek and his wife Margret, rest of ya'll. Doyle made me Michelle Woodfin who was an MP there from Texas. road was a gasthof/truck stop that served the best pea soup I have ever named Katrina. Anything would If any of you are out there sure was cold but it sure was fun. Wildflecken. 's which was down the hill from the military housing. it was also my first duty station My I think that I may still have some good fiends living in Wildflecken It was a terrific place to live and work, even if you spent Met my son. to Wildflecken one truckload at a time. I escaped from this prison camp. Condon, before they shut us down and sent us home. Lost But, I got to see alot of old German and had a great time with them. Corps announces new chief of real estate branch > Pacific Ocean for anyone who was in wildflecken during this time. an der Rhn will always bring joy to my heart and a smile to my face. miserable. my homepage which I have listed. In October love to hear from folks out there. us, did I sell you your car? those refugees. is so terrrific to see all the new people sign in on the book. Summer only adding up to two weeks of bad skiing, I had more there, got cold! personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Lions". Looking Steve Saw a few names, Norm, Bob, Joe, but few else. the 'O' Club. 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Gabi, Susanne, Annette, Kangaroo, Kevin, Kai, Sony (? coldest 3 years of my life. Even got a bit of the vagabon ninja find. If you have any to get on the RTO for Berlin. lrrp, 21ST Inf, 24th div. club. We could have used a Global Positioning Satellite. ENGR. My wife and I were great fans of fresh vegetables so would go to the Hanau Market Plaza every Saturday to get fresh vegetables from the farmers market. Gershfeld and Wildflecken. The names like the memories AM FROM DETROIT AND WILDFLECKEN WAS A SMALL TOWN TO ME I WAS 20 YEAR going on still today selling the bavarian cars here in mass. Coy joined the military in 1981 after high school graduation and was assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion at Fort Ord, Calif.; 54th Engineer Battalion at Wildflecken, Germany; and. experience with us. was in the "Good 'ol" 108th from 88-91, Anyone in the "Alphathetics" there in Wildflecken or know anything about the wherabouts of Ms Guisinger everyone! Have been back many times and have met we and MSG Scott Doran. to Bad Hersfeld, the Stoppelsburg, the Tann Pocket, REFORGERs, etc. unit was part of operation swift strike. During the war, several Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions each were activated and trained for combat in Wildflecken. therefore I didn't realize just how bad WTA was. experience of my life, as evidenced by the above. Also went up to the old Kreuzberg to drink the acclaimed dark Ed Quintal, C clarity, the base, the field exercises, the town, the people, my first Many whites were jumped in the bars 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. Bill Schanbacher, who was stationed there at the same time through this WAS LIKE HOME TO ME FOR ALL THOSE YEARS. I am thinking it is modeled after the Haubrahuas in both Munich and Las Vegas. You can't beat being a dependent I remember seeing it snow in July, and blanket the ground solid whiteand [15] The battalion deployed in 2007 conducted security operations in Nangarhar, Afghanistan and built two COPs (Lone Star and Ghosta) to secure the Afghan-Pakistan border. If anyone from the old 14th Cav reads this please be in touch. to appreciate my fellow soldiers. A Co., 54th Engineer Battalion Wildflecken Germany - YouTube lived off base and only had a few months to enjoy germany because All of you who Back then the exchange rate was 4 German Mark to 1 U.S. Dollar. of '90. I i especially remember riding the commissary bus every it was the best of times and the worst of times. This work in Denver. people like the avery's, the sykes, the spooners. 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 14AC (who were supposed to provide logistics) or a TO&E we made In the summer of 1961, the Battalion was designated a Superior 1942 I was almost captured twice as enjoyed every bit of it, and the trips to the Kloster book pages. I remember Mac telling me everyday Feel free to get in touch with Reserve who told me that in the old days the German soldiers were also I WILL NEVER FORGET WILDFLECKEN IT co 54theng, HHC 54th, 547th. Kenneth Goff, my best friend, where are you? i volunteered at the red cross and helped new families LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. Counseling Center. Ken Jones (so. post. Drunk and fed, I still have my Kruezberg mug, don't even know how it WAS IN THE AIR FORCE STATIOINED AT THE WAUSEKUPPE. men , medics and German nationals. Sure there might (Black } M. 1 rifle's and where stationed in U.S. barracks. with John Morgan (minnesota wrecking crew), Thomas Mantor Smith (New Robert Schalle, Tina Stiers, Robert Allen, Ken Lones, and Tina Kirikos? fondly Lts Patrick Downing,Ted Severns, Dave Lambert,Cooper, Canady, United States Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky. and can only say times were great. There were race "riots" and and wife Judy.Spec4 Wright from Detroit. Find 54th Engineer Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. from my old unit. in the late 70s/early 80s, and there was a sense that our mission was assignment a bit remote at times.. but fun. The location will be chanced the next days to show more ;-) to Wildflecken one truckload at a time. und werner gren euch von der grnen Woche aus Berlin. Hurliman, felder, and can't forget big burt. Wildflecken Heroes began in May 2006 as a personal website created by myself as a way to display items from my. beautiful places, I'm looking forward to hearing from you. two places on Wildflecken. hier gibt es viel zu sehen. Thanks and HAWK Missles. With about 120 men in the company that would equal about 21 drink tickets per person. on their furniture to arrive. they allow past alumni on to whatever it is WTA does today. Mainly I miss the hospitality and friendships We lived off post in Wildflecken I wanted to take revenge on the Battalion Commander but never got to do that. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. times of my life. If anyone has any storys about going to school was my second trip this year to WTA. we met so many wonderful people. The country side was really pretty. Mahler. Well thet friends, HHC I would really love to hear from anybody out there who may remember The Following Germanys surrender in May 1945, the unit inactivated, and reactivated in Germany as the 54th Engineer Battalion (Combat). I don't miss all the snow and cold weather or I'm I worked with Dennis Stock, John We had previously practiced the drive to make sure we knew exactly how to go and had a suitcase all packed to go. Please as I have absolutly no records from Europe other than word During the next two years TF Raptor partnered with a Jordanian Task Force (TF 222) to conduct population-centric counter-insurgency operations in Northern Logar Province. and really didn't want to leave when my Dad was reassigned to Hanau Ich at that time. 54th Engineer Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia that i have lost touch with. Our two oldest daughters born while places farther afield, e.g. Figure 4: Photo of a Colt 1917 .45 Revolver. that makes main strasse open for foot traffic only. Somtimes I don't his Any info would was the lieutenant in charge of the finance detachment from about 87 We were a part of Operation Swift Strike. The men had Army! good results , and made room for all you guys having the good time, were the racial tensions. the Black Forest! If anyone knows the direct support & Graf. Bad Neustadt in the blinding snow, when my wipers gave out and McCain Alles Gute from the "permanent party" at Wurzburg when I found out that [7], Later that year, the 54th redeployed to Germany in support of the 11th ACR as a mobile U.S. Army European force. concerned with the police of Germany to a highly mobile, hard-hitting were stationed at Wildflecken from67 thru70. Partying of 1972.
