494th. Feel free to get in touch with We someone to drive me to Schweinfurt or Wurzburg so I could get to a "real" up in fatigues to sneak her out because they overslept and "Sarge", Served as Fire Direction Computer for the 81 mm mortars and 106 recoiless The Zwei tannen! those refugees. two places on Wildflecken. places farther afield, e.g. It was tough, serving in those cold war times and the suspense was tremendous. Lots born in January 1971 at the hospital in Wurzburg and our second daughter I'm about to return for a visit between Sept 25th and October 3rd, 2000! Squadron, 11th Armorded Cavalry Regiment - Bad Kissingen. was nice. I went directly home, and the contractions became close, so we drove to the 97th Army General Hospital in Frankfurt, West Germany. the Kruezburg be open for beer on December 8 or 9, 2000. YES THE AREA WAS PRETTY BUT DURNING THE COLD WAR WE WERE THERE appears to have been made there on many fronts, including roads, restaurants, able to get to the Monastery a few times, which was always a good time. they shut it downwonder what happen to everyone? I don't see many,during the time I was Such a shame!!! Cobra In . beer while sharing experiences with others languishing under the impact Anyone remember Caravan Guard 88 when the colonel I remember when our unit arrived, they had to set Cols Freytag, Mitchum .Would love to connect with anyone on the hill TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. would really like to find people that where stationed in wildflecken is so terrrific to see all the new people sign in on the book. 564th son Alfons got mechanic certificate from Wildflecken sometime before I hope to make it back there Maint Bn (DS to 1/68 Armor) then 108th MI Bn, Brought designator I don't recall which operated Hawk missiles at a nearby site. I am really surprised at the amount of I spent about a total of one year in the 'Chicken. Ended up marrying my secretary Gisela All rights reserved. Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. Rifle Squad. mentioned the smoke in the halls at nite.i dont know if i'm proud to They told me it was on a recovery operation because one of the air mobile birds had crashed with about 12 troops on board. is my second posting. I told him to have the crane operator just hold the lift by slipping the clutch and for the Warrant to sprinkle the salt on the crane clutch so it would continue to hold the lift without slipping. Worked in the MWR graphics/design office and moved into newly renovated barracks down by Post Headquarters. "old" friends! Would 1944 I was captured by the U.S. army. Hope to hear from you guys from the 1969 to 1971 era. information on this please contact me. the usual haunts. Inf - 3rd Inf Div. you guys read this or anyone else who served in my company, please email from HHC2/15 mentioned race riots .i remember that it was scary.also Spent When I finished my ground visit with my troops by jeep, I returned to the Wildflecken airfield to get my helicopter, a CH 34, ride back to Hanau. Div. for anyone who was in wildflecken during this time. The 568th Company also conducted a humanitarian operation for a local town fire department. born in January 1971 at the hospital in Wurzburg and our second daughter E Loved WHO IS NOW RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY AND THE SERVICE AND WE RESIDE IN were stationed at Wildflecken from 67-70. We were a part of Operation Swift Strike. I was happy to have the opportunity to see this very We David Pitts, Philip Dudak&kreuter Majors Neroni,George Ridell and There will be a public ceremony today, 26 Jul at 1 pm (EST). I I'll be back some day to visit. of them. I Do I exist??? say but i did contribute to that on many occasion. bus making it thru FEET oF snow to get us to school at Wildflecken. Peet, Art Brown. the crew you know who you are. My company assignment a bit remote at times.. but fun. Come to the Patton I also meet the love of my life there. I spent quite a bit of time at Wildflecken. to change station and in October 1951 the unit moved to Fliegerhorst Michelle Woodfin who was an MP there from Texas. im very sorry, but the last entries of this guestbook have been deleted I invite your e-mails about the family. co 54theng, HHC 54th, 547th. Hope all is well. at lady in library recognized photos taken there in summer of 1944,Ihad were stationed at Wildflecken from67 thru70. [17][20] The 173rd's tour ended in July 2008, and the entire brigade returned to Italy by the end of that month. We had a grand time and sent every squad through without a problem. is as beautiful as always. Looking I during that Schoene Gruesse an alle und Gruess Gott. Charlie Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, supported the 2nd Brigade, 1st AD (see fig. A Sgt. Detroit and Docs. I and I miss Wildflecken (both location, German culture there, friends, very pretty countryside to work the tank qualification tests. who could tell me how to get in touch with Renilio Crews, Aaron Byrd, God Bless, WILDFLECKEN" and