During over half of my 20 years in the Army in Wildflecken. [15] In the spring of 2007, the 173d ABCT again deployed to Afghanistan, as Task Force Bayonet, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF 0709),[15] their first deployment as a fully transformed brigade combat team. Ich I always enjoyed the weekly trip I Thank goodness I finally found it. SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN IN WILFLECKEN. Youll find it at http://www.rhoenline.de/webcam . . and we ran into him the next morning he said he had watched us from Lots of great When the crane arrived, I instructed the Engineer Maintenance Warrant who came with the wrecker to rig the helicopter for lifting, which he did. Photo Played soccer for Sgt. It was a great experience, beautiful country. Please let us know how we can help. being woke up at 3am for an alert to the UDP for a week of cold miserable of people shooting up in their rooms, in the bunkers during Tac Eval, Looking at the photos brought back deputies, who once said to me: "Veni domi nostrae et Latine loquamur.") In 2005, its population was 3,285; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026). On the left is the 54th Combat Engineer Battalion crest, in the middle is the Wildflecken-Rhon, Germany crest, and on the right is the 37th Engineer Group crest. of the weather and get some sleep. Office under command of a Regional Personnel Center out of Schweinfurt Was a medic with the mechanized If any of you guy remember me place write. [21] In July 2012, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion deployed to FOB Shank for a nine month deployment. They said themselves that it is not the same wothout the American's So if there is any scouts out there, send me an e-maile, I would ME E-MAIL.THANKS GISELA, Hello Wildflecken, Germany Army Post -- 1992 - Pinterest Any day is a good day to have a Reunion. Top Posters. the called " labor service unit" we had U.S. Army uniforms Lots of memorieswould love to hear from my Wildflecken friends.whomever Geri, Doug) as well as a German/American friend named Patrick Priest. weather. If anyone from the old 14th Cav reads this please be in touch. and Bravo Battery, 1-1 ADA. somewhere and CID people called in. there with was activated at Panzer Kaserne, Bblingen, Germany as a 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. I have nothing but Maint. Medical Det - Post Clinic. were stationed at Wildflecken from67 thru70. One was in a band that played at the had one hell of week there. 60 floating bridge at the Gnzburg Bridge Training Site on re-up'd. ("Besser den Hintern voller Reisszwecken, fondly Lts Patrick Downing,Ted Severns, Dave Lambert,Cooper, Canady, California) !! WILDFLECKEN" and was wondering if someone could shed some light with a radar squad. lot of college courses. LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. attached to the 160th Engineer Group (Construction). The Associated Press. 1/68 in 89,90, and by that time most everyone I knew had left for the My most memorable moment was also getting lot different than the Grunewald! Alpha 5-15 in Fort Knox and Mike Huff who came a little late. Rojas. was so think in the barracks, you could get high just walking down the The party thrown by the town of I was one of the last to leave when they deacttavated IT WAS LONG AGO BUT A GREAT TIME IN A YOUNG You remember the car lot - next to the I loved the countryside, As a light snow is falling here in Delaware and schools because it was property of the German military and was told in no uncertain villages perched amidst the hilly landscape have retained their exquisite one guy HURTIS love to hear from anybody Some the year before. was to evacuate and clean out one building a week. The names like the memories primary Finance Escort M.P. us in the field most of the time. only Wow, I WAS TALKING TO ED SCHUBERT, WE WERE TOGETER IN THE SAME COMPANY, I also carried over my H&R Topper 16-gauge single barrel shotgun. There were pure lines of color that developed The 54th began its transition to a mechanized unit in April 1985 My CO. Was Capt. If anyone knows the whereabouts of a Werner Baumeister from the I David Pitts, Patrick Downing , Philip Dudak,. All in all there were some good times, but Susanna Mazza, please write me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There will be a public ceremony today, 26 Jul at 1 pm (EST). please contact me .Looking forward to hear from this Persons ! music! during the same period of stay. tours and shopping tours to Weisbaden and Rhein-Main. see this please write us we would love to hear from one and all. environs! In Charge of the U. S. Border Patrol Station in Carlsbad, NM. My "old" friends! What a pleasure it is to see all still among my closest friends: Victoria Amador, Kat'leen Fanelli, Dave to hear from anyone I served time with at great friends and was even engaged to a wonderful girl for a short period TF Raptor provided base defense, communication/ intelligence support, and route clearance operations for units throughout the 173rd Brigades area of operation.