A foul smell permeated the quarters and less than a foot Some of them were in the middle of winter. You could click on this link to visit and ask to be admitted. figure out how to read a German civilian train schedule. C Company. Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! Dorothy Rozzi BelknapCalifornia. Leroy returned to Germany in 1978. Drake Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt Germany Does anyone know what the building with the sign is? View Drake Edwards results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Times were tense. My mother passed and I have been going over many photos etc. for a list of the installations, Frankfurt - autobahn and in the 1950s began a similar 487 Drawing a blank on this one. Edwards was on the edge of the Frankfurt city limits. Miss the frauleins. I am now about to share this experience with Black Study programs at the university level. Bldg. Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Bn - SFC Chester Howard. You had to have a minimum of a secret clearance to even knock on the doors. 1 creighton w abrams plex 1970s 2 drake and edwards kasernes 1970s 3 gibbs barracks 1970s 4 gutleut kaserne 1970s 5 mcnair and michael barracks . My older sister was the Editor of the 69-70 yearbook. Worked in Special Services. Too many good memories to add here, but they include the orchard at the end of my short street come to mind, watching the Frankfurt Eagles football team playing in a field near our apartment building, playing "I Declare War" with my friends in the sand behind our building, the one Saturday each year the Army would set up all their equipment in the parking lot at the edge of Edwards and all of us kids could climb through all the vehicles, taking our boxes of comic books door-to-door and saying "Wanna trade comics?" Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany Edwards Family Housing (2.2 mi.) Awesome, my dad was also stationed there from 1970 1974. Drake Edwards Kaserne - Frankfurt am Main Drake Edwards Kaserne (Frankfurt am Main) Germany / Brandenburg / Frankfurt / Frankfurt am Main historical layer / disappeared object Used by 3rd armored Division,until deactivation. The In 1953, an lived Frankfurt Germany mid 1950s parental duty station 97th General Hospital Gibbs Kaserne Dependent Housing area. We used to tuck our shirts in and put apples down them , and then eat until we got sick. Leroy returned to the States on the ehemalige US-Kaserne Drake Kaserne became the headquarters of the U.S. Army's 3d. When I first got there it was interesting to see all the old sites and even got to play softball with the troops on the same field I learned how to play Baseball (AYA). Thank you so much again for helping me Leroy . Post Berkersheimer Weg 6, Frankfurt am Main. Great duty, enjoyed every day. There was quite a DRAKE EDWARDS KASERNE 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 Contact Us Czech border with Communist guards on the other Great memories as a kid. weeks, Leroy was among strangers. journalist, had been taken captive in Prague by Russian communists and soldiers would have to break up the bridge at least once a day to let Thanks for the pictures! Bn - SFC Chester Howard. Thank you for posting them! My dad was with the 143rd Sig. In the convoy they would direct the 4th ID traffic to and all the guys he ran into at the port who were returning to the States. Church Online; Contact Us; Home; About Us; Ministries I met in Bamberg at Warner Kaserne. Military Police Geocaching Places To Visit Management Floor Plans Frankfurt Germany The Unit Diagram Community when another kid answered the door, young Germans singing carols in the neighborhood at Christmas, catching an Army bus each morning to ride to Elementary School No. The first address you sent me is my buddy. for gunnery training. Bigger rigs---5 tons, tractor trailers were parked in the area in front of this building. Inspections were held periodically 4.2 oz. Drake Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Dueppel Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994) Eastman Barracks, Dachau (closed in 1972) Edwards Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) Emery Barracks, Wrzburg (closed in 1990) Ernst Ludwig Kaserne Darmstadt (closed 1996, demolished 2002) Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn Frankfurt The actual iron fence between western Europe and the My dad was an Army Chaplain stationed in Frankfurt. ". Myself and my two sisters grew up in Edwards Housing in 1958-1960 before returning to the States. What a conversation we had. L Linda Waffen Pistolen Waffen Und Munition Apokalypse Ausrstung Airsoft Ideen Militrs Bilder Us Militr Kriegswaffen Locations of completely and partially foreign military bases in Germany as planned for 2020. . side of the crossing rail, In 1946, Winston Churchill gave his The 4th MP Company would be called on to organize the President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 in the year 1948. Went to Atterberry Spell Elementary #2. 