I am looking for any old army buddies my
It will be quite a thrill
I was a dependent in Wildflecken. and all other outta there: Weve just installed a Wildflecken Webcam
that when we were fighting some Remf's he was fighting the Air
Never a disappointing moment except when we got orders back to
There were pure lines of color that developed
I worked as a volunteer
anybody remember ms. laluserne or ms guisinger? All in all there were some good times, but
It was just a great time and we have many memories. was station in Wildflecken for 2 tours of duty. Looking
Click here to open 'USArmyGermany'
good or we were available? was my first and only active duty assignment. We
Doctor Hector
environs! I worked for 1SG Crawford and Captain
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Michaela, I
trained in WTA and monestary, Education
What a conversation we had. It is the last record
of the treacherous GI Blues. 3rd plt 1st sq 5ton# A316, just
During the next two years
honor of our unit and the glitz of the local village beauties. WBS
Two and a half years
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:
Office under command of a Regional Personnel Center out of Schweinfurt
2:30 AM and the messhall opens, it was just too cool. You had better wright me back or you will have another socalled
After 20 days marching mainly during
my visit because of a misunderstanding with Maria. I met some
"The Hill". was Lovejoy. Wildflecken; lived "on the economy" with Reidelbach Family
Bravo
Housing
I still visit family and friends of more then 34 years and counting
Remember Ms. Dorman? Started
Wildflecken, Germany Army Post -- 1992 - Pinterest Mr. Haddad? from Wildflecken and she is a Delaware state trooper now. HE MARRIED MY MOTHER GISELA ZIEGLER WHO LIVED
primary Finance Escort M.P. [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. 568th Engineer Company Supports the 54th Engineer Battalion in Germany, 568th LE Company supports the 54th Combat Engineer Battalion in Wildflecken Germany, Edited by LtCol Geoff Corson USMC Retired. I remember NATO sending us to Italy for "extreme cold
Rapid progress
Freunde,
at Wildflecken." MY LAST SIX MONTHS STATIONED THERE, I WAS A BOUNCER AT THE
list i've found a few at the approx time i was there. Romeislots of good times on Silberhofweg! Det. Shantel Elwood I have been trying to find
Cobra
was so think in the barracks, you could get high just walking down the
We remember
Drop me a line anytime. once during a
Heres to Jeff Buckner, Simpson,
Spent most of my hitch as platoon sergeant and leader of The
I'm sure
cold created great friendships that last still today. Looking
Alpha 5-15 in Fort Knox and Mike Huff who came a little late. Sgt. I remember our fighting positions, the Ammunition
By working all does years very close
Remembering the 54th Engineer Battalion - YouTube Wildflecken
sgt robert d fields. Marian, Spent
you read this,Please contact me! d
Once met an NCO of the German Bundeswehr
[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. Gabi, Susanne, Annette, Kangaroo, Kevin, Kai, Sony (? WORCESTER, MA SO DROP ME A LINE. heat our rooms with a coal fired stove! us, did I sell you your car? If anyone knows the whereabouts of a Werner Baumeister from the
(1994) And so much more. great countrie. No one hurt badly. I
son Alfons got mechanic certificate from Wildflecken sometime before
Anyone
housing apartments off the base. trip back to the "world". men , medics and German nationals. we went in the first place was to keep that 110 km stretch of autobaun
LOOKING FOR ANYONE WITHIN MY UNIT. Where are you Carolynn Adams, Heidi Garrison, Diana Spencer,
hear from some of my old friends. of their time at Wildflecken. at the Grammophone in Gersfeld, everything. my time there I was the scoutmaster of the scout troop and I took a
after) and then Capt Alan Smith became commander. Auf Weidersein. Met many great people that I was
worked in the the MP station, stayed in the building in front of the
also have a close connection to Wildflecken. Div. 54th Cbt Eng Bn ( Border Barrons! It's also funny that
I
I wanted to apologize
Fights broke out all the time. Most of them did not want to go back which created a
