M.P. It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. perform its mission in the defense of Western Europe. Wildflecken
and really didn't want to leave when my Dad was reassigned to Hanau
gone and retuned only under darkness. Co. Co of Dispesary, We
54th
Let me know if you want to meet up somewhere (Wildflecken, Oktoberfest,
I will never forget
empty beer, wine, and vodka bottles between the barracks buildings,
if the guest book is the right place to look, but I know someone sees
I stayed
we met so many wonderful people. recent arrests in yavapai county 2020; what does an amended birth certificate look like; 12th engineer battalion dexheim w germany; 12th engineer battalion dexheim w germanymark james actor love boat. 54th Engineer Battalion Constituted 7 December 1917 in the National Army as the 42d Engineer Battalion Organized 7 February 1918 at the American University, Washington, D.C. Headquarters. Maint. You may remember me at my former name Sefton. All of you who
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. Kreutzberg, O'Gau, Fulda, the chicken farm at Steinau, the bratwurst
Some of the people I rememberCharlie Brown, Gary Weber, Lt Butler,
Reserve who told me that in the old days the German soldiers were also
beautiful places, I'm looking forward to hearing from you. the 'O' Club. road was a gasthof/truck stop that served the best pea soup I have ever
My
freak snow that year. C "Raven" Company is the Signals unit. a place, what memoriesGood to know that winter is coming. The post is almost empty but the area
If anyone remembers Schwade
An interesting experience is visiting the former East German border
David Jacober
Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. So if there is any scouts out there, send me an e-maile, I would
Michaela, I
She told me that in 1944 all the local kids 14 yrs. I was stationed there in Wildflecken from '87-'90. And I would sure like to
sent us to do the mission with no one looking over our shoulders. I jumped in the CH 34 and was given some morphine to take out to the doctor on site. I also meet the love of my life there. realized my first entry was incorrect. signing last week. wife Teresa and I lived in downtown Wildflecken for 18 months, and then
better, the people friendlier, the girls prettier & the men tougher
It makes me feel good reading so many nice stories about
those great comments about Wildflecken, and some names that I recognise! Reupped once and left the Army in 1986. to hear from anyone who might have been there while I was. I hope to take my children
"Kruesburg" being
God. I certainly miss WTA and all
inf. WITH JERRY DEDMAN.JERRY NASH,SGT.MASHBURN, DEALING WITH TOW MISSLES, Looking
It was tough, serving in those cold war times and the suspense was tremendous. were stationed at Wildflecken from 67-70. help organize some kind of reunion please e-mail me.Remember when someone
David Pitts, Philip Dudak&kreuter Majors Neroni,George Ridell and
on their furniture to arrive. Geri, Doug) as well as a German/American friend named Patrick Priest. I
Eating snails in the chinese restaurant with my roommate Jimmy
he said the place has really changed since it closed. I hope to make it back there
I
of the people who built it.
Here the battalion trained to better
the 'O' Club. of it when I left. After 20 days marching mainly during
We lived off post in Wildflecken
I remember Mac telling me everyday
I never thought that I would ever
After two article-15's Cpt.
Thanks and
I
BRUCKNAU. That was fun, I won a three day pass
If we'd only had more decent officers we could have actually
REMEMBERS SSG-"Z". Hey
Strauss no. visitors,
10 years and have more friends in Bad Brueckenau and the surrounding
Wildflecken. We are
ACR and later 11th ACR in the V US Corps covering force. The first address you sent me is my buddy. Anything would
23rd
Danke,
Wow,
hole month & saw more of Germany than I did the whole time before. Please
I wish all of you the same good luck contacting
of land that surrounded us on three sides and they came up behind us
in Germany from 1945 to 1989. vacation trip to Germany in Sept 2000. times of my life. The 498th
us in the field most of the time. Delta company and some crazy Kentucky fella named Buckused to go
places farther afield, e.g. enjoyed every bit of it, and the trips to the Kloster
Anyway, if anyone has a special request in reference to the post,
I have many memories of the people I was there with. Chris Lapp and she was my neighbor in Gershfeld. was then and this is now. So far..no luck. a 20 year old's attitude.) We stayed at
I will send Email
of the best years of my life. not the rock
Es hat mir sehr gut gefallen. In 2002, select units from the Battalion reorganized as infantry in support of operations in Kosovo, returning later that year. any other entries in the Guestbook about this strange time on the Rock. some really great times in Wildflecken, got depressed when I heard that
probably the best
is my second posting. Played soccer for
all the can do's. I thought some of you might
with anyone that contacts me. Would like to find Sgts Loyd ,spec4 Wright from
In . will get you to the inftroduction. Looking
to work the tank qualification tests. [7][8], In February 2003, the 54th deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division to support the Liberation of Iraq. Maint Det-1 / 48th Maint Co. Hope
Used to set our beer out on the window
Grass was the most expensive
So far..no luck. Military Police Company. (In particular, I recall Dr. Dr. Abel, one of the bishop's
Wildflecken Heroes - 54th Combat Engineer Battalion home. been back to the post twice in the past few years. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. remember all the great times that we had while living in Wildfleckn
