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ABOUT THE WEBSITE
The "U.S. Army in Germany, 1945-1989" website was initiated in 2002 to serve as a resource center for unit histories, photos, personal recollections and other related information pertaining to the United States Army's presence in Germany and the rest of Europe from the immediate post-WWII period to the end of the Cold War in Europe.

I have been doing research on the history of U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) for more than thirty years and have chosen to use the Web as a means for contributing - in a small way - to the study of the history of USAREUR. In addition, a significant part of the materials presented have been contributed by former members of units assigned or attached to USAREUR over the years or by others who share the same interest in the history of USAREUR.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information posted on the website, I cannot accept liability for errors or omissions.

I hope you enjoy reading and viewing the materials on this site. Corrections, suggestions, comments and submissions of additional matrials are ALWAYS WELCOME!
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Jan 2, 2014
Posted several emails: from John Dullahan, Det Commander of 15th US Army Field Artillerty Detachment (USAFAD) at Barker Barracks, Paderborn, in the mid-1970s (570th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde, Ordnance section); Tad Sickler, B Company, 205th Transportation Battalion (AVIM) at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, Hanau, early 1980s (205th Trans Bn Page, Army Aviation section); Tommy Madrid, 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery in Butzbach then Rothwesten, mid-1960s (42nd FA GP/Bde Page, Field Artillery section).

Added a great picture of the POL yard near Emery Barracks, Würzburg that was operated by the 3rd Supply & Transportation Battalion (Page 3, 3rd Inf Div, Divisions section).

Also added some comments from Robert Ewing who thinks he recognizes the officer standing next to Audie Murphy (3rd Inf Div war veteran and one of the most decorated American soldiers ever).
Jan 7, 2014
Posted several emails: from Steve Smith, son of Maj Joseph P. Smith, former commander of the Bad Tölz Army Airfield (1958-59) and was also involved with the Radar School at Lenggries (Bad Tölz AAF Page, Army Airfields & Heliports sub-menu, Army Aviation section) - article includes some great color photos; Timothy Brown with Operating Location "J" at Monte Venda in Italy, early 1980s, one of the Northern Italy radio relay sites operated by the Air Force as part of the Defense Communications System network in Europe (Northern Italy sites, AF Communications, Overview Page, Signal section) - includes some information and map of Phase 1, DEB.

Also, received input for Mystery Photo #40 from Max Campani, Germany.
Jan 11, 2014
Posted some great pictures of Francois Kaserne and 4th How Bn, 18th Arty in Hanau submitted by Paul Buresh who served with 4-18th Arty in the mid 1960s. Some of the images have been added to the Hanau Page (Kaserne section) and others to the 212th FA Group Page (Field Artillery).
Jan 16, 2014
Posted information and photos about the 899th AAA AW Battalion (SP) attached to 28th Division Artillery and stationed initially in Gòppingen and later in Nellingen (Page 2, 28th Inf Div, Divisions section).
Jan 17, 2014
Posted some information and photos of the Osterholz Class III Supply Point in Ludwigsburg. This facility was operated by the 226th Supply & Service Company (13th S&S Bn Page, Quartermaster section). Included in this article are two photos of a smaller US Army facility across the Osterholz Allee from the Class III point. I have no information on that facility. Looking for some help to ID the facility and collect some information on its function.
Jan 22, 2014
Posted an email from Vale Barnes who served with HHC, VII Corps and the VII Corps Honor Guard in the mid-1960s (VII Corps Page, Corps section).

Also added a Football program (71st INF DIV "Red Circler's" v. 101st ABN DIV "Screaming Eagles") from October 1945 that was submitted by Max Lohrmann, a member of the Amerika-in-Augsburg Association (71st Inf Div Page, USFET section). (And fixed a problem with the hi-res images of the RED CIRCLE NEWS issues that I have posted on the 71st Inf Div Page.)
Jan 23, 2014
Added an entire issue of the FRONT LINE, the 3rd Infantry Division newspaper, from the division's Occupation period (April 13, 1946 issue) (3rd Inf Div Page, USFET section).
Jan 24, 2014
Posted several emails: from Larry Moore who served with the 536th General Dispensary in Ansbach in the early 1960s (USAH Nürnberg Page, Army Hospitals sub-menu, Medical section); George Lewis, 91st Ordnance Company at Neckarsulm, early 1960s (46th FA Group Page, Field Artillery); Terrence O'Malley with the Forward Support Group in Vicenza, Italy in the early 1960s (SETAF Page).
Jan 27, 2014
Posted an email from Jerry Stevens who served with Company A, 7774 Signal Service Battalion at the Tape Relay Center in Pirmasens in the late 1950s (7774th Sig Page, Signal section).

