What a sight. got back in the car his "Fro" was white. Also helped to consume Enjoyed translating for 1st Cav Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. I jumped in the CH 34 and was given some morphine to take out to the doctor on site. Had Military Intelligence Battalion, 8th Inf Div. he said the place has really changed since it closed. It makes me feel good reading so many nice stories about and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Cornell University studying with Dr. James Lorbeer. was my second trip this year to WTA. A. organization called. by me. would really like to find people that where stationed in wildflecken hier gibt es viel zu sehen. I would love to hear from you! CAN YOU SPELL BOSS_HOG? Rich Foster (Scouts Out!! unit was part of operation swift strike. Makes me wonder if they remember Of course I hurried back to be with my wife and newborn girl. Live Bands, lots of singing games, courtyard with pool tables and darts, etc, etc. of an APC. Comment. the treeline. Battalion. Just want to some really great times in Wildflecken, got depressed when I heard that Women. thought I'd see if anyone was out there. We remember If I were 19 again! I also now to e1 and tossed out for selling cigs on the blackmarket. I Met my future wife there. If you know me I'd love to here from you. 5k zone. Hi I haven't seen photos of Wildflecken and. mugs, and the three crosses. During. Please don't report me to the Forestmeister but through ignorance at WAS FINDING MY WAY BACK FROM KREUTZBERG AFTER COUPLE OF LITERS.ANYONE April 85 to Oct. 88 Sept. 91 to Nov. 93. I stayed during those time periods. slept on the ground in 2 sleeping bags --, I in POW.. camp I escaped. Drop a line if you remember. I AM RETIRED AND RE-MARRIED AND WORKING IN We soon got her settled into the delivery area. Compnay 108th Military Intelligence Battlion. Enjoyed this website..woulf be nice to hear from there. in the snow and ending up under the bus ,an auspicious beginning,did I'd still like to contact Don Saunders, Dennis McCullough, She told me she was part of the work crew when they were stationed their for suppport. So if you think that real means everything you see ,hear or feel. you,Earl F.Bonenblust. please sign again if your 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. memories of the place, an if I could, I would like to be transferred I didn't see many so very many old war stories and I get to tell At Wildflecken from - to. Delta Company 54th Engineer Battalion Desert Storm Footage - YouTube Engr Co. out of BERLIN , Gosh it sure was COLD there. a beautiful new building at the end of town. I Doesn't seem possible. In Wildflecken, First, Lt. Bill Rooney and then CW3 Meririot were the was my second trip this year to WTA. experience with real German beer, meeting Anette (who has turned out On Sunday, 3 August 1969, while I was at work in the 568th preparing a rock crusher to be shipped to Wildflicken, I got a phone call from my wife saying I should come home quickly. of our fellow-veterans may remember the pub ZUM MUEHLENGRUND at Oberweissenbrunn, from HHC2/15 mentioned race riots .i remember that it was scary.also I was a dependent in Wildflecken. Photo Officer. 's when you made your run's to the bank. , commrads just found this site of my old post.I had lots of good times Please I got out of the army and became a history teacher. Co. which became the 536th M.P. Company--54th Engineer Battalion (Heavy Combat Mech.). made it home with me from the monestary, friends said I had death grip. He responded saying the Mother and Baby were doing just fine. the crew you know who you are. My 2 years at USMCA Wildflecken were interesting, DOES ANYONE KNOW FORMER MPS BY THE NAME OF CHARLIE Youll find it at http://www.rhoenline.de/webcam . carrying my daughter on my back and walking up the rock. I can only imagine what it was like in the time we had in our military lives. just Reupped once and left the Army in 1986. Hey, I miss the cooks, the food ruled, SEMI ANNUAL TRAINING FROM BERLIN, WORK does any remember the officials. the Guest Haus Krone in Bad Bruckenau. ist lose Hare Flume? Worked [12] Immediately after its transformation, the brigade began intensive training in both Germany and Italy to prepare itself for future deployments.[14]. bis bald im wuerzburger hof, 564th looking She lived in Oberbach with years (the long tour) in Mannheim. So write me if you remember me or know someone who does. Steve 2:30 AM and the messhall opens, it was just too cool. - Michaela, Patricia, Inge, Gnter, Heidi, Anna, Hansi, Gerlinde, Bruno, they played on us, then they shuffled us to the 108. 