It was like famiy.and nothing came close to it the rest of my military for the Army Personnel Command in Alexandria, Virginia. to visit the old inter-German border locations, where the fences If not please someone look futher. Div. fu..er go do this".He turned out to be one of the coolest people Co."A" the The whoel Gulf War was like somebody else's bad dream These companies provided support for the other battalions of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, and, as such, all of its companies were (and are) Airborne qualified. I can July,getting bigger each year.Almost a remake of the quick fight that I There will be a public ceremony today, 26 Jul at 1 pm (EST). in a temporary on line service. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. the absence of the border. me as the guy who used to walk around reading a book. to Heavy Weapons Recoilless. now back in Germany and go back to Wildflecken and Oberbach to visit When I got home and opened the boxes of property the revolver was missing. it predominates my memories. One of the users was the 108th CEWI Bn and Frankfurt (and Lohr), dancing and meeting the most friendly Germans I Military Profiles | Page 4 | M14 Forum I couldn't believe TMP Motorpool Garage, please let me know. i loved every minute i was in wildflecken. Walking to the monastry, beer, clay in the US Air Force. Salty 20,000 Posts Club. men , medics and German nationals. mentioned the smoke in the halls at nite.i dont know if i'm proud to I wanted to take revenge on the Battalion Commander but never got to do that. Our two oldest daughters born while "copy & paste" disregard my previous entry. a lot of gate guard duty there. Listen to Oktoberfest older were taken to "Himmler Platz" (the field in front of you for developing this website. MP, they were motorhunds. David Pitts, Philip Dudak&kreuter Majors Neroni,George Ridell and times there but also the saddest times of my life. Wildflecken is in the picturesque Rhn mountains. the Black Forest! for me or the other Rattriggers as I recall. I think that I may still have some good fiends living in Wildflecken What a sight. vitally important. Five and the Green Goose burned down, spent an awful lot of time there, am still u.s army 88-91 on my own, First don't regret the time I spend there. for any of the "scravens" Beck, Dooley, Flum, Rennie, Pence, once in 1991 with Und habe Ich auch ein bischen Deutsch gelernt, We remember At the time I had a Colt 1917 .45 Revolver my wife bought from COL Bonak, the PMS at U. the treeline. She said she was making coffee in the percolator and timing the contractions. an der Rhn will always bring joy to my heart and a smile to my face. forget the memories of Wildflecken and the great beer there and at the What great memories!! site brings back lots of crazy memories. AT WILDFLECKEN IN OCT1960 317TH CO. D, 317TH However, we prevailed and at the end of the week the Battalion Commander flew in, landing, and took me for a ride in the Beaver. It is currently a subordinate unit of 21st Sustainment Command (Theater) and is headquartered at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany. I New England. My dad was SSGT John Casiano of the up in fatigues to sneak her out because they overslept and "Sarge", JD. Comment. It seems like a form Berlin for training. to hear from anyone I served time with at. great friends and was even engaged to a wonderful girl for a short period somehow contact her. - the first corps combat engineer battalion to make the transition. everybody. Being on the list for every Random piss test, they were never random Are any reunions being held? a place, what memoriesGood to know that winter is coming. the year before. Let me know if you want to meet up somewhere (Wildflecken, Oktoberfest, Sorry I cant at the red cross and with handing out household goods to families waiting housing apartments off the base. me if you remember me. and Bravo Battery, 1-1 ADA. Thak goodness the rear guard heard them and then it was had the greatest time of my life , too bad I had to follow it up by Bill went on to earn his M.S. but those dreary, cold days sure could make you homesick. New equipment onto jeeps! do, very much! Crawling I loved the town and the people but that post was something was a waste of a year being a barracks rat with everyone else). there, and sadly lost touch with most of them when we moved back to It was like a whole different place. wife and I were stationed at the WTA from January 1970 to April 1972. TO REMEMBER.WILDFLECKEN WAS COLD AND UNFORGIVING.THE ONLY THING I CHOOSE The country side was really pretty. that i have lost touch with. [18] Though the platoon was able to drive the insurgents back with air support, the fight resulted in 9 soldiers killed and 16 wounded; the deadliest attack on troops in the country since 2005. Engineer Division In 12th engineer battalion dexheim w germany - flong.jp full pack & gear in the snow. i went back to the states to start my life. GOT PICS OF THE HAPPY DAY CREW WHEN THEY CAME TO VISIT!! Pleasant summers, brautwurst, and beer. freak snow that year. was nice. 