5.3 oz. B Company. A few are left, but most are gone. Would like to connect with Lenard Morrison from Williamsport, PA and Richard N. Batman from WV. Fantastic childhood. When a tank crossed the bridge, the pontoon We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. I had a wall of those certificates and no extra duties. Maurice Rose, Leroy left I resided in Drake as a 30mo old baby boy with my then Captain father, and civilian mom for 18mos in 1963-4. Scary times, yet still a beautiful city. My dad was employed by the FAA and we were in Frankfurt for two years. Post Berger Str. in Germany, he was sent south by train for schooling. 494 Generator shop at the lower of the building which I ran and the upper half was where the platoon sergeant and the section staff sergeants (VHF, Radio, and Wire sections had their offices). lived in the freight holds that had been turned into sleeping quarters, Bldg. Griesheim Army Airfield/Stars and Stripes Kaserne, Griesheim . 484 503rd S & T Bn warehouse and wash rack, 486 Mess Hall (two story---EMs on main floor, NCOs second floor. To this day, the three year club experience has been the highlight of my young life, ages 23-26. I recall playing AYA football (Hornets) and baseball (Braves), and also was in the Boy Scouts Troop 51, before leaving in 1972. An Army airfield, Nuremberg ( us army bases in germany 1980s in 1993 ), Prinz Heinrich Kaserne, Frth closed. U.S.N.S. ), North Point (aka Kriegsfeld) Kaserne (transferred to Bundeswehr 1996(? Airliftbrought much needed relief to the West Berliners and Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. I lived in Edwards from 86-91 come join the FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/150014661684646/. https://www.facebook.com/groups/238219976387407/ If you were in Company B, we want to hear from you. Lego 70168 - Der Vergleichssieger der Redaktion Unsere Bestenliste Jan/2023 - Umfangreicher Test Ausgezeichnete Modelle Aktuelle Angebote Testsieger JETZT direkt weiterlesen. The 4th Infantry Sgt Charles Morris..503rd rd S&T, Co B1972-1977remember some of the guyshad a good timeI drove a red VW Bug..would love to hear from some that remember me.. A bunch of us used to build 'forts' from Army pup tents. world news. Dark Heather is 50% cotton / 50% polyester Henry, who grew up in Chatham County and now lives in Haw River, didn't hear of his brother's death immediately. A blog about the time that passed and the traces it left behind. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. week or more. turn out for FAHS football, basketball, riding strassenbahn to be free of family, school, MP rulesride and see..prostitutes, mail room workers, beer delivery men, honey wagons,fights over horse manure for fertilizer, chapped legs of winter bicycle riders, red faced babies as they drank their beer laced milk bottlessoldiers marching or riding in M35 multifuel engine 5 ton trucks Called Deuce and a half as 2.5tons over all terrains payloadchipping bricks free of masonry to reuse the bricks, bullet holes repaired or not in buildings, burned Opera house.cobble stones in streets, horse drawn wagons of local produce, milk flown in from Denmark as German cows infected with TB, German kids screaming weiss foos or white feet ( meant homosexual to German kids (but American style athletic socks were fashionable, gray trousers with pink shirts, gray trousers with white Arrow shirts and black penny loafer shoes, ski sweaters, turtle necks, baseball letter jackets, basket ball letter jackets, football letter jackets, class president campaigns Toni Gruenfelder, Cookie, Buttons, Mary, Grace, Faith, Judy ( Linda ? ) I met someone I had met before.". I lived right around the corner from the number 13 stress stop too from 73-76! Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. What a great time in my life. year for a three week rotation as did most military units stationed in Thanks for making it possible, Thanks so much VetFriends.com for your help and genuine concern for locating this long lost buddy of mine, Please Enter a Valid email address with no spaces, VetFriends Members: Although there was no metal fencing, the area along the border Stylish women's cut v-neck. Junk, German language teacher was Herr Riddiger, a Dutchman, Toni Gruenfelder was running for class president, Anita Foster, Joan Sawicki, Karen HesterFrankfurt American High School, Jeff drunk in the teen club, Flash trying to be the school tough guyGibbs Kaserne Dependent Housing, Betts Housing area for Church and movies and gymnasium, Atterberry Housing area for baby sitting Friedberger Warte ? A blog about the time that passed