Also added information on the 12th General Dispensary in Garmisch in the mid-1950s and the EUCOM Medical Reconditioning Center located in Garmisch in the late 1940s (both on the US Army Hosp Munich Page, Army Hospitals sub-menu, Medical section).
Jan 29, 2014
Added the 1951 Christmas Menu for "B" Troop, 24th Constabulary Squadron, Bad Hersfeld submitted by Ray Martinez, an Air Force veteran and son of a former member of the 24th Constab Sq (24th Con Sqdn Page, Armored Cavalry section). The menu includes a complete roster for "B" troop and group photos.
Jan 31, 2014
Added two sets of photos: several photos from the 1946 time frame showing Hörsching Air Base (later to be redesignated as Camp McCauley) near Linz, Austria during the time that the Air Force operated the former Fliegerhorst (Linz Page, Camp Directory, USFA Section); some photos of the 899th AAA AW Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, at Nellingen, early 1950s (Page 2, 28th Infantry Division, Divisions section). (More photos of the 899th will be added soon.)
Feb 1, 2014
Posted two emails: from Bob Tessier who served with the 509th ADM Platoon at Camp Eschborn in the early 1970s (317th Engr Bn Page, Engineer section); Steve Winnie with the 663rd Ordnance Company in the mid 1970s (101st Ord Bn Page, Ordnance section).
Feb 4, 2014
Archived the current Guestbook (with posts starting in February 2007 and ending in December 2013) and placed a link on the main Guestbook Entry Page. Actual Guestbook will be cleared of those older messages as soon as I am certain the archive is working properly. The archive of messages allows the site search engine to access the contents and makes it available to the SITE SEARCH function.
Feb 6, 2014
Two new projects needing input from USAREUR veterans, civilians and family members:

"Life in the military communities in Germany, 1946-1990"
John W. Lemza (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA) is writing his doctoral dissertation on this topic. John is an Army veteran who served in Bad Kreuznach and Mainz. (Click here for details.)

"75th Anniversary of the USO"
John Provan, military historian and author of several books on USAREUR and USAFE topics, is authoring a film that will mark the 75th anniversary of this well-known and celebrated organization that has provided programs, services and live entertainment to US troops worldwide for so many years. (Click here for details.)

Posted an email with photos from Leonard Mills who served with the 69th Signal Photo Company in Kaiserslautern and Heidelberg in the early 1960s (69th Sig Photo Co Page, Signal section).
Feb 7, 2014
Jerry Broussard submitted some additional details for the identification of Mystery Photos #24 and #25 (Mystery Photo Page).

Posted an email from Michael Cabrera who served with the 78th Maintenance Company at Boeblingen Maintenance Facility in the early 1980s and who returned to the Boeblingen area as a civilian where he worked for AAFES at Panzer Kaserne and BMF for many additional years into the early 1990s (1st Maint Bn Page, Ordnance section).
Feb 11, 2014
Added photos and information on the Boeblingen Ordnance Rebuild Plant (Ord Depot) submitted by Reinhard Knoblich and the Böblinger Flughafengeschichten group (Böblingen Maintenance Facility Page, Ordnance Rebuild Shops sub-menu, Ordnance section). The Böblinger Flughafengeschichten group consists of three local historians in the Böblingen area who are researching & documenting the history of the Böblingen Airfield (Flughafen), including the period from 1945 to 1992, during which the US Army used the airfield as a vehicle park, rebuild shop and later maintenance facility. More to be added soon on that facility.

Also posted two great aerial photos of US Army installations: the Boeblingen Maintenance Facility in Böblingen (includes Fliegerhorst Kaserne), submitted by the Stadtarchiv Böblingen (city archives office) (Stuttgart Page, Kaserne section) and Hammonds Barracks in Seckenheim in the early 1960s, submitted by Leonard Mills (Mannheim Page, Kaserne section).
Feb 12, 2014
Posted photos of the Neu Ulm Fire Station (Neu Ulm Page, Kaserne section), Bindlach Fire Station (Grafenwoehr Page) and Pirmasens Fire Station (Pirmasens Page) submitted by Benn Knorr. All the photos appear to be from the 1950s.
Feb 13, 2014
Posted an article from the JOBBER (2nd SUPCOM newspaper) on the 496th Supply Company and the European Redistribution Facility at the Boeblingen Maintenance Facility in 1986 (13th S&S Bn Page, Quartermaster section).
Feb 14, 2014
Since we are on the subject of ERF's in Germany, here is an article on the V Corps ERF at Grossauheim (Hanau), operated by the 56th Repair Parts Supply Company in the late 1980s, early 1990s (8th Maint Bn Page, Ordnance section).
Feb 15, 2014
Added an article on the 8907th Civilian Support Group and its involvement with the Quarter-Ton Truck Sustainability Program at GSC Kaiserslautern in the 1980s (GSC Kaiserslautern Page, 21st Support Command sub-menu, Support Commands section).
Feb 16, 2014
Added a complete issue of THE SUSTAINER, the command newspaper of the 3rd Support Command, V Corps from January 1989 (3rd SUPCOM Page, Corps section). This is a special "Year in Review" (1988) issue.