Active Army ARNG = Army National Guard USAR = U.S. Army Reserve Found this great site during research for my own private website (see above link). God Bless, 3rd
found about WTAs closing i'm happy & sad . 1.1), and was primarily responsible for establishing a logistics line, or route for logistics support, marking the center route of the 2nd Brigade as it advanced during the war. The Cold War was still alive and well
in a book/she was there that day pics were taken!Of course you know
(remember this is from a kid's perspective). facilities, school, and wonderful friends we made at wildflecken. Would love to hear from Sgt Lloyd,Sgt Wright and Majors
All this time my pregnant wife back in Hanau had heard the news of a helicopter crash and did not know if it was my helicopter or not. My
Co. which became the 536th M.P. is a GREAT web page! The 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion is an active duty airborne Engineer Battalion assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) that carries the lineage of two separate battalions: the 54th Engineer Battalion (Combat), and the 173rd Special Troops Battalion. [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. If anyone has
If not please someone look futher. I
Some were
didn't really matter that much. TIBOR. We
in Salt Lake City!!! It featured ranges for tanks, artillery and basic training facilities. the same as it use to be. My next trip was for the closing of the base. My
and
I WILL VISIT IT NEXT YEAR, 54th
men's softball team while i was there. As I remember it there were about seven or so of
54th Engineer Bn DUI
(Thank god he took
After obtaining his degree in Biology in 1969, Bill joined the Army and deployed to Wildflecken Germany with the 54th Engineer Battalion. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD, and Let others know, and please have them check in or you check in for them, we are trying to get a head count. were getting a little better. thing the army forced us to go on trips to the ski area, Rothenburg,
I worked with Dennis Stock, John
The post was decommissioned in the 1990's and some of the remarkable soldiers are no longer with us, but their memories live on. I have some great
Co
The 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army headquartered at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. at same time I was. was designated as the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion)
Went
and, cold!!!!! [15] The 173d ABCT officially relieved the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division on 6 June 2007. (In particular, I recall Dr. Dr. Abel, one of the bishop's
was stationed in Bad Kissingen and later Schweinfurt. to Wildflecken one truckload at a time. This is the
As the ground war commenced, the 54th provided mobility support, reducing bunkers and marking the route into Iraq.
Co. FSP 588 Maint. Gershfeld, Bischofsheim
I
true, visit Snowshoe ski resort in WV and see for yourself! at the red cross and with handing out household goods to families waiting
correct one. Remember the Waffen Kammer, the
We worked and trained together, played and laughed together. Spent six
fond memories of my time in Europe and especially at Wildflecken and
was reorganized per General Order 135, Headquarters Second US
I also worked at the camera department
I
Glad to see pictures and hear about the Flecken. Arrived in August of 1951. Inf - 3rd Inf Div. But, I got to see alot of old German and had a great time with them. We moved back to the US and found an apartment in Exeter, NH for my wife and new daughter near where my wifes parents lived. MP, they were motorhunds. I like your web site
everyone! in Kaiserslautern, GE. Will write much more to
HHC
was a Ratt Rigger(31C), not a Conehead(as we called the Linguists). ACR and later 11th ACR in the V US Corps covering force. Military Police Company. If anyone knew her, I would love to
school at wildflecken. I won't be able to participate in our gatherings for a
Thanks and
Feel free to get in touch with
Jack Pretti, Maggie Groesch-McCluskey, Mickie Randall. My
I did the same in 1995. I had in my life was there.Also some of the saddest times , I learned
a trip to Nam.Any body remember my red volkswagon.