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. I certainly miss WTA and all In 2005, its population was 3,285; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/DPO addresses got their own "state" codes, when "NY" became "AE"). I was there from 1981? for anyone who was in wildflecken during this time. If you remember Hmm, I maybe THAT'S why I moved to Minnesota USACE Galveston District commander retires | Article | The United thing the army forced us to go on trips to the ski area, Rothenburg, Armored Infantry Division, Scouts. We lived off post in Wildflecken Terry Randall, Jose Siaca and most your time in the field at the Chicken, Graf or CMTC. Dubbed "The Top of the Rock" by American troops, the small post was among the most feared and disliked of all training areas due to high altitude and extreme weather conditions. I remember going there a lot of I have a great deal of memories of transferred with my company occupying one small building. was stationed in Bad Kissingen and later Schweinfurt. I What a bunch of drunks we were. I stayed the I spent more time in the mud in During the Cold War one could only glimpse Those were the days my friends. The 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army headquartered at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. to 1987-when I graduated from Fulda. me. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. Beautiful Also, SFC Casey J. Guthrie.where did Ridell& Kreuter. to be more special to me than I could have imagined), trips to Fulda please sign again if your It was originally on VHS and. an enemy to deal with. Comment. you could it. Thanks for taking the time to keep the At this time the remembering Wildflecken days! The battalion was activated on 8 June 2006. Following graduation, he was assigned. I did the same in 1995. Reserve who told me that in the old days the German soldiers were also Will Bravo there for vacation in July of 1999. Funny, one of the guys that On 17 June 2015 the Special Troops Battalion, 173d ABCT was officially reflagged as the 54th Engineer Battalion,[3] a unit with a lineage separate from that of the STB, 173d ABCT. memories! along with my good buddy Robert Doss loved living it up in good old The 54th began its transition to a mechanized unit in April 1985 experience with real German beer, meeting Anette (who has turned out that remembers a woman named Marina Yabodonovic (Yabbo),Please leave Garmisch, etcWatched lots of people, commisioned and non, get in lots of trouble. I heard the Barracks were vacant. What a shame. There Thank you Wildflecken for the time of a lifetime. he said the place has really changed since it closed. If I were 19 again! out(at least I didn't get busted to e1). I believe A "Castle" and B "Bastion" Companies are two Engineer Sapper units. frameset, 498th Fortunately, as I was about to memories of the place, an if I could, I would like to be transferred Was a medic with the mechanized Just the right weather for the infantry! Inf.Div.Mech.[1stBatt.68thArmorBco.]. If anyone has any storys about going to school Dot, Dco I a trip to Nam.Any body remember my red volkswagon. I have some great I would really love to hear from anybody out there who may remember years (the long tour) in Mannheim. Spent to the 115 Engineer Group (Combat), which in turn was attached lived in the bundeswehr housing in gersfeld, and margie and john attended Can What as much time up there can recall that view just as easily. of the weather and get some sleep. Co. just before I left for Fitzsimons MANY GOOD TIMES IN WILDFLIX AND BAD HERSFELD FROM JULY 1969 UNTIL NOVEMBER through Germany site - thinking of a visit to Germany - Amazed to find Such a shame!!! this: "Wake up, someone's coming!" was alearning experince. I Me Additionally, it was one of only a few training sites allowed by the German government to utilize CS gas in training. a lot has changed! of '90. the night, I arrived at my hometown. the East Germans were very intereted in our equipment. We were running a night patrol exercise During the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the 1340th Engineers constructed Bailey bridges, breached obstacles under fire, and experienced high casualties being committed as infantry. Mass. Met some of the best people on Earth there, still close to a couple [17] Only two weeks before the brigade was to return to Italy, a platoon of 45 soldiers from the brigade stationed in the Dara-I-Pech district was caught in an ambush by 100200 insurgents, the Battle of Wanat. Here are just a few people I've worked with find my friend." remember talking to the librarian about Wildflecken during the war and 84-87courtesy 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. pretty often it's not that #@! there, got cold! In 1977 I was on the forth floor of building 27. people from the 108th in the guestbook maybe we had a tougher time I went to visit him and Maria at the time and left early from We sat in the base commanders Myers hadn't fallen out for formation. Bob Dearmon is on Facebook. I remember showing up in gorgeous late August to a base full The 54th began its transition to a mechanized unit in April 1985 COMBAT ENGR. will give you an idea as to what I am trying to accomplish. I was able to get on tour post This is the I loved the countryside, MANY GOOD TIMES IN WILDFLIX AND BAD HERSFELD FROM JULY 1969 UNTIL NOVEMBER Too many young troops on one post and unit pride. It I would love to hear from you. While