Also created the 45th Engineer Construction Battalion Page and added some information (Engineer section).
Feb 17, 2014
Added a copy of the vistor's brochure handed out to VIPs touring the Adjutant General Support Center in Roedelheim (Frankfurt) in the late 1960s (Publications Branch chapter, AG Division Page, Adjutant General section). This publication was submitted by James Preston who served with the AG Support Center in the late 1960s.
Feb 26, 2014
Added two items today: a unit history of the 10th Special Forces Group (Abn) HALO operations in the late 1960s submitted by Dale Sungy who served with the ODA-8 Team (10th SF Gp (Abn) Page); a unit history of the 606th Ordnance Company that supported 1st Bn, 1st ADA at Bitburg Air Base in the 1980s (108th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section). This unit history was compiled and submitted by Richard Zaiz who served with the 606th Ord Co in the mid-1980s.
Mar 4, 2014
Added an installation map of Caserne Lariboisiere, France - home of the US Army Garrison in Fontainebleau as well as a copy of the US Army Element, HQ AFCENT Information Booklet from 1963 (AFCENT Page). Both were submitted by Forrest Quinn.
Mar 13, 2014
Posted an email with a photo of the command center, A Company, 440th Signal Battalion submitted by Donald Gannon (440th Sig Bn Page, Signal section).

Added some information on the Area Signal Center, the basic operating element in the Army Area Communications System (Overview Page, Signal section). Also posted some photos of the Spallerhof properties (Linz) used by the US Army as billets and offices as well as some special service activities and the Nibelungen Bridge in Linz that served as one of the border crossing points between the US and Russian zones (Linz Page, Camp Directory, USFA section).
Mar 15, 2014
Added some information on the phasing-out of the last NIKE-HERC battalions in the 32nd Army Air Defense Command in the early 1980s (32nd AADCOM Page, Air Defense section). The information was submitted by James G. Smith.

Also created three maps for the 32nd AADCOM Page: (1) the deployment of NIKE-HERC battalions and their firing batteries in the 1960s; (2) the changes to the deployment of the N-H battalions after the inactivation of two battalions in the 1969-70 time frame; (3) the deployment of non-divisional Patriot, IHAWK and C/V battalions in the 32nd AADCOM in 1989 - after the last of seven US Army Patriot Battalions arrived in Germany (all on the 32nd AADCOM Page).
Mar 16, 2014
Posted an email from Eugene Dobrzelecki who served with the 275th Signal Company in Paris, France in the early 1960s (1st Sig Gp Page, Signal section). He provides some interesting information on the Block House (Paris Signal Center) and the US Army building on Rue Marbeuf.
Mar 19, 2014
Posted an email from Bill Burrell who served with B Team, 66th US Army Artillery Detachment (USAAD) at Holzwickede, Germany (near Dortmund) in the late 1970s (5th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde, Ordnance section).
Mar 20, 2014
Posted an email from Jim Lane who served with the 9th Automatic Data Processing Service Center in Zweibrücken in the mid-1980s (73rd Sig Bn Page, Signal section).

Added several aerial photos of US Army installations in Verdun: Maginot Caserne, Gribeauval Caserne, US Army Hospital Verdun and the Chicago Area storage complex. All photos are from January 1966 (ADSEC Page, Communications Zone, COMZEUR section).
Mar 24, 2014
Added several items relating to the US Army's presence at Caserne Lariboisiere in Fontainebleau, France: (a) a short history by David Egan of Caserne Lariboisiere which was occupied by elements of the US Army in August 1944 and remained an active US Army installation until 1967, when US and NATO troops where forced to leave France; (b) an aerial photo of the caserne from 1947 when it served as a depot for the American Graves Registration Command; (c) and an installation map of the caserne from 1953. All of these items are in the Fontainebleau Garrison section of the AFCENT Page.
Mar 25, 2014
Added a couple of ID's of photos on the Mystery Photo Page: Ralf Beck, Germany, provided information on photos 16 and 39.

Also added a new Mystery Photo (No. 41). This photo shows an Army H-19 ambulance helicopter (possibly from the 47th Medical Detachment) parked on a field next to a military hospital in Germany (?). I am looking for the identification of the hospital plant in the photo.

Posted an email from Wayne Brown who served with HHD, 71st Ordnance Battalion at Grenadier Kaserne, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen in the late 1950s (71st Ord Bn Page, Ordnance section). While I was at it I also added an annotated aerial photo of Grenadier Kaserne, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, from the 1960s from my collection (Stuttgart Page, Kaserne section).
Mar 26, 2014
Received two valid responses (Robert Szostek & Mike Lehman) on the same day after posting Mystery Photo #41 (Mystery Photo Page).
Mar 28, 2014
Created a 97th Engr Bn (Const) Page and added some information on the 97th during the battalion's service in France and Germany (97th Engr Bn Page, Engineer section).
Apr 2, 2014
Added a complete copy of an Information Pamphlet that was distributed to VIPs who visited the US Army Ordnance Plant at Boeblingen in the early 1960s (Böblingen Maintenance Facility Page, Ordnance Rebuild Shops sub-menu, Ordnance section).
Apr 3, 2014
Posted an email from Fred Seaver who served with the 33rd Infantry Scout Dog Platoon in Wildflecken in the mid-1950s. Also added a newspaper article about the same unit from 1956 (4th Armor Gp Page, Armored Cavalry section). Another email I posted was from William Moorehead who served with APO 189 in Pirmasens in the early 1960s and provides information on the 22nd Base Post Office in Kaiserslautern (Postal Units Page, Adjutant General section).