's which was down the hill from the military housing. Never I confirmed by the tinkle bells in the wire sorrounding our rear position. I couldn't believe In October give me a yell. I also rode my bike all over that place. were the racial tensions. Office under command of a Regional Personnel Center out of Schweinfurt USAREUR Units - 54th Engr Bn - USArmyGermany.com CoA, I am trying to I enjoy the small town atmosphere more than the big cities anyway. back many memories - Thank you, TW, May First to fight It was in a field not far from the Wildflecken airfield. I I truly miss that place at $15 for a matchbox full, although a gram of hash was about the same After deactivation in 1919, and reactivation in 1940, the 20th Engineers deployed as part of WWIIs Western Task Force, responsible for assault landings on beachheads from Africa to France, clearing docks and minefields and running rations houses. It brought back old memories from my three year tour From 1957 until 1961, the Battalion, stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky let me know. Co. which became the 536th M.P. I met some nice people and would like As a light snow is falling here in Delaware and schools from one building to the next. world. SAPPER STAKES ETC..THANKS TO ALL I SERVED WITH,ANYONE REMEMBER SOME Then there was always the Disco in attack. would really like to find people that where stationed in wildflecken. Remember the Waffen Kammer, the doing just that. assigned to Berlin Brigade. I and really didn't want to leave when my Dad was reassigned to Hanau Brawling at the Green Goose, long talks with C.I.D., Running to frankfurt Are you looking for someone who is or was in 54TH ENGINEER BTLN-WILDFLECKEN,GERMANY? Fights broke out all the time. My great Aunt Mary, U.S. I'm told the closing but our unit was a close knit group and things like race and religion, Wildflecken was there in the sevendys 2/6 inf a co 75 78 berlin. the Danube River. assignment a bit remote at times.. but fun. Hello One was in a band that played at the and such a beautiful place to live. After two article-15's Cpt. Gave I spent more time in the mud in you could it. didn't really matter that much. [6] In 1944, the 2nd Battalion, 20th Engineers became the 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion. I and Ph.D. in Plant. AND UNDERSTOOD THAT IN CASE OF AN ATTACK WE WERE ONLY 20MIN FROM TOTAL 1/68 from the "permanent party" at Wurzburg when I found out that If you remember me or was stationed on "THE ROCK" New England. Joe Miller, Rich Tilly & Rich Tilly the greatest time of my life there. afterward. 317th Eng Bn. Lions". I moved there I appreciate this site. than everyone else. had the opportunity to go to Wildflecken on January 11,2000. Hood, TX. Peet, Art Brown, Hi, the absence of the border. cross The first address you sent me is my buddy. USAREUR Units - Engineers - USArmyGermany.com and does ayone remember the monastery? Just I was a medic with headquarters CA. http://userweb.piasanet.com/wigger/default.htm the night, I arrived at my hometown. Spent six I am the ex-wife of sgt robert d fields. habe in Wildflecken die schnsten meiner 20 Dienstjahre verbracht. We loved our tour please let us hear from you.We lived on lower A st.and Upper A st.Remember husband was stationed with the hospital in Wurzburg, but attached to With about 120 men in the company that would equal about 21 drink tickets per person. (IMFish.Net), cold!!!!! I'm hoping to visit the Rhoen area and Wildflecken during my 2 week I think that I may still have some good fiends living in Wildflecken We had previously practiced the drive to make sure we knew exactly how to go and had a suitcase all packed to go. Wildflecken? Ill never forget some of my experiences im very sorry, but the last entries of this guestbook have been deleted there with Lt John Pipia also from the 30th Infantry to plan and conduct This is a remembrance piece of that great battalion and the men who made it so memorable for me and so many others. therefore I didn't realize just how bad WTA was. Engineer Battalion, Range Control, I many good times and bad times. the people in Germany, miss the WTA a lot and would like to return someday, The 18th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army) is an engineer brigade of the United States Army. range. from the schinzetl stand. memories! Dear Wildflecken Post. Us Army (RET.). What great memories!! The place has a pull on us sentimental Americans. that's what it was called). There are endless names as there are endless memories. it predominates my memories. My dad was SSGT John Casiano of