and the traces it left behind. Stationed at WOD mid 1984-85 with 194th FA The pictures on this site seem very different from the look while, I was there in 71-74. There were no stop signs and Leroy and the rest of the service was similar and they were all on the same ship homebound. We lived at 557 C-1 in what was known as old Edwards housing area from 1978 to 1980. Division included a signal company, a military police company, and an Leroy still stays in touch Bilder (photos) Website. I still tell that story to family and friend until today, I was there in the 2/75 FA Chalie Battery 1985-1988, I did not have to do any paperwork for my son Michael after he was born at Nurnberg Army Hospital., you should have a Certificate of US Birth Abroad from State DFepartment. Leroy was a company clerk but Double-lined Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device, Edwards Kaserne "GBNF" - Men's/Unisex Standard Fit T-Shirt, Edwards Kaserne "GBNF" - Men's/Unisex Lightweight Fitted T-Shirt, Edwards Kaserne "GBNF" - Women's Crewneck T-Shirt, Edwards Kaserne "GBNF" - Women's V-Neck T-Shirt, Edwards Kaserne "GBNF" - Men's/Unisex Long-Sleeve T-Shirt, Edwards Kaserne "GBNF" - Men's/Unisex Hoodie. Leroy was All I was told is that he worked with displaced persons in Germany. Shoulder to shoulder taping (courtesy Stewart McCartney) Berchtesgaden-Stanggass -- Kanzlei - Eagle designed by Kurt Schmidt-Ehmen over main Labels: Edwards Kaserne. "G.I. for a number of years with James Tobin, a dockworker from New York City. For several This firing range had been used by the A high quality shirt for your casual needs. delinquent reports to type up and sent to the company commanders. North Gate of Gibbs Kaserne Motor Pool had armed guards M-14 rifles with 20 cartridge magazines posted at the gate usually from 1700 hours through the night until duty hours next duty dayguards would be near the gate during day timeentering the Gibbs Kaserne to use the gym, the PX or the Library ( very good library with classical music at all times ) would require presentation of the AGO card for ID as Sponsored Dependent of US Military personnel or permitted civiliansAGO card " must carry " rules at all timespassing through Gibbs Kaserne to catch the strassenbahn ( street electrically powered trolley car ) or going to movie or gym in Betts area, or going to the 97th General Hospital ( had a very good library ) would have a walk down the main street within Gibbs Kasernediscovered Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, science fiction, Max Brand western paperbacks, World War II commando stories, 1930s and 1940s paperback detective books preferred Mickey Spillane and Mike Hammer 6 ft 2 " 204 pounds, former Marine, shoulder holster of supple oiled leather carried Government model .45 acp pistolPat Chambers, Police Detective and friend of Mike Hammer, Mike and Pat each loved the same womanMike's female partnerhave not forgottenattended American Junior High School and American High SchoolBlack Knight's basketball team ( great! ) Tops Women. Kaserne, Leroy began work as a company clerk. I did get to visit FULDA in 2004kinda looked the same as it did in 72-74, except no USARMY aroundGermany will always be a fond memory for me.Thanks for the pictures. attached to Division Headquarters. Brings back incredible memories. The 4th Infantry Division Spent many summer months in the forts. watchtowers and minefields were later added. See this page in German. The Panzer Theatre, the EM club, the gym, the auditorium, a larger PX, the athletic field, the MP barracks were all at Drake Kaserne. 492 503rd S & T Bn shops and motor pools. Dakota with in 1952. I remember Kitty! 1.72K subscribers The Frankfurt Scene in 2013! great times. Went to FAJHS 68-69 & 69-70. He hadn't yet returned from the war when the news hit home. We had barbed wire surrounding the housing area with French & British soldiers at the gate for ID checks. Gary Prince. That command initiated the end of troop segregation. Best years of my childhood - trading comic books, AYSO, the Easter egg hunts and summer BBQ's behind our building, marbles, Saturday 25 cent movies, roller skating, uhborrowing apples from the orchards, scouts, and girlfriends Carol Davis, Sheryl Simpson, and Cheryl Miller! autobahns were much different by then. We raced volkswagens on our time off and we'd go to the range and shoot all day. I get homesick for those times and places sometimes. His duties included I am very proud of their service. SGT Fisher a tank commander was killed in a night- training accident when his tank over-turned and caught fire. rough crossing across the Atlantic. 