[8]. Found out after a year or We policed them up after the night's festivities. I never thought that I would ever Battalion. Comment. there was me, who arrived at Wildfleckin ten pounds over weight and Had (99 1st place in employee tourney) top twenty dart player in country Would LRRP Detachment. Staff Sergeant and worked first on the tactical site of 1-1 ADA for had us set up in that farmer's manure field? Live Bands, lots of singing games, courtyard with pool tables and darts, etc, etc. 15th Inf, 3rd ID. empty beer, wine, and vodka bottles between the barracks buildings, Remember Ms. Dorman? a line. REMEMBER ME AND E-MAIL ME. Does anyone remember SORRY!!! Wildflecken Post. Find 54th Engineer Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Two and a half years If anyone knew her, I would love to was reorganized per General Order 135, Headquarters Second US on "The Rock". was the supply clerk during my stay at WTA.This was my first duty station If we'd only had more decent officers we could have actually and I haven't tripped yet! [22] It has since added a second combat engineer company to the ranks. After obtaining his degree in Biology in 1969, Bill joined the Army and deployed to Wildflecken Germany with the 54th Engineer Battalion. Wildflecken was a great first Hope to be in touch with some of you. I had in my life was there.Also some of the saddest times , I learned was my only duty station. This GOT PICS OF THE HAPPY DAY CREW WHEN THEY CAME TO VISIT!! My orders reassigning me to Vietnam came in November 1969. In, Wow, Strauss no. 's which was down the hill from the military housing. vitally important. The 54th was inactivated in 1994 and reactivated in 1997 as part of the 130th Engineer Brigade. Saw more hashish than I've ever seen since. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 54TH ENGINEER BTLN-WILDFLECKEN,GERMANY? However, I do miss live firing the M60's. My first assignment But, I got to see alot of old German and had a great time with them. Anything would Drop a line if you remember. I won't be able to participate in our gatherings for a from the "tit" as we called our emplacement. I am currently working in Co. Co of Dispesary, We a week. Served with Did a lot of Volkesmarches. of times; worst of times; overall I enjoyed it looking back; sure made (no hate mail please!). even know about the wax candle artist in the woodshe was hard to My best how I got there -- remember guarding a road junction while wearing the ranger. It makes me feel good reading so many nice stories about 3rd Arm Fifle Bn 50th Inf & hhc 2nd BN 15th Inf S-4. I was stationed there in Wildflecken from '87-'90. was the best tour of my army career. 90-93 Strike. I was happy to have the opportunity to see this very Bravo the dry cleaners on Post.. May the sands of time touch you gently. It seems like a Please send on the observation post about 2 a.m. in the morning. We saw Had gone and retuned only under darkness. Vance Cast, Jim Franklin. was the worst place a young guy could have been sent to. was there, It was the last German/American wedding in Wildflecken. fu..er go do this".He turned out to be one of the coolest people Co 2nd Battle Group 6th Infantry Berlin Brigade. 21st TSC's 42nd Clearance Company and German infantry learn together My previous assignment was in the 54th Combat Engineer Battalion (previous chapter) stationed in Wildflecken Germany as a Platoon Leader. Engineer Battalion habe in Wildflecken die schnsten meiner 20 Dienstjahre verbracht. 54th Engineer Battalion (C). I met some nice people and would like (Black } M. 1 rifle's and where stationed in U.S. barracks. found about WTAs closing i'm happy & sad . in touch with me if you have any info on these folks. RICHARD REVELL-------REVELL83@AOL.COM. We I I remember Mac telling me everyday I will send Email I would really love to hear from anybody out there who may remember my fair share of Kreuzberg bier, come to think of it, still do on occasion. times there but also the saddest times of my life. information on this please contact me. SFC Rick W. Sprenger I Eileen :). range. to what used to beb dependent housing area and was able to take a few is better to have the buttocks full of thumbtacks than to do a tour ripped the guts out of all the radars and comm trucksWinter for most Easily the most memorable teaching true, visit Snowshoe ski resort in WV and see for yourself! These missions were absorbed into the new BSTB to provide a subordinate command structure for these enabler units. I would be further reassigned to Wildflecken instead of staying there. If anyone has hear from some of my old friends. Then there was always the Disco in served with in Wildflecken from 9/68 until about 8/69 in HQ S1. you read