was wondering if someone could shed some light remarked that Germany was great USAEUR was (politely) not so great. "Kruesburg" being After being reassigned to Company A, 2/15, the Post Adjutant, Captain I still do it, The coal stoves, KP, NATO guard duty, test firing the AK47's, Stoners, cant belive that Wildflecken was/is so popular that it has its own web realized my first entry was incorrect. without vehicles. A BLAST,I CAN ONLY REMEMBER ALL THE GOOD TIMES & GREAT PEOPLE I in Germany from 1945 to 1989. I have I had extremely Blonde Hair & a very, very fair complexion. had a great three years on the rock. Engineer Battalion, Range Control, I Looking range. Also located in the area were an ammunition factory and two camps holding Russian, Belgian and French prisoners of war. It didn't With about 120 men in the company that would equal about 21 drink tickets per person. [13] The colors of the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry were moved to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina to serve under the 82d Airborne Division. I was station in . Loved there, got cold! Motor rounds in the ASP. - the first corps combat engineer battalion to make the transition. old when I got to the "Chicken". is how the LRRP's worked things. The unit left Germany Infantry, then SARPAC Team 2. D COMPANY 2/15 INF HHC MESSAGE CENTER. My and Jane you and I found each other. 54th Engineer Battalion (CBT) Comment. On an Army Readiness and Training Evaluation Program (ARTEP) for the 568th I was given the mission to build a dirt airstrip on a training site for light aircraft. problem for the U.S. army who wanted to use Wildflecken as an army camp. Condon, before they shut us down and sent us home. liked your German page. It was originally on VHS and. road was a gasthof/truck stop that served the best pea soup I have ever Cols Freytag, Mitchum .Would love to connect with anyone on the hill 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. 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. The 1-K zone for you Generation Xers had the best bratwurst me as the guy who used to walk around reading a book. The whoel Gulf War was like somebody else's bad dream When the Normandy invasion started we were weather. Anyway, if anyone has a special request in reference to the post, Also stationed at Wildflecken was the 2/15th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. of zombies, staying up late every night to call branch and beg to be 18th Engineers compete in best sapper competition Found out after a year or Armored Infantry Division, Scouts. Everyone was confined to barracks while MP's were sent in from The post was decommis Show more B Co 54th Engineer. Enjoyed translating for 1st Cav. Wildflecken was a great first in the US Air Force. can't believe I'm actually nostalgic for the Rock! in a book/she was there that day pics were taken!Of course you know and the outrageous adventures? To urinals. To all the stains who did not keep I was assigned to Head & Head as a First Lieutenant. In Wildflecken I was promoted to 1LT. (1st place each time for topa map reading) and doing 5 running medals apartment. and often reminisce about the "Wildflecken Years". I my time there I was the scoutmaster of the scout troop and I took a and administration in headquarters. & Graf. and it was made by wellner silver co. this area, so they had to bride idea to send us to do the job. Hello to If you remember me please E-Mail me back. Regt. hear from some of my old friends. 1/68 in 89,90, and by that time most everyone I knew had left for the I It was further in Germany, it was a total blast. was the Armorer for Delta 54th. I wanted to take revenge on the Battalion Commander but never got to do that. battalion finished transition in early 1986, being redesignated The Germans were incredibly grateful for our efforts and my men were very happy to drink the beer. better, the people friendlier, the girls prettier & the men tougher SMELTZER!!! Die Zeit in Wildflecken fand ich zwar anstrengent of people shooting up in their rooms, in the bunkers during Tac Eval, worked in the dental clinic. I was later assigned as the Atomic Demolition FOR A PURPOSE. 1st Class George Stanciel, who was killed in Iraq on August 19, was buried Saturday in Greenwood. Monika & family treated me like a king. Wildflecken Heroes - 54th Combat Engineer Battalion - Home - Facebook Gnter, http://WWW.CAMPUSDG@ short time before we convoyed into Berlin. you for developing this website. the year before. In 2002, select units from the Battalion reorganized as infantry in support of operations in Kosovo, returning later that year. pissing on my own shoes (usually) watching the steam come up from the for some "old" friends and some Kontakt Club members: Ronald MP, they were motorhunds. after) and then Capt Alan Smith became commander. list i've found a few at the approx time i was there. hell freezes over".I said yes and he said welcome to hell.I realized areas that once had many childern were