Added three aerial photos to the Mystery Page (#42A, $2B & 42C). The three were included in a set of photos taken by a WAAF. The set also shows a group of service men and women (all appear to be Air Force) during a visit to Salzburg in the 1946/47 time frame. It is possible that the three aerial photos were taken in that area.
Apr 8, 2014
Added another photo (#43) to the Mystery Photo Page. The photo shows a formation of 4th Armored Division troops at an unknown kaserne. It is possible that the photo was taken at McKee barracks in Crailsheim and the image shows HHC DISCOM personnel. But I need help in confirming this or, if incorrect, idetifying the actual post.

I posted some photos of the 3118th Signal Service Group at Marbach Kaserne (name of Gibbs Barracks in the immediate post-war years) in Frankfurt (3118th Sig Svc Gp chapter, the 1940s, Overview Page, Signal Corps section). And I also added some historical information on the EUCOM Signal Division in the 1946/47 time frame.

Added an email from Robert Whilte who served with C Company, 370th Armored Infantry Battalion at Henry Kaserne in Munich, mid-1950s (Armd Inf Bns Page, US Constabulary section);
Apr 10, 2014
Added three old photos of Columbus Quay, Port of Bremerhaven from the 1946-47 time frame (Bremerhaven POE Page, Transportation section). Also added another oldtimer photo: a great shot taken from the Terrace Cafe at Schumann Theater in Frankfurt near the main train station, also from the immediate post-war period (Frankfurt Page, Kaserne section).
Apr 16, 2014
Added photos and some information on the School of Standards that was operated in Zell am See, Austria, by the Zone Command (Zone Command Page, USFA section). Added additional photos of Yanke Hall in Zell am See to the Saalfelden Page (Camp Directory menu, USFA section).
Apr 21, 2014
Posted some photos of the 291st Field Artillery Battalion from Schwäbisch Hall, 1950s (18th Arty Gp Page, Field Artillery section).
Apr 23, 2014
Posted an email with photos submitted by Tim Lindamood who served with the 19th US Army Artillery Detachment (USAFAD) at Perivolaki, Greece in the late 1980s (558th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde, Ordnance section).
Apr 24, 2014
Posted some photos of McKee Barracks in Crailsheim, including a great aerial photo from 1991 courtesy of the Stadtarchiv Crailsheim (Ansbach Page, Kaserne section).
Apr 30, 2014
Added information on the USAREUR Rehabilitation Center in the 1950s. This activity of the Theater Provost Marshall was a medium-security prison that was tasked with rehabilitating military prisoners convicted of minor offenses in Army court martial cases and returning them to duty with their units.

Also posted an email from Rex Redmon who served with the 379th Signal Battalion and then the newly activated 1st Signal Battalion at Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen in the early 1960s (379th Sig Bn Page, Signal section).
May 21, 2014
Back from a wonderful three-week vacation in Europe. Lots of good emails and materials received while out of town. Also have a big backlog from the past few months to work through in next weeks. Will try to get back to everybody as soon as possible.

Posted photos of the US Forces in Austria Stockade at Camp McCauley, Hörsching from the early 1950s (Other MP Units chapter, 796th MP Bn Page, USFA section). Photos were submitted by John Mahoney whose father, PFC John Mahoney, was assigned to the 501st MP Stockade Detachment during that period. John also sent additional photos of Camp McCauley that have been posted on the Linz Page (Camp Directory, USFA section).
May 26, 2014
Posted some emails: additional information and several photos were submitted by Robert White, 370th Armd Inf Bn. These were added to his original post (April 8, 2014) in the 370th Armd Inf Bn section of the Armd Inf Bns Page (US Constabulary section); also an email from John Wallenburg who served with B Company, 447th Signal Bn at Donnersberg in the early 1970s (447th Sig Bn Page, Signal Corps section).
May 28, 2014
Posted an email from Wilberto Gonzales who served with D Company, 501st Aviation Battalion (Cbt) at Katterbach in the late 1970s (501st Avn Bn Page, Army Aviation section).
May 31, 2014
Posted an email from Hugh Murphy who served with C Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery at Spangdahlem in the early 1960s (94th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section).

Also created a map showing US Army installations and housing areas in and around Ansbach in 1990 (Ansbach Page, Kaserne section).
Jun 5, 2014
Posted several items: some photos and information on the decimeter communications equipment (Luftwaffe equipment captured by the US Army at the end of WWII) that was used by the US Army Signal Corps on Hill 808 (Grosser Feldberg/Taunus) in the early years after the end of WWII (1940s Chapter, Overview Page, Signal section); a copy of the USAREUR Quartermaster Conference held at the USAREUR QM School at Lenggries in November 1956 (1950s Chapter, Overview Page, Quartermaster section).

Also added several nice aerial photos: Erlangen Dependent Housing with the southwestern section of Ferris Barracks in 1962 (Nuernberg Page, Kaserne section); two Patrick Henry Village photos from 1958 and a photo of the Heidelberg Army Airfield from 1955 (Heidelberg Page); and, finally, to close out the day - the Chiemsee Leave Center in all its glory in 1953 (Garmisch Page).
Jun 6, 2014
Posted some photos of Aschaffenburg kasernes (Airfield, Fiori, Graves) on the Aschaffenburg Page (Kaserne section) and added some information on the 18th Infantry Regiment in Aschaffenburg from 1954 (Page 2, 1st Inf Div, Divisions section).
Jun 15, 2014
Posted several emails: a continuation of Hugh Murphy's recollections of his time with 4th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery and the transition of the unit from Nike-Ajax to Nike-Hercules in the early 1960s (94th ADA Gp/Bde Page); Joseph Lafferty who served with the 26th Signal Battalion at Heilbronn in the early 1970s (26th Sig Bn Page, Signal section); and William J. Des Roches who provides some details on the Rivers Building in Würzburg during the time he served with the 3rd MI Detachment in the early 1970s (Würzburg Page, Kaserne section).