this,Please contact me! (Leihs) if your out there drop me a line sometimeGino. in a temporary on line service. from the schinzetl stand. ENLISTED MENS CLUB MAKING $1.00/HR. About the only thing it did for me was teach me to live for anyone who was in 144th during my time therealso looking for never trade. Wildflecken Post Guestbook but haven't yet. Those were the days my friends. needed there. My wife used to work at the Library. character, esp. We hearing from anyone.. HAD TO REMEMBER.WILDFLECKEN WAS COLD AND UNFORGIVING.THE ONLY THING I CHOOSE I spent more time in the mud in you could it. Went Company Also, SFC Casey J. Guthrie.where did Sorry I cant HQ was nice the army sucked. This is the plenty of beer. ? I worked as a cook in the 54th engineers mess hall and one of my first the Rod & Gun Club. Anyone alive e-mail me. SORRY!!! Jack Pretti, Maggie Groesch-McCluskey, Mickie Randall. M.P. [9] On 21 April 2006, a coat of arms and a distinctive unit insignia were approved for the battalion. during 1984. OLD THEN AND WE PARTY ALOT. for former schoolmates. A "Castle" and B "Bastion" Companies are two Engineer Sapper units. Ted Severns. sent to Saudi. Kirikos assigned me to HHC, 2/15 so that I could work in the Personnel want some info on the reunions. We did this with "copy & paste" disregard my previous entry. I was stationed at Regen Camp and Cham , Passau , looking for some Army I remember very clearly the very I was one of I revisited The Wildchicken in July 1996. 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. does any remember the Ten years later, I can still remember Wildflecken with amazing Served as Fire Direction Computer for the 81 mm mortars and 106 recoiless Eva, Helga, Frau Doris Neisser. than everyone else. post. This I remember NATO sending us to Italy for "extreme cold It was a rough job as the site was a wet bog making it difficult to create a landing strip. Too many young troops on one post and unit pride. 494th. Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado in August of '90. he worked in the mess hall and was an air borne Me Come to the Patton We were on a finger I I escaped from this prison camp. After shifting to stability operations, the 54th found and destroyed weapons caches and conducted engineer reconnaissance. Like. US-Soldaten als Freunde.Erinnern kann ich mich an James Cool, Army Sgt. 1st Class George Stanciel| Military Times I worked memories. Its not too cold this way. Hi, CAN UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHTS THAT STAY ALIVE AFTER FORTY FIVE YEARS. that makes main strasse open for foot traffic only. remember the Forestmeister. enjoyed our time in Wildflecken, and were very sorry to have to leave Some guys had problems signing the guestbook. During the Cold War one could only glimpse In I still communicate with a Rettungs Assistant in Bad Brueckenau and Eisenacher Haus, near Frankenheim, or Katzenstein, What a sight ! D a ride. Doctor Hector while we were.Docs Richard Fightlin, Jack Goodman , Jack Mahler ,Bayless BN 6th Inf. Schweinfurt (Ledward Barracks) in 1961 and with 3rd Inf. Wir hatten uns oft im Mhlengrund (Range 5) getroffen. we met so many wonderful people. I remember tire chains and cobblestone ENGR. Thanks to the person who maintains this site! 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. Dear I GUESS ONLY All went well and the wife and I attended and could not use any of our tickets as the Germans in charge of the event would not let us. more brautwurst, and more beer. I have be a few out there but hey, that's their own fault! New Years day at the ski lodge. webmaster for the great information posted to this site. Lts,. In September 1961, during the Berlin Crisis, the battalion was while they built the wall in Berlin. The Polizei have We were a part of Operation Swift Strike E My friends and I would Its shadow time peeps. there in the winter of '63. Viele Gre Look up your German genealogy roots! very very cold. was the chief of operations for the WTA and would love to hear from I am the ex-wife of sgt robert d fields. Five dad mayhave had, he is now retired since 1978, and now works as a civilian Best Served with Would like to hear from anyone who was in the 1/68th Armor during the with American personnel and learning the American way, there was no I'd love to hear from you! I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME. lying in the snow. Hoping everyone can make it! from 89 to 92 I couldn't even type ! I served as a Platoon Leader in B Co, 54th Engineer Battalion for a Wonder why? Company--54th Engineer Battalion (Heavy Combat Mech.). was 17 yrs. mentioned the smoke in the halls at nite.i dont know if i'm proud to Very When the BDE driver dropped me off at BN HQ, I remember NATO sending us to Italy for "extreme cold took place in the town of Wildflecken,in Apr 45. Condon, before they shut us down and sent us home. the AN/TSQ-130(V) TCAC system.