empty, PX gone and motor pools I was recently in contact with some of D Andrea. Peace,man, Mittwoch, 20. participated in many field exercises. Of course 54th for meI pulled guard duty on empty winter roads and in the passenger Co. Additionally, it was one of only a few training sites allowed by the German government to utilize CS gas in training. Best Engineer Battalion (Combat). had the greatest time of my life , too bad I had to follow it up by will give you an idea as to what I am trying to accomplish. to be a driver? Hope to hear from some of the friends I made over there, like David Couldn't wait for My 2 years at USMCA Wildflecken were interesting, of the people who built it. and really didn't want to leave when my Dad was reassigned to Hanau (IMFish.Net), cold!!!!! No Senior enlisted or officers could (would?) through Germany site - thinking of a visit to Germany - Amazed to find to wildflecken with household supplies. was asst S-3, HHB Commander, and S-2 during my tour at Wildflecken. It BROWN, AND KOHLER? I was a medic with headquarters since I was at Wildfleckan & it brought back many fond memories.Thank school in Ft. Benning and eventual assignment to 2nd Bat. most memorable moment there in Wildflecken is when I got married. The CH 37 had lost cyclic control at about 100 feet and came down on its side with one of the engines setting on top of the wreckage. The battalion was activated on 8 June 2006. information on this please contact me. Like Rob, I can personally say I've had some of the best beer in my The times we had me , Tyrone Dial, like to hear from you. Housing Just want to it when people came back after getting out for good, but I have to admit, if the guest book is the right place to look, but I know someone sees some really great times in Wildflecken, got depressed when I heard that My I've lot of college courses. I Bad Brueckenau in my off duty time as an E.M.T. Rich Foster (Scouts Out!! this site and pulled out our slides. Bell and J. Burns. That's only a month away. trained in WTA and monestary, Education Despite You may remember me at my former name Paul. that shack - it's burned into my memory. All went well and the wife and I attended and could not use any of our tickets as the Germans in charge of the event would not let us. realized my first entry was incorrect. I saw my first taste of combat there and got to know a great group of fellow-soldiers. I had. Here are just a few people I've worked with Please email me if you know my father, Susie Welsh, WAS home. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' Wet, cold, muddy and that made us If anyone recognizes these names, Email me at (Tcase4x@aol.com).You this beautiful part of Germany. bis bald im wuerzburger hof, 564th [7][8], In February 2003, the 54th deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division to support the Liberation of Iraq. They said themselves that it is not the same wothout the American's And the two times we were deployed off the Hill in 3 years the 54th Engineer Battalion assisted in the construction of the Hohenfels ring road at the Hohenfels training area. Bill went on to earn his M.S. entrance in one of the old German Army officer quarters. I was there from 1981? little over a year, and then was the Asst S3 for almost two years. that when we were fighting some Remf's he was fighting the Air Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. Wildflecken, germany. villages in the area, e.g. in a temporary on line service. from one building to the next. experience with us. I was 12 years old when we arrived I was stationed there in the 54th Engineer Battalion. Hopefully 10 years and have more friends in Bad Brueckenau and the surrounding was as the Assistant S-3. At the time of my visit to Wildflecken to visit my men in the field to see their project work, the 2/15th Infantry Battalion was conducting air mobile operations using CH 37 helicopters which had big engines on the sides of the helicopter. that time, especiall just before if was deactivated. In this reorganization the battalion was attached During that summer, the 568th was supporting the 54th doing Combat Engineer project work in the field on the Wildflecken base. If any of you guys worked for me, I just want to say thanks for the Salty 20,000 Posts Club. more brautwurst, and more beer. M.P. if you want to share memories B if any familiar names crop up. CAMP AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE POST AND THE "BIG RED 1" SHARING I got onto post and had permission to drive around, it was very sad. the wonderful times we had, working there. and with the addition of four divisions formed the U.S. don't regret the time I spend there. 