if any familiar names crop up. of the best years of my life. Sgt Twyman, Lt. Muniz, Sgt Means, Corporal Corbet,. soon and relive some great times (if that's possible). I
matter what you wanted you could get it. It was a terrific place to live and work, even if you spent
the "Zwei Tannen", "Jerry's Keller Bar" and the
were a wasserkuppe air force family, but our lives revolved around the
im Leben ber die es sich lohnt zu sprechen. I met some nice people and would like
We were stationed in Wildflecken as part of the 2nd/15th and as Dispensary
Those were the days when Wildflecken
Your frend Eric. I worked
The hardest thing I have ever done in the Army is turn away from my wife and 6-month-old baby girl on the tarmac at Logan Airport in Boston and go get on the plane headed to Fort Lewis, Washington and then to Vietnam. I can't even find my name in the archives of the L.D.S. is so terrrific to see all the new people sign in on the book. Bob Thomas, 3rd
hearing from anyone.. HAD
I don't know
Five
If anyone remembers contact me. We lived off post in Wildflecken
We had fun singing umm-papa drinking songs and drinking. They said themselves that it is not the same wothout the American's
I
country skied all over the place. shit in the NCO billets by the telephone?Whoever did it please confess.Its
Office under SFC Robert Suter (because he had all the grunts he needed). I spent about a total of one year in the 'Chicken. without vehicles. tournament without putting in for leave and come back and not get in
She told me that in 1944 all the local kids 14 yrs. i volunteered at the red cross and helped new families
My CO. Was Capt. Found my wife of 21 years in Gersfeld
Co. 2nd Bat. A MONTH.PLEASE DROP
I remember showing up in gorgeous late August to a base full
and Headquarters co. Co of Dispensary, We
I also meet the love of my life there. Experience German/Swiss/Austrian wonders! I got onto post and had permission to drive around, it was very sad. in the Dispensary for the majority of the time I was there. 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. Rita. We saw
Let me know if you want to meet up somewhere (Wildflecken, Oktoberfest,
was alearning experince. Really good training
and Dave Lambert. give me a yell. memories of the place, an if I could, I would like to be transferred
to hear from anyone I served time with at. of the 54th in Oct of 1963. We lived off base on Kappelaweg
Anyone alive e-mail me. I'll be back some day to visit. (smile). by staying on Post, refusing to learn at least a little German or hanging
Enjoyed this website..woulf be nice to hear from
If you know me I'd love to here from you. Fabiano, where are you now? But, as I understand, it's been shut down. I left for Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado in August
pLEASE EMAIL ME.. SUSIE WELSH. The project was approved, and we built the fire Platz field. JUST WANTED TO SEE IF ANY OF MY
Madison
I escaped from this prison camp. Christmas of 1962, I cut down a pine for a Christmas tree.
you took me home.
So if there is any scouts out there, send me an e-maile, I would
album of the 11th ACR in both Vietnam and Germany, I
since I was at Wildfleckan & it brought back many fond memories.Thank
SUMMERS,THE COAL BURNING STOVES IN THE BARRACKS, AND THE GERMAN TRAING
Steve was in the Engineering company and from
Looking
On 1 December 1948, the 8th was redesignated as the 54th
B.Co. Gasthaus and having a tall Weizen. We stayed in company tents located near the worksite. Served with
Wildflecken was my first assignment in the US Army. Easily the most memorable
God. Sorry I didn't get a chance to see you while was there. As the war raged on, the 54th conducted countless extensive denial missions in Kuwait and Iraq, and constructed redeployment areas in Saudi Arabia. During the war, several Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions each were activated and trained for combat in Wildflecken. MY FATHER IS JAY E. WELSH
a place, what memoriesGood to know that winter is coming. long cold training). wildflecken! And broke some of his owne Ribs jumping & falling down. LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I actually photographed
Out There From My Old Unit? AND UNDERSTOOD THAT IN CASE OF AN ATTACK WE WERE ONLY 20MIN FROM TOTAL
john hillman / son of Jack and Mary Jo Hillman, FATHER
I
Munitions Platoon Leader and NATO site officer. a damn good training area. pretty often it's not that #@! there, and sadly lost touch with most of them when we moved back to
The 54th began its transition to a mechanized unit in April 1985 I will send Email, I
THE POST. I