Also added several great old USAREUR-related pictures from my private collection: Heidelberg in the late 1940s (Heidelberg Page); Frankfurt, 1946 and Rhein-Main Air Base, 1950 (Frankfurt Page); Munich, 1946 (Munich Page); and Wiesbaden-Dotzheim, 1946 (Wiesbaden Page).

I also made a correction to the US Army installations in/around Ansbach map posted on May 31 based on information provided by Stafford Maheu (Ansbach Page). If you have corrections or additions that you would like to suggest, please contact the webmaster.
Jun 17, 2014
Posted a third installment of Hugh Murphy's recollections -- this one covers his assignment to C Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 1st Artillery at Quirnheim in the mid-1960s (94th ADA Gp/Bde Page).

Also created two maps: one map shows the US Army installations and housing areas in and around Aschaffenburg in 1990 (Aschaffenburg Page, Kaserne section); the other is an annotated installation map of Shipton Kaserne near Ansbach with information submitted by Stafford Maheu. Shipton was home to 6th Battalion, 43rd ADA - one of the first PATRIOT units to be stationed in Germany in the late 1980s. If you have corrections or additions that you would like to suggest for any of the maps created for this website, please contact the webmaster.
Jul 3, 2014
Posted some information and photos of the first Army shopping center in Fürth opened in 1948 (Nürnberg Page, Kaserne section).

Also added some photos of Pinder Barracks in Zirndorf submitted by Mike Dustin (Nürnberg Page). The photos show the motor pool area during an Open House held at Pinder in the 1960s.
Jul 9, 2014
Posted some emails: from Jerry Corbin who served with the 50th Ordnance Ammunition Company in Kaiserslautern in the early 1960s; Rachel Fish, granddaughter of Raymond J. Breaux who served as Operations NCO with S-3 Section, 50th Ord Ammo Co, late 1950s (both on the 82nd Ord Bn Page, Ordnance section).

Also created and added a map that shows the US Army installations and housing areas in and around Würzburg in 1990 (Wuerzburg Page, Kaserne section).
Jul 12, 2014
Added some information on American Forces Network, Europe from the 1940s and early 1950s (AFN-Europe Page). Have more AFN history and quite a few photos of AFN-E during the time frame it was located at the Von Brüning Schloss in Höchst that I will be adding in the next few days.
Jul 16, 2014
Added some great photos of the AFN-Frankfurt Station (Höchst) from 1952. Photos were submitted by Julie Kelly, daughter of the late Gilbert Gass, who served with AFN-Frankfurt in the early 1950s (AFN-Europe Page).
Jul 20, 2014
Added an email from Clarence Barrett who served as the EES Manager in Vienna in the early 1950s (Vienna Page, Camp Directory, USFA section).

Also posted a lot of photos of Finthen Army Airfield from the early 1950s that were submitted by John Whelan who served with the 245th Transportation Company (AAM) in Finthen (205th Trans Bn Page, Army Aviation section and Finthen AAF Page, Aviation section).
Jul 24, 2014
Added some historical items: information on the Heidelberg Stadthalle that was used as a service club in the late 1940s (Heidelberg Page, Kaserne section); a copy of the program for the deactivation ceremony of Heidelberg Area Command in March 1958 (Area Command Page).