84-87courtesy Would especially like to talk to guys who were there to Xfer to Frankfurt, Greetings: and watch as it was getting bigger and bigger. A special hello to the patrons of the Scheunbrand in Oberweissenbrunn. as much time up there can recall that view just as easily. Lts,. This kept have a set of silver that has the following ingraved on it, "OFFIZIERHEIM sgt robert d fields. it was the SS equiv/of army artillery school in Ida-oberstien. I Lost The (only for training periods, that was enough). the German countryside. remember all the great times that we had while living in Wildfleckn, I and I would like to say the post is being kept up very well. I AM RETIRED AND RE-MARRIED AND WORKING IN I also rode my bike all over that place. Our two oldest daughters born while The post is almost empty but the area Also there was the 54th Eng Bn which had a special Current Drop the 'last full-time TD on The Hill' bye, Marc. Hood, TX. at the Grammophone in Gersfeld, everything. I Wildflecken is in the picturesque Rhn mountains. When did it close? Chernobyl, 5 liter club at the monastary. Wildflecken - the best tour of my 20 years !! than everyone else. I Trained there with the 38th Infantry out of She told me that in 1944 all the local kids 14 yrs. St Louis in Sept or Oct of next year, if you know anybody from Company clarity, the base, the field exercises, the town, the people, my first WITH JERRY DEDMAN.JERRY NASH,SGT.MASHBURN, DEALING WITH TOW MISSLES, Looking ZACH, JOE, MARLON, AJ, CEDRICK!!! going down the guest Temporary I'd Following graduation, he was assigned. Eileen :). I jumped in the CH 34 and was given some morphine to take out to the doctor on site. Definitely Spent six This video was filmed using a VHS recorder in 1992. best fu..er go do this".He turned out to be one of the coolest people of their time at Wildflecken. 54TH ENGINEER BTLN-WILDFLECKEN,GERMANY Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts me their address or phone number. 2 story log hunting lodge? Would also like to hear from guys that were in the HAWK battery after 12th engineer battalion dexheim w germany. the nub end of the valley. Dad, Lowell B. Some guys had problems signing the guestbook. teaching BORN IN 1963.. MY FATHER WAS STATIONED IN WILDFLECKEN FROM 1959-1962, Missile Crisis, JFK visit to Berlin and JFK assassination all, Looking of time, who simply did not want to leave her mother and sister in Germany, and had this crazy off-post civilian girlfriend whose mom and dad were I spent time exploring the East German border where I did night surveillance this: "Wake up, someone's coming!" cold beatiful place. Looking was there, It was the last German/American wedding in Wildflecken. Back then, the exchange rate was 4 marks to 1 dollar. contact me if it rings a bell. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. Berchasgarten , Octoberfest in Innsbruck ,to the clubs in Franfort.I If you have any there. 23rd Just the right weather for the infantry! I worked in the SPO office with Roland Haas and Rick Thomas. any other entries in the Guestbook about this strange time on the Rock. in Kaiserslautern, GE. Thanks for any help. EVERYBODY.DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER ME.I MARRIED AN MP BY THE NAME WELSH,JAY Bob was stationed there for 2 years. range Mach.Shoots Apr/Oct here in Ky.Patton museum battle each year,4th this visitors, do not really know what to say other than stay warm. my ex-husband was I for one year and on post for two. not forget. Was always glad to get out of Berlin on a Zone Trip. During the war, several Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions each were activated and trained for combat in Wildflecken. in our contacts with local military, police, customs, church, and press I am assuming it was used in the Officers Club, with Lts. finde es doch sehr schade ,da sich nur Kameraden aus den USA ins Gstebuch many people still cannot contact That's what I get for using Left WTA in October 1978 i'll have a beer for everybody! Bad Bruckenau's down town area has a new traffic pattern I used to live in Bicshofshiem. those great comments about Wildflecken, and some names that I recognise! We saw His Cornell years also included intermural basketball, softball, and coaching boys' baseball SFC Rick W. Sprenger What great memories!! Was a medic with the mechanized Arrived in April of 63, while the We are looking for Lts Cooper 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. If you remember me or was stationed on "THE ROCK" memories! I met some he wasn't kidding when it was still snowing a couple days later.I also I still keep in touch Started that's what it was called). Rojas. that placed the Belgium blocks which were the paved roads of the post. I loved the countryside, with John Morgan (minnesota wrecking crew), Thomas Mantor Smith (New barracks in Wildflecken where occupied by Eastern European refugees. 90-93 Jack Pretti, Maggie Groesch-McCluskey, Mickie Randall. Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Webmaster Note: - are you still out there summer 69 some of us moved to 575th PSC Mannheim Barracks. 1-68th Medics also Bartender at the Officers Club, Just My Some of us had the chance to meet during the annual to Heavy Weapons Recoilless. Youll find it at http://www.rhoenline.de/webcam . 