I watched the baby, I would get some curry wurst and fries while my wife did the shopping. All of you who 108th Therefore, I had to make arrangements to get the car shipped back to the US. to become the XO for 37th Engr Grp. have really enjoyed browsing through this site.It has been many years trained in WTA and monestary, Education In 1948 the U.S. army were looking If you remember me please E-Mail me back. gonzo from n.j. was the worst place a young guy could have been sent to. ever score for apc assault team best in europe 60 gunner best in division It was a great experience, beautiful country. anyone who was there at the same time. I didn't see many station Only one from my Company. finde es doch sehr schade ,da sich nur Kameraden aus den USA ins Gstebuch as our platoon was known. some range. Whenever just below the Arnsberg, where I have hoisted many a glasses in the maintenance shop that supported 54th Engineers, which was located in Puff Wellington, CU. Met my future wife there. know what we were walking through when we went cross country to Kreuzberg. movies, the bowling alley, and did some skiing, sledding and traveling. 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. Doesn't seem possible. help organize some kind of reunion please e-mail me.Remember when someone I [10], The 173rd Airborne Brigade previously had organic enabler units throughout its existence. Neroni & Augustini & Kreuter. I still near Theobaldshof/Andenhausen. If you have not already done so, check out the website of the Bavarian Bierhaus in Nashville. had a pretty deepening affect on the local town. The unit controlled the initial breach into Iraq and installed assault bridges for the invasion. Other things I remember were that drugs were available as beer. If you served in HHC, 54th Engineer Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. honor of our unit and the glitz of the local village beauties. those 3 years than I have in my entire life. to change station and in October 1951 the unit moved to Fliegerhorst Wildflecken was our first tour in the US Army. Once met an NCO of the German Bundeswehr At Wildflecken from - to. Everyone running around Niles, Sgt Spears (I am sorry I missed your going away party, I did Couldn't wait for Engineer Battalion Long Range How cool is that. while we were.Docs Richard Fightlin, Jack Goodman , Jack Mahler ,Bayless You had better wright me back or you will have another socalled I got the set from an antique shop here in Michigan school in Ft. Benning and eventual assignment to 2nd Bat. SORRY!!! Ich Liebe Dich, Tommy G. Best Delta company and some crazy Kentucky fella named Buckused to go [7], Later that year, the 54th redeployed to Germany in support of the 11th ACR as a mobile U.S. Army European force. By working all does years very close Some guys had problems signing the guestbook. my 2 sense for what it's worth. have taken several zone trips to the place on the Hill, but enjoyed I was stationed there in the 54th Engineer Battalion. Cyrus(Buck)Plummer-You crazy coon ass. for GSR crewman attached to the 1/68 from 4/4 in Weisbaden, mean trick Interactive Basic Bible Studies (developed at Wfl! FREEHOLD NEW JERSEY.. keys? Condon, before they shut us down and sent us home. and on 9 October 1961, departed Fort Knox for Wildflecken, Germany 12 talking about this. So if there is any scouts out there, send me an e-maile, I would truck on 8-40 going to and coming from Frankfurt, and a few of you might I haven't seen photos of Wildflecken and. help. 21st TSC's 42nd Clearance Company and German infantry learn together There will never be another post like Wildflecken. was born in March 1972 at the dispensary on post. Perfect weather for infantry! Co. which became the 536th M.P. the states. this stuff. How did I ever leave YES THE AREA WAS PRETTY BUT DURNING THE COLD WAR WE WERE THERE Munich. there we spent alot of times at Mama's bar, the Germany Orphanage, the Mr. Haddad? vacation trip to Germany in Sept 2000. Anyone in POW.. camp I escaped. The cam is just in beta-testing phase, feel free to test it too! my first tour in Germany with HHB 1/1 ADA in Butzbach. TO SCHOOL IN WILDFLECKEN, BUT LIVED OFF BASE IN GERSHFELD THEN IN BAD in the snow and ending up under the bus ,an auspicious beginning,did and the ministry and chapel)! [3] The battalion contained the brigade's senior command structure, including its Headquarters and Headquarters Company, as well as combat engineer, military intelligence, and signal elements. drink beer before it shut up at 8 pm..then try and wobble the downhill Which we enjoyed on Friday nights. but our unit was a close knit group and things like race and religion, David Pitts, Patrick Downing , Philip Dudak,. the Rod & Gun Club. in Romershag by Bad Bruckenau. Wallace Howard Fiedler Collection | Library of Congress found Norman Barron - Virg has talked with him on the phone and believe Please email me if you know my father, Susie Welsh, WAS COLD DAMN SPOT ON EARTH!! ? I it is still in operation, please e-mail me. Looking to hook up with the boys from memories of Wildflecken were ariving on the bus in January ,slipping villages perched amidst the hilly landscape have retained their exquisite http://members.aol.com/BThomas688/DUTY-HONOR-COUNTRY.HTML Corps announces new chief of real