Posted two emails: onel with photos submitted by Bob Kania who served at Radio Site Sunbeam in 1967 (11th AD Sig Bn Page, Air Defense section); the other email was from Bob Morgan who served with the 267th Signal Company at Pirmasens in the early 1980s (73rd Sig Bn Page, Signal).
Jul 27, 2014
Added some history of HQ US Army Security Agency Europe for Fiscal Year 1962 with an organization chart for USASA, Europe for June 1962 (Army Scty Agency Page).
Jul 29, 2014
Posted an email from Richard Hofacker who served with the Army Air Corps in Germany (Fürstenfeldbruck and Erding) after the end of WWII and then worked for the Graphic Arts Section of the Adjutant Generals Division in Frankfurt-Höchst (Publications Branch Page, Adjutant General section).
Jul 30, 2014
Posted an email from Hugh Murphy who served with several of the NIKE Air Defense units in Germany in the 1960s (94th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section). In this installment Hugh provides additional information and recollections on his assignments to 5th Missile Battalion, 1st Artillery and 3rd Missile Battalion, 71st Artillery. Additional emails added: from Louis Archuletta who served with Detachment "C" 3rd Supply & Transport Battalion in the late 1960s and early 1970s (3rd Avn Bn Page, Army Aviation section); Lee Milner who served with the 26th Base Post Office in Munich and the 15th Army Postal Unit in Zweibrücken (26th BPO chapter, Postal Units Page, Adjutant General section).
Jul 31, 2014
Posted an email from Joe Obenberger who served with the US Army Trial Defense Service, Region VII at Wallace Barracks in Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart) in the early 1980s (Stuttgart Page, Kaserne section).
Aug 1, 2014
Posted the August 5 1955 issue of the 5th Infantry Division DIAMOND DUST newspaper (5th Inf Div Page, Divisions). Several issues were submitted by Glen Beckwith, son of a 5th Inf Div veteran. Also added a nice photo of an early model Honest John launcher from the 7th Rocket Battery at a demonstration in Darmstadt in 1955 (36th FA Gp Page, Field Artillery).
Aug 5, 2014
Posted some photos of Funker Kaserne, Esslingen, submitted by Klaus Heinzmann (Stuttgart Page, Kaserne section). Klaus served with Labor Service/Civilian Support from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
Aug 6, 2014
Posted some photos submitted by Eric Wimsatt whose grandfather, Bernard Joseph Wimsatt, was a member of the 265th Field Artillery Battalion (280mm) at Baumholder in the early 1950s (42nd FA Gp/Bde Page, Field Artillery section). The photo set includes some photos of the "A" Battery gun that went off the road and turned over in August 1954 during a road march injuring five members of the gun section.
Aug 10, 2014
Added a new Mystery Photo (No. 44) (Mystery Photo Page). This photo shows directional signs set up by 3rd Army at an intersection somewhere in Munich (probably downtown). The date of the photo is probably around 1946/47.

Posted an email from Greg Webb who served at Metz Terminal District in St. Baussant, France and at PDC Melun in the mid-1960s (USA Petroleum Distribution Command Page, Quartermaster section).
Aug 14, 2014
Posted photos of the 94th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion at Wackernheim submitted by Gee-Gee Koble, daughter of Gus Willie Geffert who served with the battalion in the early 1950s (Page 2, 2nd Armd Div, Divisions section). Also added an article on the 94th AAA Bn from the 2nd Armored Division's 1952 Pictorial History.

Also added two photos of the same unidentified kaserne (#45A and #45B on the Mystery Photo Page).
Aug 16, 2014
Posted an answer for Mystery Photo #44 submitted by Carsten Kattau from Munich (Mystery Photo Page).
Aug 17, 2014
Received a response from Max Lohrmann, Germany who identifies the two photos in Mystery Photo #45 (Mystery Photo Page).
Aug 27, 2014
Posted an email from Gregory Hoffman whose father served with an unidentified ASA unit at the IG Farben Building in the mid-1950s (ASA-Europe Page).

Also added a very nice photo from my collection showing the 110th Infantry Band (28th Inf Div) during an event at the Ulm Hauptbahnhof in the early 1950s (Page 2, 28th Inf Div, Divisions section).

There is a book (in German) being released in September on the history of the US Army Garrison in Heidelberg (closed in Sept 2013). For more information click on this link.
Aug 28, 2014
Added several photos from my collection showing the Harbor Craft Branch (Port Operations) at Bremerhaven in the late 1940s/early 1950s (Bremerhaven POE Page, Transportation section).
Sep 4, 2014
Added some additional information submitted by Geoff Walden regarding several of the older Berchtesgaden photos (#12, #29, #32, and #34) on the Garmisch Page (Kaserne section).

Posted several great photos of Tompkins Barracks submitted by Thomas Del Rey (Heidelberg Page). Photo were taken at the former post during an Open House in 2013, after it had been closed and returned by the US Army to the German government.

Also updated the BING BIRD'S EYE and GOOGLE MAPS links in the Heidelberg section of the Kaserne Page.
Sep 8, 2014
Added several nice photos: main gate at Tompkins Barracks, Schwetzingen, submitted by Michael Cannon (Heidelberg Page) and two photos relating to the USAREUR Bridge Park which was located at Tompkins barracks. These photos were submitted by Jennifer Kant (51st Maint Bn Page, Ordnance).

Also posted two emails: from Randall Roush who served with the 14th ATC Company at the unit's 3rd Flight Coordination Center (Laramie Radio) in Regensburg in the mid-1970s (59th ATC Bn Page, Army Aviation section); and from Ron Proffitt who served with Hq Company, Nahbollenbach Army Depot in the mid-1960s (Nahbollenbach QM Depot Page, Quartermaster section).
Sep 12, 2014
Posted a complete issue of THE ARROW, the 8th Infantry Division newspaper (8th Inf Div Page, Divisions section). The issue in question is the Unit Day (Organization Day) special issue for July 2,1957 (Pre-PENTOMIC), a year after arriving in Germany with the division still headquartered at Cooke Barracks, Göppingen.
Sep 14, 2014
Updated the Heilbronn Page and added some items - topo map from 1958 and map showing US Army installations in the Heilbronn-Neckarsulm area.
Sep 15, 2014
Added a topo map for the area around Dolan Barracks, Schwäbisch Hall from 1959 (Heilbronn Page) and a topo map for the area around McKee Barracks, Crailsheim from 1960 (Ansbach Page).
Sep 17, 2014
Posted a copy of the service memoirs written by Jack Wachs who served with the 44th Chemical Company (Smoke Generator) in Mannheim in the mid-1950s (Ansbach Page).
Oct 7, 2014
I am back from my 2-week research trip to Germany - no, I did not do my research at the Oktoberfest, as some would believe :-). Collected a lot of good USAREUR historical material for the website that I will be adding over the next few weeks. Also participated in a recent book presentation event at the Heidelberg City Archives where our "Amerikaner in Heidelberg" book (Christian Führer, Mike Montgomery and myself) on the history of the US Army Garrison in Heidelberg, 1945 -1913 was presented to the local media. (YouTube video on the event.)

