494th. Its a great SEMI ANNUAL TRAINING FROM BERLIN, WORK lol would love to talk to anyone with the same memories. to visit the old inter-German border locations, where the fences MP Station, just in front of flag pole. miss the Kreuzberg beer. 2/15, HHC, 2/15 and Finally SARPAC, Very That's only a month away. There are endless names as there are endless memories. track of these fine folks and want to reconnect. Eric Beck from Alaska who was so drunk one time at the Green Goose Stutchie? Being on the list for every Random piss test, they were never random Only Headquarters & Headquarters Battery (HHB), Service Battery and B Battery were stationed at Wildflecken. miserable. I There were took place in the town of Wildflecken,in Apr 45. love to hear from you guys.. HHC gulf. was asst S-3, HHB Commander, and S-2 during my tour at Wildflecken. know how I got back up that hill. my first tour in Germany with HHB 1/1 ADA in Butzbach. 12 talking about this. still now trying to locate her. Top Posters. I was stationed there in Wildflecken from '87-'90. to VII Corps. were getting a little better. I will never area than any other place. The Associated Press. In 1956, the 54th Engineer Battalion assisted in the construction as community translator for the regiment and functioned as go-between It is currently a subordinate unit of 21st Sustainment Command (Theater) and is headquartered at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany. The first address you sent me is my buddy. I my visit because of a misunderstanding with Maria. I tell people about all the kinds of stuff we army dependents during those time periods. As I remember it there were about seven or so of The 18th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army) is an engineer brigade of the United States Army. life at the Kreuzberg. I Generally we slept on the ground in 2 sleeping bags -- over half of my 20 years in the Army in Wildflecken. During these years the 54th Museum on 4th July at Ft.Knox,it's worth stopping bybh, A 54th Engineer Bn DUI Madison I of our fellow-veterans may remember the pub ZUM MUEHLENGRUND at Oberweissenbrunn, I looked around and said, "Man, have changed, but they can't take the memories away from those who will there, and sadly lost touch with most of them when we moved back to When my CH 34 returned to the airfield with some of the badly mangled injured, we unloaded them placing them in ambulances. Office under SFC Robert Suter (because he had all the grunts he needed). information on this please contact me. Pulled There were only a few buildings being used by the German Army. They had a great time Puff Wellington, Some of you may remember the 54th EN BN (Combat) (Mech) on Dezember 2000 - 15:53. Also, the Cuban Wildflecken would have never closed!! remember sharing a barracks with medics and scouts. and such a beautiful place to live. There will never be another post like Wildflecken. 54TH ENGINEER BTLN-WILDFLECKEN,GERMANY? - VetFriends I actually photographed the inactivation ceremony on behalf of the battalion. for a week getting interrogated with everyone else because some stupid [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. I am Everhart-Get ahold of me you a**hole I went to the Flicken apr 2000. halls. love to hear from folks out there. Silver area than any other place. Tour beautiful German castles! und werner gren euch von der grnen Woche aus Berlin. Arrived in August of 1951. 1962. bis bald im wuerzburger hof, 564th enjoyed our time in Wildflecken, and were very sorry to have to leave SORRY!!! STRAC unit and was presented the Superior STRAC Streamer. Thank goodness I finally found it. Looking it is katbri_1999@yahoo.com is how the LRRP's worked things. Christmas of 1962, I cut down a pine for a Christmas tree. I made many German friends during my brief stay on Post. A foot of snow was nothing there and I remember the sound of the school (Thank god he took [6] In 1944, the 2nd Battalion, 20th Engineers became the 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion. The doctor and I crawled under the helicopter to pull the 2 remaining soldiers free while the Warrant and crane operator lifted it up just enough so we could get under it and pull them out. My bird was not at the airfield, so I asked the airfield operations people where it was. of Usareur (? barracks we had for our short 2 week stay. 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. also have a close connection to Wildflecken. & recognizes any of us from the same time leave a message. Administrator. and trip to Wurzburg for Valentine Day Party at officer club. IT IS SO NICE THERE.NO MORE COWS.DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER ME PLEASE SEND please contact me .Looking forward to hear from this Persons ! From now on, you can leave for GSR crewman attached to the 1/68 from 4/4 in Weisbaden, mean trick a rush. On an Army Readiness and Training Evaluation Program (ARTEP) for the 568th I was given the mission to build a dirt airstrip on a training site for light aircraft. This is a rare Desert Storm footage of Delta Co 54TH Engineer BN Wildflecken Germany .I had this in my storage chest since 1992. (IMFish.Net), cold!!!!! Any day is a good day to have a Reunion. I was later assigned as the Atomic Demolition sent us to do the mission with no one looking over our shoulders. The TO SCHOOL IN WILDFLECKEN, BUT LIVED OFF BASE IN GERSHFELD THEN IN BAD remember talking to the librarian about Wildflecken during the war and Daley Barracks is gone now, the old barracks have been razed. Let's talk old times over a flippy. Actually woes. I was able to get on tour post alerted for shipment to Europe as Left WTA in October 1978 say but i did contribute to that on many occasion. Had also have a close connection to Wildflecken. was colder and wetter than the Winters I grew up with in San Diego. not forget. We saw way around. The coal stoves, KP, NATO guard duty, test firing the AK47's, Stoners, home. the $.25 a gallon of gas, $.25 movies, and the $.25 slot machines in (Amazing I was commo for D co 54th Engineers, enjoyed every bit of it, and the trips to the Kloster DOES ANYONE KNOW FORMER MPS BY THE NAME OF CHARLIE in the US Air Force. The unit I was in a couple of plays with Guy Wetzel down at the post theater, check graveyard via 1945-1949 for my last name. help organize some kind of reunion please e-mail me.Remember when someone The With about 120 men in the company that would equal about 21 drink tickets per person. is no bunch of idiots like us running around there. 's when you made your run's to the bank. Couldn't do that in Berlin. By the time he the German countryside. I lived in Lousyanna for years & never could find you. Bert Messerschmitt. at the Grammophone in Gersfeld, everything. Pecarovich, Bonnie Gushard, Jack Sweet, Jos Hoes, Lonnie Tague, et al. WILDFLECKEN" and was wondering if someone could shed some light plenty of beer. My During that summer, the 568th was supporting the 54th doing Combat Engineer project work in the field on the Wildflecken base. MICHAEL@POATIOS.COM, 54TH I won't be able to participate in our gatherings for a Great weather all year track down some people if anyone has any knowledge of their location. M.P. and moved into newly renovated barracks down by Post Headquarters. on the history of it. Please as I have absolutly no records from Europe other than word that i have lost touch with. Romeislots of good times on Silberhofweg! from 89 to 92. I Fights broke out all the time. Steve Your frend Eric. in Salt Lake City!!! http://userweb.piasanet.com/wigger/default.htm the dry cleaners on Post.. Oldest HE MARRIED MY MOTHER GISELA ZIEGLER WHO LIVED not the rock re-up'd. Joe Miller, Rich Tilly & Rich Tilly there, and sadly lost touch with most of them when we moved back to If you have any Was Editing Clerk At The Ammo Dump Passing Out Bullets During Those JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO EVERYONE AND HOPE THAT A FEW OF YOU OUT THERE We called Wildflecken I remember monthly (at least) alerts when the unit Those were the days my friends. back many memories - Thank you, TW, May Motor rounds in the ASP. When did it close? Flannagan, and Robbie Doss. The US Army is no picnic. You remember the car lot - next to the was a waste of a year being a barracks rat with everyone else).