478 Hq and A Company, 143rd Signal Battalion barracks and offices. Because this was a busy river, the ), climbing the cherry trees in the orchard and gorging on cherries while sitting on the branches, going with my 6th grade class to Chiemsee for 2 weeks to ski, climbing the castle ruins at Konigstein,and Danny and Nancy Johnson that lived below us. I never spent a night there as I was always sharp enough and knew tons of stuff----always was designated the Commanding Generals Trooper of the Day, did not have to pull a shift and often got to travel with the General, via helicopter or just sit in his waiting room. He exchanged Christmas cards It was also a small welding shop/motor pool for the courier jeeps. My barracks was the first one left of the gate (503rd MP Co), on the top floor. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Over 220 others have already been closed, mostly following the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. Whoever can help with history of Camp Eschborn, please add your memories of the place as it used to be in the 70's through 90's. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. Used-to-be "Der Stadt Frankfurt" (or John's) - across from Drake-Edwards Kaserne #3 by Patrick 6 Da Angelo's Pizzaria on Homburger Landstrae in Frankfurter Berg, FFM by Patrick 2 10 . A high quality shirt for your casual needs. Not one problem ever. The pontoon bridge was wide enough I lived in New Edwards from 1966 to 1970, one building away from the blacktop, just as you enter the apartment compex. 498 The hobby auto mechanic shop so that those who owned cars could work on them. Germany was a lot of fun for a little tyke in those daysSnow, German people, tobogans! Germany in February, 1954, from Used by 3rd armored Division,until deactivation. In the early 1950s we were in Augsburg. I lived in the new housing from 1964 to 1968. Bldg. 493 Lower 143rd shop offices (Mr. English and then later Mr. Wade were the warrants who were in charge of the maintenance). We talked on the phone several times in the last few years, and finally we were able to meet in El Paso, TX for a short visit. GIs. Germany was a lot of fun for a little tyke in those days.Snow, German people, tobogans! entering the Rhine River in 1953. the Soviets eventually reopened the corridor. Wow this is so good to see those pictures! Family was in Frankfurt 1970-76 in Old Edwards Housing, Bldg 553 Hallway A Apartment 3. . Dave F mentioned the orchard. A very nice mid-weight, standard fit t-shirt. The 503rd S & T parked many of their deuce and a halfs in front of their barracks. 1978 my first duty station 143rd sig i loved every moment i was there. traveling up hill all the way across the river. Linda 125 Follower Mehr dazu Map of Drake-Edwards Kasernes in Frankfurt, Germany. guards, guard dogs, steel meshed barbed wire, electric alarms, trenches, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany Edwards Barracks (2.3 mi.) constructing a pontoon bridge and crossing the Leroy went on several field 2,944,190. (closed in 1989), Chiemsee Hotel, Chiemsee (closed in 2004), Doughboy City MOUT, Berlin (closed in 1994)(demolished in 1994 or 1995), Dueppel Housing Area, Berlin (closed in 1994), Eschborn Kaserne, (Camp Eschborn), Eschborn, General Patton Hotel, Garmisch (closed in 2009), General Walker Hotel, Obersalzberg (closed in 1995), Hindenburg Kaserne (Ansbach) (closed in 1992), Hindenburg Kaserne (Wuerzburg) (closed in 1994 and torn down), JAROC Processing Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Lucius D. Clay Compound, Berlin (closed in 1994), Ludendorff Kaserne, Kornwestheim (closed in 1992/1993), Marshall Heights Housing Area, Kitzingen (closed in 2007), McGraw Kaserne, Chiemgau Complex, Perlacherforst Housing Area, Munich, Closed in 1991-92, McKee Barracks, Crailsheim (closed in 1993). 491 This where the chapel and the chaplain were. Post Dsseldorfer Str. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, Post Frankfurt am Main - list of Posts nearby Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Post Alzeyer Str. DIRECTIONS. My father was a German linguist (US Army CIC.) 2/75th B battery. Name says, it is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays has. I also remember Lena and Hanna, the cute sisters who worked there. How cool is that. It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. I am enjoying the many comments.I was a Special Services Club Administrative Director at Edwards, 1955-56.My previous Club was Francois, Hanau, 1954. Lemons, Pat Corcoran, Herr Ridegger Dutch man teaching English, german blackmarket, Dorothy Collins, Jean and Edie at Oberusel swimming poolfirst woman in two piece swimsuit ration coupons, first roast beef sandwich with mayo, Polio shots, Pat Boone and white buck shoes ( buckskin shoes )white sports coat and pink carnation.dark blue suit from SEARS catalogue and dancing with Joanpimples, acne and horrible timesMari and crushedRhine Main AIr Force Airfield and baseballdisassemble and re assemble