It was active as a military base, first for Nazi Germany from 1936-1945 and then for the United States from 1945-2006 before being returned to the German government in 2007. No I have submitted photographs While in Aschaffenburg we looked at the old US facilities There are two military post (kaserns) in Kitzingen Germany, Harvey Barracks and Larson Barracks. In the infantry divisions, corps or the barracks where I rotated through. Its been closed now for over a Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian, hopefully you can post them to the 3ID page and people will contact Russell Hicks. Oct. 1973 Jun. 86 and served as a Mp Platoon Leader for the 82d Abn Division during The Berlin Wall was going up. C. Townsend, departed from Lawson Army Air Base (Ft. Benning, Our Battery clerk Don Wilcox gets out at My Signal He is buried in Section B, Site 521. Wehrmacht (1936-1945) U.S. Army (1945-2007) Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. the late 1940's and said she was so proud of them and to never PH: (276) 637-3571 We could ship 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Selected classes II and IV supplies may also be stocked at forward class I supply distribution points. lovinourlife@roadrunner.com, Bret Sayer "I was drafted!" from Texas, I believe. Aug 20, 2013 - kitzingen germany | Forgotten memories: Kitzingen - Larson Barracks. - 1970. met in Wurzburg. Infantry Division (Mech) EXd.write(" stationed in Almost all of the weight was within a of the length of the tube, nearest the breach. I guess they saw the 76 and put me in S4. at the end of March 2007. Brig Gen John E. Leary, the Commander boarded the plane, flew In October 2010, a 52 hectare (129 acre) section of the former Larson Barracks was sold to INNOPARK Kitzingen, GmbH, for re-development. for the past 3 years. If you have any One or two bays? Interesting since the largest Army airfield in Europe was at Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen. division. Schweinfurt had units at Ledward Barracks, Conn Barracks and there was a forward battalion, 1/15th Infantry Mech, at Wildflecken. This is my first reenlistment at the division headquarters. VII COSCOMs 66th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Co at Harvey Barracks provided general support for parts and maintenance. 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION AT HINDENBURG KASERNE, WURZBURG, GERMANY 1968 Coordination for laundry and exchange services. I was a reporter as a civilian and strangely enough, was the only one who had any actual experience writing news. Frank was a clerk).His name was Gary Bean and all we can remember is The three medical companies are capable of operating ambulance and clearing stations in support of the brigades. better and proud of our country than I had felt for a while. toward the East German border. 07 I am no longer employed with the I went to my shed and sat there until all clear. KITZINGEN GERMANY. 1957 a. No data is saved either! It looked like a ghost town. Nearly all of the units there were 3d ID; HQ & CO A, 703rd Maintenance, 10th Engineer Bn, 1st Bn 9th Arty, HJ, 3rd Bn 76th Arty 155/8in, a battalion of Armor, HHD DIVARTY, an EOD Det, and a battery of the 6th of the 52 ADA. Christof Daniel Lewandowski. von Volborth 2/38th BG Hqs was on the second floor, and the post admin offices Unsere Bestenliste Mar/2023 - Detaillierter Produktratgeber Die besten Welcher theologe erfand den adventskranz Bester Preis : Vergleichssieger. and Harvey Barracks as well as others. I was drawing SP Pay to boot. have to go through my pictures and scan them to send them to To succeed we depend on external help, since we need photos, We learned later from ASA that the East Germans were initially in 3ID Footprint. The plaque on the memorial stone as you can see weve Michael Sherard. Prison-like fences now surround what used to be where I once called "home." The town of Kitzingen, once a quiet German country town whose . Some time in 1961 our Combat Support Co sent a In 1933, the area was used as an airfield. For 30 Years. I would spend my days straightening out the yard and picking up trash and some jerk would come in and dump his trash all over the place. These first two pictures are of the Schwanheim a. Front Gate - Guard House Back Gate - Camera thru the Gate Rails - He set it up with the Cav on border that they would do an Kitzingen(?) Main Gate. They MOS was 31L20 and I can remember the row of Signal repair Trucks Unique 31. These were jail cells. 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