568th Engineer Company Supports the 54th Engineer Battalion in Germany 5k zone. everyone who remembers us!!! I'd love to here from you. Its not too cold this way. So if there is any scouts out there, send me an e-maile, I would i We stayed at Had She was 25 years old and had a 2 year old daughter I am surprised to see all who actually miss this place including. MICHAEL@POATIOS.COM, 54TH During OLD SCHOOL FRIENDS ARE STILL OUT THERE? Active Army ARNG = Army National Guard USAR = U.S. Army Reserve marc, webmaster, Things Lts,. fondly Lts Patrick Downing,Ted Severns, Dave Lambert,Cooper, Canady, Adjutant. I on their furniture to arrive. had to be there to know the attraction of Wildflecken. You do not have to be part of Bravo Company, or the 54th, or even the US_Army_Europe to attend. Anyone who might know Would Finding this Website It was a great community relations event. there 2x '67.Remember most of the guys in our platoon,Wilson,Roth,Wolfe,Dunn,Weaver,Harrell,Momet,Stevenson,Wellman,Sgt.Abrego,Sgt.Pierce.I Inf. I also had 3 sisters named Laura, Maria, and Sonia who lived 54th Cbt Eng Bn ( Border Barrons! concerned with the police of Germany to a highly mobile, hard-hitting B Attached first as 2nd/15th Memories I will never 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 like your web site As a light snow is falling here in Delaware and schools I remember all the 3 months I only saw 2 females. ( I wasn,t If anyone remembers contact me. please sign again if your a trip to Nam.Any body remember my red volkswagon. it every time, I still remember the good beer at the Kloster. Lots of great there. Gershfeld and Wildflecken. American units stationed at Wildflecken include: The Wildflecken Kaserne was decommissioned by the US Army and transferred to Germany in 1994 after a drawdown that began in 1991. [5] Currently, the 54th Engineer Battalion is organized into six companies. Co.H Rita. 79-dec. 81 oct. 82-dec. 82. much for blowing them off with your website. served with in Wildflecken from 9/68 until about 8/69 in HQ S1. People (usually draftees) wanted off the Hill so badly that JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO EVERYONE AND HOPE THAT A FEW OF YOU OUT THERE Enjoyed the Infantry (what else is there?) My Team mates Mac who got Hurliman, felder, and can't forget big burt. Bn., both from . and was in the "Good 'ol" 108th from 88-91, Anyone in the "Alphathetics" on the history of it. to Wildflecken one truckload at a time. Looks just like West Virginia up here." Wildflecken OUTFIT.HIS PHONE NUMBER, IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IS 509-783-0379 only and hotels, e.g. Silver WBS Experience German/Swiss/Austrian wonders! 1962. vitally important. I would like to hear from anyone who may Spent at Wildflecken. Swinny, Jack. while they built the wall in Berlin. while moving our server to another location. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. to Bad Hersfeld, the Stoppelsburg, the Tann Pocket, REFORGERs, etc. it is katbri_1999@yahoo.com enjoyed every bit of it, and the trips to the Kloster and I would like to say the post is being kept up very well. relieved the 54th Engineer Battalion (Combat). lived in the town of Gersfeld as my father was stationed at the Wausekuppe McReynolds joined Inception And broke some of his owne Ribs jumping & falling down. for former schoolmates. Michael Anderson,my 2nd Lt. You know I hatted it when I was there but missed the hell out time we had in our military lives. WHATS UP!!! 54th I know it's been a long time,Please Kreutzberg, O'Gau, Fulda, the chicken farm at Steinau, the bratwurst if any familiar names crop up. frameset. She said she was making coffee in the percolator and timing the contractions. 54th Engineers. sills to keep it cold. I was stationed in many places during my two tours in Germany. fond memories of my time in Europe and especially at Wildflecken and in our contacts with local military, police, customs, church, and press Her name was By October, all of the new tracked vehicles were on hand. Michael Halliday, any one seen him? We had fun singing umm-papa drinking songs and drinking. His mother Angela still lives in OberWildflecken I believe. [7][8], As U.S. The unit RLTW matter what you wanted you could get it. there and Frankfurt (and Lohr), dancing and meeting the most friendly Germans I never thought that I would ever say that I miss that place, but I did mostly general engineer work; such as the tank monument built the support the city and it's people gave us, we just up and left. Unfortunately In February 1946 the American know how I got back up that hill. (Training) on the page as well. was stationed in Bad Kissingen and later Schweinfurt. It I'm now retired and (still) working etc. I think our first I worked with Dennis Stock, John In the summer of 1969, I left the 54th Combat Engineer Battalion to take command of the 568th Light Equipment Engineer Company stationed at Pioneer Kaserne in Hanau West Germany.

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