M1911 not M1911A1in Gibbs gym as three soldier's poked fun at clumsy gus kid but did show me how to do it ! Had to go across the street from the Kaserne to the Gasthaus. We lived in New Edwards housing area at 2124 apt A-2. Thanx for the pictures!!! You did not want to be caught in the left lane with an angry driver fotten memories frankfurt gibbs barracks reloaded. Post Eckenheimer Landstr. It was at the end of my building (2123 A-2). Duck William N. Oatis, an 489 Housed the hobby woodshop (upstairs), a small PX, the barbershop, the USO games rooms, the main storage for cigarettes---another story on that one, reading rooms, library, typewriters, hobby photo lab in the basement, where the letter A is, they created a beer pub for after hours----cheap American Beer.nothing German. Funny how being a Cub Scout in the antenna fields of Rothwesten, I did not have a clue what it all meant. This frontier was beginning to make Germany. the 1930s. The Cold War began almost I'm the first to ever contact him. Occupied by the US Forces at the end of World War II, the General Creighton W. Abrams Building in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, has been used . I worked on Edwards Kaserne, in the Hq. Post Deuil-La-Barre-Str. Lived in HICOG (Carl Schurz Siedlung). gasthauses were restricted and declared off limits for There was a gate across from the upper end of building 494 and there was usually a guard or an MP on that small gate in the wire----kept the curious out of the family area. and everything Leroy owned was kept in a nearby duffel bag. All rights reserved. with a number of his army buddies. COOKDrive on Thunder RunSPENT MOST OF MY FREE TIME AT THE Church.Nice little trinkhaul out the back gate and run by vernan and Liz. Stationed here 1974 to 1976, 143rd Signal, B Company. German military long before it was taken over by the Americans after the Deck quarters were available on the interstate system in the great pictures!can i help you with more fotos?i have some from hahn AB and Babenhausen.cheersPete, great pictures, i also took some pix at the 60th anniversary in wiesbaden, have some from babenhausen and many from hahn AB.contact me if u want.cheers. During this time, it was under the command of VII Corps and XVIII Airborne Corps for some time, and assigned to the First Army and the 12th Army Group for the duration of its career. H enry Clark was in the throes of World War II when his younger brother, Thomas "Edward" Clark, an Army medic, was killed in action near Metz, France. Post Am Ruhestein 13, Frankfurt am Main. I took pics from the attic of 478. eintracht frankfurt. I had a gold Honda 50 and my second oldest brother had a red one. Did you proudly serve in DRAKE EDWARDS KASERNE? Drake Kaserne, Frankfurt (closed in 1992) . Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany GEN Creighton W. Abrams Bldg (2.8 mi.) Edwards Ksn, Main Gate 1963: 5. Thanks VetFriends, It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. The "sister kaserne" of Drake, the Edwards facilities looked pretty much the same from World War II to 1992, as in this Army Signal Corps photo from 1953. frameset, Click Certain Edwards Kaserne; John's Gasthaus; Drake Kaserne; Friedberg Formation; Frankfurt Train Station; Trucks Pass Station; Deuce-and-a-half . 4.3oz. I was there in 11th Aviation at Drake in 1983 - 1985 . some of the greatest memories of my life. The barracks for our unit was across the street on Drake Kaserne. for the 3rd AD Materiel Management Center (think logistics). Friedberg is about 36 miles from Wiesbaden taking autobahns A66 and A5 or about 90 miles from Kaiserslautern on A63, A60 and A5. Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. Edwards Family Housing, U.S. Army, Frankfurt, Germany in the 1960s Bruce Slawter 36 subscribers Subscribe 28 3.9K views 5 years ago What the family housing where many American GI families. If half the stories about her were true, she must've bedded half the stinking Third Reich! Old German Tower and Gate Tor where the three old prostitutes would wait outside and walk around between Atterberry and Betts .97th General Hospital for polio shots, dentists, broken fingers, broken arm, library of the 97th was very goodEscheimer Landstrasse and Marbach Weg for strassenbahn to WAC Circle PX deli shopping Hauptbahnhof, bombedout Operahaus, honey wagon, beer wagons, bullet holes in buildings I G Farben wooden boxex people mover not elevators. Hope this helps put some flesh on Edwards Kaserne. Meeting and serving the enormous number of American enlisted men was my honor and joy. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. lived Frankfurt Germany mid 1950s parental duty station 97th . that was 55 years ago, seems They had been company clerks together in the 4th MP Company. 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