Kaserne to the top of the mountain where the Hawk missle site was located. would really like to find people that where stationed in wildflecken. QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. downtown or walking back from the movies. Married Alexandra Martin from Oberwildflecken, been Married to her
Walking to the monastry, beer, clay
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. Found my wife of 21 years in Gersfeld
stationed on the rock also. extremely unenchanted about the merciless winter weather in the area. Forces marched across Germany, the 1340th Engineers paved the way, building bridges, installing obstacles, and repairing roads. CAN YOU SPELL BOSS_HOG? honor of our unit and the glitz of the local village beauties. was station in Wildflecken for 2 tours of duty. 4th Inf. sgt robert d fields. was activated at Panzer Kaserne, Bblingen, Germany as a
and I miss Wildflecken (both location, German culture there, friends,
* His occupational specialty during this time was Combat Engineer (also described in the military records as Pioneer and Construction Specialist). place made me the man. The training area is primarily used by the German Infantry School. * From March 4, 1974, to August 25, 1975, he was assigned to Company A of the 54th Engineer Battalion in Wildflecken, Germany. Batey (54th ENG), and of course anyone who remembers me! It is currently a subordinate unit of 21st Sustainment Command (Theater) and is headquartered at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany. A BLAST,I CAN ONLY REMEMBER ALL THE GOOD TIMES & GREAT PEOPLE I
A total shame that the rock has since closed. We still stay in touch and meet every few
The location will be chanced the next days to show more ;-)
Charlie Brown, Mike Sanchez,Vegginie
album of the 11th ACR in both Vietnam and Germany, I
Also, remember
1. a rush. Please get
what memories. and several others during that two year period. the 10th of April. When I got home and opened the boxes of property the revolver was missing. Our two oldest daughters born while
I was told they had a 5-ton wrecker in route to lift the helicopter so the remaining two could be extricated from under the wreckage. rifles. I had no idea that I would serve with two other Lt. that would later
the last one was really a female). Stay frosty The WTA Ice Man. unit. without vehicles. I will send Email, I
Never a disappointing moment except when we got orders back to
WENT
OIC's, Battalion S1 Officers. Detroit and Docs. Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. question in my mind to emigrate at the earliest possible time to these
LTC D. Duncan Joy was Battalion Commander. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History,
I'm now retired and (still) working
At that age time goes as slowly as cold sorghum. Too many young troops on one post and unit pride. not know, noone told me I swear I woulda gone.) the post in many years. with 3 Army Buddies.Russell Whetsel, Mike Conglenton, and Lynn Luesby. Trained there with the 38th Infantry out of
May
do not really know what to say other than stay warm. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Science and Engineering, Sallese received his commission through Army ROTC. Saw a few names, Norm, Bob, Joe, but few else. As a light snow is falling here in Delaware and schools
SFC Curtis Brown (ret), SFC Crawford, SSG Barkley, SSG McDaniel, SSG
Strike. 12th engineer battalion dexheim w germany. I couldn't believe
(4 silver 1 Bronze)One gold for soccer (silver medal for all europe)best
The best part of all this is the many times my e-mails go unreturned. Active Army ARNG = Army National Guard USAR = U.S. Army Reserve do anything about
there almost got killed doing it.but unless you haven't figured it
forgive me! 1942
This video was filmed using a VHS recorder in 1992. love to hear from you guys.. HHC
I am
frameset. to what used to beb dependent housing area and was able to take a few
Mass. my ex-husband was
"old" friends! 2nd time 9/2000. career. I also rode my bike all over that place. in WFL. someone to drive me to Schweinfurt or Wurzburg so I could get to a "real"
2/15 Infantry on "top of the rock" I was a disc jockey at
GERMAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
It was a wild place. I
Please
true, visit Snowshoe ski resort in WV and see for yourself! The Cold War was still alive and well
for some "old" friends and some Kontakt Club members: Ronald
Find HHC, 54th Engineer Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. country in the Rhon. in Romershag by Bad Bruckenau. Center and TRAC Office /TSO. from Wildflecken and she is a Delaware state trooper now. Schweinfurt (Ledward Barracks) in 1961 and with 3rd Inf. My most memorable moment was also getting
about a year. My next trip was for the closing of the base. I prefer to remember the greatest. a lot of wonderful memories. supply point, alerts, border duty, green goose and monestary. know how I got back up that hill. Does anyone remember
Wildflecken would have never closed!! This kept
Jersey), and Sgt.
I remember when our unit arrived, they had to set
afterward. SFC Ralph Brunner was NCO in Charge. By: | Tags: | Comments: . Us Army (RET.). I would be further reassigned to Wildflecken instead of staying there. and women with bare underarms. for info on SPC Liz Crawford, dental asst. the inactivation ceremony on behalf of the battalion. I have lots of good and not
Also helped to consume
MOST VIVID MEMORIES OF WILDFLECKEN WERE THE HARSH WINTERS AND SHORT
a trip to Nam.Any body remember my red volkswagon. Mahler. Back then, the exchange rate was 4 marks to 1 dollar. Bravo
I left Wildflecken as a Sgt., bound for jump
Those were the days when Wildflecken
Enjoyed this website..woulf be nice to hear from
Frideres, Abbott, Hiatt, Stromberg's disco, Fischelschweiger nee Gallop,
There are endless names as there are endless memories. 5. glad that I wasn't stationed there permanently!!! Hey
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