Posted a copy of the Army memoirs of Donald Elmore who served several tours between 1956 and the mid-1970s in Germany with various Signal Corps outfits (102nd Signal Bn Page, Signal section). Also added some great photos of Old Wiley Barracks in Neu Ulm from the mid-1950s submitted by Chuck Charnquist who served with Medical Company, 13th Infantry Regiment (Page 2, 8th Infantry Division, Division section). (Old Wiley was the former Ludendorff Kaserne. New Wiley was the cantonment area just east of Ludendorff that was constructed by the US Army during the early 1950s.)

Added a brief history and some links regarding the US Forces Kindergraves at the Kaiserslautern main cemetery where 451 US children are buried (Kaiserslautern Page, Kaserne section).
Oct 9, 2014
Added two maps - McGraw Kaserne installation in the 1980s submitted by Mike Montgomery, somewhat modified by myself (Munich Page, Kaserne section); disposition of 6th Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery (HAWK) in the 1960s (69th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section).
Oct 16, 2014
Added two maps that I created: Bad Kreuznach Military Community, 1978 (Bad Kreuznach Page, Kaserne section) and Baumholder Military Community, 1978 (Baumholder Page); also added a graphic that shows the difference in Army aircraft density at USAREUR's major airfields in Germany between 1985 and 1990 (1980s chapter, Overview Page, Army Aviation section).
Oct 17, 2014
Posted a complete issue of the COMPASS, command newspaper of the Combat Equipment Group, Europe in Mannheim (CEGE Page, Logistical Command section).
Oct 18, 2014
Added three great articles on logistical units in USAREUR in the late 1960s: US Theater Army Support Command, Europe in Worms (TASCOMEUR Page); US Army Material Command, Europe in Zweibruecken (MATCOMEUR Page, Logistical Commands section); and US Army Transportation Command, Europe in Oberursel (4th TRANSCOM Page, Transportation section).
Oct 21, 2014
Posted an email from Robert Quillen who served with the 175th Aviation Company (COBRA) in the mid 1970s at Illesheim (501st Avn Bn Page, Army Aviation section). Also added a great aerial photo of Storck Barracks in Illesheim from the late 1980s submitted by Bruce Collins (Illesheim Army Airfield Page, Army Airfields & Heliports sub-menu, Army Aviation section).
Oct 30, 2014
Made changes to the original location map of 6th Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery (HAWK) in the mid-1960s and added two additional mid-1960s maps: 4th MSL Bn, 57th Arty (HAWK) in Ansbach and 6th MSL Bn, 60th Arty (HAWK) in Grafenwoehr (69th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section).
Nov 7, 2014
Posted some information on the 1st Signal Company as well as an email with some photos submitted by John Veit who served with the 1st Signal Company in Würzburg in the early 1950s (1st Inf Div Page, Divisions section).

Posted a notice in the Armored Cav section requesting some photographic assistance for Siegfried Walter who is working on a large Diorama of a complete 3rd Squadron 11th ACR kaserne (11th ACR Page).
Nov 11, 2014
Posted some emails: Michael Barr, served with the 10th Artillery Group in Darmstadt (10th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section); Jack Welch, served with a small detachment from the 328th Communications Reconnaissance Company in Vienna just before the US and Allied forces left Austria after the Austrian State Treaty in 1955 and was later assigned to Det L at Nottau, Germany (ASA-Europe Page); Dennis Green who served with the 175th Aviation Company (Attack Helicopter) when it deployed to Germany in January 1973 (501st Avn Bn Page, Army Aviation section).
Nov 13, 2014
Added a copy of the Jan 5 1968 issue of the 32nd Air Defense Command NEWS, the command newspaper of the 32nd AADCOM (32nd AADCOM Page, Army Defense section).

Also posted some very nice photos of McKee Barracks, Crailsheim, submitted by Nifft Shea who served with 2nd Bn (Lance), 42nd Field Artillery in Crailsheim when it was activated in 1973 (Ansbach Page, Kaserne section).
Nov 19, 2014
Posted a great aerial photo of Henry Kaserne in Munich from July 1963 (Munich Page, Kaserne section). The photo is courtesy of the Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation in Munich, Germany. One of my projects is to create a "building key" that identifies what each building was used for. Anyone who has information can contact the webmaster (me) by using the link at the top of this page.
Nov 22, 2014
Added two great aerial photos: Warner Kaserne and Will Kaserne, both in Munich, July 1963 (Munich Page, Kaserne section). The photos are courtesy of the Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation in Munich, Germany. Here, too, I am trying to create a "building key" that identifies what each building on the kasernes was used for. Anyone who has information can contact the webmaster (me) by using the link at the top of this page.