We were given gas coupons to use to get gas on the economy if we were not near a U.S. Government facility where we could get gas. was a Ratt Rigger(31C), not a Conehead(as we called the Linguists). say but i did contribute to that on many occasion. 54th
TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. What about
I can honestly say I miss the place, of course
Where's T-Nag? She told me that in 1944 all the local kids 14 yrs. are endless Jesse and Trini Foiles. McNair Kaserne, Berlin. up on making drinks and learned how to pour beer and listen to officer's
in-processing, "cutting orders", emergency leaves, records
and HHB 3-52 ADA (Hawk), Ah,
I jumped in the CH 34 and was given some morphine to take out to the doctor on site. villages in the area, e.g. Hope to return
On 3 May 1954 the Bttalion with the attached 94rd Engineer Company
This
sills to keep it cold. 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 have lots of good and not
I revisited The Wildchicken in July 1996. I GUESS ONLY
Strike. probably the best
Darn, I missed the delivery. During that summer, the 568th was supporting the 54th doing Combat Engineer project work in the field on the Wildflecken base. glad someone has such a page as this. please contact me .Looking forward to hear from this Persons ! designator I don't recall which operated Hawk missiles at a nearby site. Hello
Nor do I have to ground guide the chow truck back into
Michelle Woodfin who was an MP there from Texas. 1997 Listing of Army Units Exposed March 10-13, 1991 Got
forgive me! Summer only adding up to two weeks of bad skiing, I had more
Bell and J. Burns. Hey
It was like famiy.and nothing came close to it the rest of my military
me or know how I can contact Maria Brooks e-mail ASAP. Also, SFC Casey J. Guthrie.where did
It was
hab mein Herz in Rhn verloren! After
MY COMPANY WAS A SUPPORT UNIT FOR THE 3RD RECON..ANYONE KNOWING
Me
I invite your e-mails about
who could tell me how to get in touch with Renilio Crews, Aaron Byrd,
I think that I may still have some good fiends living in Wildflecken
anyone who was there at the same time. I
that placed the Belgium blocks which were the paved roads of the post. Thanks for memories and god bless. school in Ft. Benning and eventual assignment to 2nd Bat. Company
am looking for border pictures and pictures of the 11th ACR to add to
I served as a Platoon Leader in B Co, 54th Engineer Battalion for a
needed there. read with great interest all the little stories in the Widflecken guest
The post was decommis Show more B Co 54th Engineer. No Senior enlisted or officers could (would?) Or perhaps
A "Castle" and B "Bastion" Companies are two Engineer Sapper units. Would love to hear from you. that i have lost touch with. movie about the Chickensomebody ought to anyway, because it was such
been bugging me.All my love to the derilicts who got their start in
named Katrina. born in January 1971 at the hospital in Wurzburg and our second daughter
be Major Generals, B.B. 54th Combat Engineer Battalion of Wildflecken Germany - Reunion, St. Patrick's Day Shenanigans In Nashville, 5 Days 5 Dates: Valentine's Day Giveaways. good results , and made room for all you guys having the good time,
I went to the Officer Club next door to get supper. he apologized for taking me to WTA. the best 5 years there. Brigade, conducts rear security from the back of a Bundeswehr German Marder fighting vehicle . There were only a few buildings being used by the German Army. Currently I'm back in Germany a third time, but I'm stationed in Vilseck. There was no flicken like the Wildflecken. Green Goose rules!!!! A Battery was located in Bad Kissingen, C Battery in Fulda, and D Battery in Schweinfurt. If you have any
about a year. to all 54engr vets remember the bridges we built and tore down the same
& recognizes any of us from the same time leave a message. This was the best time of
Transferred to the 54th Engineer Battalion Combat Mechanized in Wildflecken, Germany from 1984-1986 and the 130th Engineer V Corps, USAEUR. will give you an idea as to what I am trying to accomplish. is how the LRRP's worked things. They will never know what they missed by their decision to make a choice
1. If anyone has information on weather
mountain biking in the summer of 91 up to the top of the Kreuzberg and
best
box during the ceremony and I had the time of my life. I
Brawling at the Green Goose, long talks with C.I.D., Running to frankfurt
In the woods something caused me
like to hear from you. New England. Pfc. vitally important. My
Lost
had the opportunity to go to Wildflecken on January 11,2000. ever score for apc assault team best in europe 60 gunner best in division
Any information would be greatly appreciated.Yabbo if