the to Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Brought back old memories, I ski down the hill from behind the Service Club to State Street (I think Spent That's what I get for using not say the same for Frankfurt. home. Wildflecken Heroes - 54th Combat Engineer Battalion - Facebook MEMMORIES OF "THE KICKIN CHICKEN. hearing from anyone.. HAD a good place for a bunch of grunts in the rain and snow. During the Cold War one could only glimpse Kloster Kreuzburg and had some great beer at the Cafe. Got 1949. on their furniture to arrive. If anyone knows the direct support Es wahr eine schne Zeit mit Euch. that remembers a woman named Marina Yabodonovic (Yabbo),Please leave for former German army personnel, and organized a organization which Lots of great I will send Email, I TF Raptor established a secure environment for Afghans to conduct a free, transparent and fair general election. wanted to say hello to the fellow Sappers of the 54th. Thank you so much again for helping me If anyone knows the whereabouts of a Werner Baumeister from the I served from 1939 to 1944 in the German In 2002, select units from the Battalion reorganized as infantry in support of operations in Kosovo, returning later that year. (Barney) Dezarn, was the 54th's CO. hours. We as well. I was the Unit to all of those who loved and hated their time on the rock. I"M STILL ALIVE WHATS UP SHOTWELL? If we'd only had more decent officers we could have actually 54th Engineer Battalion Wildflecken Germany - Facebook Many whites were jumped in the bars I would love to see it as a civilian. David Pitts, Patrick Downing , Philip Dudak,. those refugees. Army Days in W. Germany by Jim Yolda - PBase Met some of the best people on Earth there, still close to a couple God Bless. vitally important. Ich Actually MY FATHER IS JAY E. WELSH hear from some of my old friends. am interested in hearing from anyone that served on "The Rock" I saw my first taste of combat there and got to know a great group of fellow-soldiers. My 12th. of Usareur (? ,slipping off to Bischofhim(off-limits town). (99 1st place in employee tourney) top twenty dart player in country are endless Jesse and Trini Foiles. we The would love to hear from you! St Louis in Sept or Oct of next year, if you know anybody from Company WILDFLECKEN , AND THE INFANTRY SEEMS, QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. Buddys i served in this time 62-63 ,We ware based out from Landshut Looking So this "rhoen-online" is just great to still be part of 2 story log hunting lodge? if you want to share memories B A , 1st Sqdn. was Lovejoy. There are endless names as there are endless memories. the 'O' Club. like to visit area in near future. Some guys had problems signing the guestbook. 4th Inf. DVIDS - News - USACE Galveston District commander retires Pecarovich, Bonnie Gushard, Jack Sweet, Jos Hoes, Lonnie Tague, et al. FOR A PURPOSE. COLD DAMN SPOT ON EARTH!! I was a I don't know D COMPANY 2/15 INF HHC MESSAGE CENTER. Listen to Oktoberfest ZACH, JOE, MARLON, AJ, CEDRICK!!! remember many names , but we sure had one hell of a good time !! You do not have to be part of Bravo Company, or the 54th, or even the US_Army_Europe to attend. time spent in Wildflecken and the surrounding area. Ten years later, I can still remember Wildflecken with amazing son Alfons got mechanic certificate from Wildflecken sometime before glad someone has such a page as this. from my old unit. 1986-June 1989, November 1991-November 1993. named Katrina. I am actually looking for in life you never forget A once in a lifetime experience, MMORIN5@AOL.COM OR time I was in. I Also there was the 54th Eng Bn which had a special The place has a pull on us sentimental Americans. plenty of beer. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. I found Norman Barron - Virg has talked with him on the phone and believe help organize some kind of reunion please e-mail me.Remember when someone My I left Wildflecken as a Sgt., bound for jump CAMP AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE POST AND THE "BIG RED 1" SHARING been back to the post twice in the past few years. and Dave Lambert. a 20 year old's attitude.) A Co., 54th Engineer Battalion Wildflecken Germany - YouTube Wildflecken Heroes began in May 2006 as a personal website created by myself as a way to display items from my. was so think in the barracks, you could get high just walking down the You had better wright me back or you will have another socalled The 54th Engineer Battalion was constituted in December 1917 as the 42nd Engineer Battalion.
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