Posted an email from Chuck Catania who served with "C" Battery, 4th Battalion, 57th Artillery (HAWK) in the 1960s when the unit was still located at Monteith Barracks, Führt (69th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section).
Nov 26, 2014
Added a beautiful aerial photo of McGraw Kaserne from 1989 (Munich Page, Kaserne section). The photo is courtesy of the Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation in Munich, Germany. Here again, I am trying to create a "building key" that identifies what each building on the kaserne was used for - anytime in the span of the 1945-1991 time frame. Anyone who has information can contact the webmaster (me) by using the link at the top of this page.
Dec 2, 2014
Posted an email with some photos submitted by Ronald Peterson who was assigned to the Internal Rail Section at Kaiserslautern Army Depot Complex in the early 1970s (Kaiserslautern Army Depot Page, Army Depots section). He was the Senior Operator of one of the last rail crews in the Army.

Also posted a map of the Wildflecken Training Area from the late 1980s (Wildflecken Page, Kaserne section).
Dec 5, 2014
Posted some photos of the NATO Atomic Artillery Demonstration held at Finthen Airfield around 1960 from my personal collection (V Corps Artillery Page, Corps section). Webmaster would like to hear from anyone who participated in this particular demonstration or any other ones held in the late 1950s, early 1960s (in V and VII Corps area (see contact link at top of page).
Dec 7, 2014
Posted some information related to the CORPORAL surface-to-surface missiles from a period pamphlet (NATO Atomic Artillery Demonstration, V Corps, Oct 1960) that was distributed to NATO officials who participated in dynamic demonstrations of V Corps field artillery and air defense systems (Overview Page, Field Artillery section). Would be very interested in hearing from anyone who participated in these type of demonstrations held in Germany in the late 1950s and 1960s.

Also posted photos of the 1st Missile Battalion (CORPORAL), 38th Artillery from my personal collections (36th FA Group Page, Field Artillery section). The battalion was stationed at Babenhausen.
Dec 9, 2014
Posted two emails: from Thomas Cassin who served first with the 562nd QM Detachmemt (Petroleum Products Lab, Mobile) at Sandhofen and then as CO of "C" Company, 15th QM Battalion in Mannheim in the early 1960s (15th QM Bn Page, Quartermaster section); Charles Brown, 2nd Bn, 14th Field Artillery, part of 4th Armd Div Artillery, at Monteith Barracks, Führt, in the early 1960s (Page 2, 4th Armd Div, Divisions).
Dec 16, 2014
Posted two emails: from Ray Leipold who served with 6th Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery (HAWK) in Landshut in the mid 1960s (69th ADA Gp/Bde Page, Air Defense section); Paul Durant, served with 1st Signal Company, 1st Inf Div, in the early 1950s (1st Inf Div Page, Divisions section).
Dec 17, 2014
Posted an email from Paul Kelly who served with 1st Battle Group, 7th Infantry in Aschaffenburg in the early 1960s and was there when the 3rd Inf Div converted from the PENTOMIC to the ROAD structure (3rd Inf Div Page, Divisions section); Paul also provided information for the annotated Graves Barracks (1964) installation map.
Dec 22, 2014
Posted an email from Frank DeLise who served with 9th Missile Detachment in Radolfzell (Bodensee / Lake Constance) in the early 1960s (576th USAAG Page, Ordnance section).
MERRY CHRISTMAS -- FROHE WEIHNACHTEN
Dec 27, 2014
Posted an email from Thomas Ritter who served with the 60th Aviation Company at Echterdingen Army Airfield near Stuttgart in the early 1960s (Stuttgart Airfield Page, Army Aviation section).

Also added some photos submitted by Walter Roberts that show some construction work during a facility upgrade project at Grossauheim Kaserne in 1976 (Hanau Page, Kaserne section). The photos were taken by Roger L. Roberts who served with HHD, 8th Maintenance Battalion in the mid-1970s.
Dec 28, 2014
Added a copy of two newspapers: a copy (PDF format) of the January 22, 1971 issue of the MATCOM Ledger, a command newspaper distributed by the Public Affairs Office of the US Army Materiel Command, Europe at Kreuzberg Kaserne, Zweibrücken (MATCOMEUR Page, Logistical Commands section); and a copy of the August 19, 1971 issue of the TASCOM Chronicle, the command newspaper for the Theater Army Support Command, Europe in Worms (TASCOMEUR Page, Logistical Commands section).
Dec 30, 2014
Posted two emails: from Michael Kress who served with the 240th Air Traffic Control Company (later E Company, 3rd BN (ATC), 58th Avn) first at Coleman AAF and then at Grafenwoehr AAF in the second half of the 1980s (59th ATC Bn Page, Army Aviation section); Curtis Banker with the 714th Tank Battalion that was stationed at Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt, in the mid-1950s (4th Armor Gp Page, Armord-Cavalry section). (Curtis also provided some information that was used for an annotated installation map for Conn Barracks, c. 1957).
  This website will continue to undergo many changes as I keep adding information (maps, photos, histories of military communities, kasernes, units and personal recollections) and experiment with formats, resolutions, etc.