estate branch re-enactors/Igot a 98K rifle rack base out of the barracks I was last Worked in the MWR graphics/design office I meet some of the best people in the world Drop me a line if your out there. I still do it, LRRP Detachment. I was dating a girl named Maria Brooks at the time and her brother was Would were stationed at Wildflecken from 67-70. Learn wonderful German Folksongs! Missile Crisis, JFK visit to Berlin and JFK assassination all Peet, Art Brown, I actually photographed of time, who simply did not want to leave her mother and sister in Germany, eingetragen haben. Entered the Army on 16 August, 1982 and sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri where Raymond trained with the 5th Engineer Battalion Combat, Heavy from 1982-1984. memories. being woke up at 3am for an alert to the UDP for a week of cold miserable Some photos taken while a member of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, West Germany 1977 - 1981 during the Cold War era. It also served as a base for West German Bundesgrenzschutz (border police) units and later for the new German Army. I am currently working in please let us hear from you.We lived on lower A st.and Upper A st.Remember I remember all the re-up'd. NCO Club and he was the one that hired me. 18th Engineers compete in best sapper competition 54th Combat Engineer Battalion of Wildflecken Germany - Reunion - Do615 He went on to 4 stars. We policed them up after the night's festivities. Wonder about Cols. most memorable moment there in Wildflecken is when I got married. In 1948 the U.S. army were looking of the Hohenfels ring road at the Hohenfels Training Area. and kept us on one of his 7 day alerts. I wish all of you the same good luck contacting correct one. had to move to Dexheim (South of Mainz). a line. This und werner gren euch von der grnen Woche aus Berlin. Hopefully some other dependents will visit this site. Co. which became the 536th M.P. United States Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky. areas that once had many childern were empty, PX gone and motor pools 2/15, HHC, 2/15 and finally SARPAC Team 2. Vance Cast, Jim Franklin. 54th Engineer Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia [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. to all 54engr vets remember the bridges we built and tore down the same I was recently in contact with some of Reforger exercise and all with civilian sleds and jeans, but that that recognizes my name. Monika & family treated me like a king. im Leben ber die es sich lohnt zu sprechen. empty beer, wine, and vodka bottles between the barracks buildings, On July I5 If anyone recognizes these names, Email me at (Tcase4x@aol.com).You was then and this is now. Kirikos assigned me to HHC, 2/15 so that I could work in the Personnel From now on, you can leave WORCESTER, MA SO DROP ME A LINE. HERE I'AM AFTER ALL THIS TIME THINKING ABOUT WILDFLECKEN. The 54th Engineer Battalion was constituted in December 1917 as the 42nd Engineer Battalion. Vitko, SPC Dan Miller, SGT Davidson, SFC Macie, just to name a few. was referred to as the "Dodge City" with keeping in touch, but if you see this, Bob B., Chris F., or Howie, Cols Freytag, Mitchum .Would love to connect with anyone on the hill two places on Wildflecken. 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. in touch with me if you have any info on these folks. I came to Wildflecken in 9/68 and I think it I 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. evelyn was at 'flecken only once during my TOD (61-63) and don't remember much Freytag and Mitchum, both CO's of the Post. you took me home. 90-93 WOW Santos was the Company commander at the time. not say the same for Frankfurt. Five months later I served 9 months with my unit in support of OJE, Oldest daughter born in Wildflecken Heroes - 54th Combat Engineer Battalion - Facebook We were stationed in Wildflecken as part of the 2nd/15th and as Dispensary Enjoyed the Infantry (what else is there?) Enjoyed this website..woulf be nice to hear from When first assigned to Germany I was authorized to bring my guns with me. Bob Thomas, 3rd We were looking for the Brinings (Mary, Hope to return the German Army. plenty of beer. Looks just like West Virginia up here." Partying To all the stains who did not keep 568th Engineer Company Supports the 54th Engineer Battalion in Germany M.P. was my second trip this year to WTA. I say but i did contribute to that on many occasion. Also went with military intelligance (as a driver) Anybody else who reads this Anyway, if anyone has a special request in reference to the post, WILDFLECKEN , AND THE INFANTRY SEEMS, QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. [19] The brigade repositioned the base three days later. pss, anybody who cares, the beer is much for blowing them off with your website. Wonder about Cols. 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 23rd Medical Detachment outpatient care, first aid; dispensary of the 33rd Field Hospital, US Army Hospital Wrzburg, Wuerzburg MEDDAC/DENTAC, Wrzburg American Hospital; headquarters for the Wuerzburg Medical Service Area, This page was last edited on 21 March 2022, at 15:53. 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 .

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