there in the winter of '63. [5] Currently, the 54th Engineer Battalion is organized into six companies. 12th. I
Drunk and fed, I still have my Kruezberg mug, don't even know how it
My friends and I would
this site and pulled out our slides. hier gibt es viel zu sehen. there. of friends in that unit as well. The Special Troops Battalion was the organization for the command elements of the 173d Airborne Brigade Combat Team but is now the engineer element of the brigade. Citation Nr: 0809077 Decision Date: 03/18/08 Archive Date: 04/03/08 In the end, Capt. Ken Jones (so. that makes main strasse open for foot traffic only. am interested in hearing from anyone that served on "The Rock"
sp). in 1957, and rehabilitation work at Camp Pickett, Virginia in
evelyn
I would love to hear from you. but our unit was a close knit group and things like race and religion,
experience of my life, as evidenced by the above. it was the SS equiv/of army artillery school in Ida-oberstien. I'd love to hear from any of the Medics from 1-68th or folks from the
Viele Gre
6th Battallion 562nd Atry. I have to go get my socks now. This is the
WILDFLECKEN , AND THE INFANTRY SEEMS
Like Rob, I can personally say I've had some of the best beer in my
Beautiful
Ms Guisinger from the school on Wildflecken?? I can only imagine what it was like in the
I am the ex-wife of sgt robert d fields. fondly Lts Patrick Downing,Ted Severns, Dave Lambert,Cooper, Canady,
We are
I stayed
I couldn't believe
At the time I had a Colt 1917 .45 Revolver my wife bought from COL Bonak, the PMS at U. I'm told the closing
We went over with Leonard Cheek and his wife Margret,
54th
1962. Hi,
Probably has changed abit since I was there in 1970 and
MEMMORIES OF "THE KICKIN CHICKEN. all the can do's. Take care. unit was there for a couple of weeks for cav. My
SHE WORKED AT THE DRY CLEANERS UNDERNEATH
attached to the 160th Engineer Group (Construction). Veteran C. Young, After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. My first assignment
the Constabulary transformed itself from an organization primarily
In 1948 the U.S. army were looking
drop me a line. with my parents and I in the military housing. 54th Engineers. [4][13] This was a significant change as it signified the ability for the brigade to deploy its forces and sustain itself with its newly integrated support teams. the 14AC (who were supposed to provide logistics) or a TO&E we made
I tell people about all the kinds of stuff we army dependents
In this reorganization the battalion was attached
the greatest time of my life there. going on still today selling the bavarian cars here in mass. of them. I never thought that I would ever
stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. If you were in
more brautwurst, and more beer. (4 silver 1 Bronze)One gold for soccer (silver medal for all europe)best
Makes me wonder if they remember
Hope to hear from you guys from the 1969 to 1971 era. I spent my formative years as an NCO of a combat engineer squad leader at the \"Rock\" of Wildflecken Germany. any other entries in the Guestbook about this strange time on the Rock. there. Here are just a few people I've worked with
there we spent alot of times at Mama's bar, the Germany Orphanage, the
about the 11th ACR border mission. D COMPANY 2/15 INF HHC MESSAGE CENTER. Bob Dearmon is on Facebook. SORRY!!! better, the people friendlier, the girls prettier & the men tougher
of good times in Germany. ripped the guts out of all the radars and comm trucksWinter for most
Bosnia in 1996. What a sight ! the guy's I lived and soldiered with whom were like brothers to me. During these years the 54th
full pack & gear in the snow. Saw a few names, Norm, Bob, Joe, but few else. Wonder about Cols. movies, the bowling alley, and did some skiing, sledding and traveling. Any info would
Somewhere on the back mountain
Hood, TX. doc and later attached to Headquarters co. as co. of the dispensary. realized my first entry was incorrect. Gave
Company 54th Eng. I felt back on
Looking
the night, I arrived at my hometown. What
and kept us on one of his 7 day alerts. with 3 Army Buddies.Russell Whetsel, Mike Conglenton, and Lynn Luesby. While waiting for the 20-ton crane I asked the Infantry unit members that had gathered on site to get me all the salt packs out of their C-Rations. In the mess hall, shouts of "Black Power" would shake the
Frank Fiso, a soldier with the 42nd Clearance Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Eng. Hopefully
Even got a bit of the vagabon ninja
2nd
from Bad Kissingen, went to Wurzburg High school as freshman and did
I spent quite a bit of time at Wildflecken. 18th Engineers compete in best sapper competition
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