Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Erlensee (formerly Langendiebach), Germany. Was a US Army base and Army airfield in Germany from 1945 to 2007. Among the units stationed there was the HQ and A Company, 122nd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Armor Division.
FLIEGERHORST KASERNE
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I was there 78-80 3/59th ADA supply,met this beautiful young lady and believe it or.not Got married and enjoying retirement and yes she is German iam blessed.
HELLO, DID YOU HAPPEN TO SERVE WITH A JERRY DEAN KEKIC?
I was there from Oct 68 to May 70
with 2/75th C Battery.
When I got there we had to pull KP till we got to be spec 4. We pulled guard at the bunkers in the towers with 7 rds of live ammo with shoot to kill orders if someone got between the fences. We also had guard duty at the gun park etc. We couldn’t get out of guard duty at the bunkers. But at the gun park and where trucks & trailers were parked you get out of that if you became Colonel’s Orderly. I boned up on military code of justice, Geneva convention, nomenclature of all my weapons and the chain of command from me to President of USA. I got a 3 day pass for that and when I went home I had to leave 13 3 day passes on the table. I wasn’t allowed to give them to my friends.
Once I made spec 4 I was made Sargent of the Guard for gun park etc. Colonel’s Orderly we’re able to wear tailored fatigues. There was 4 of us at Fliegerhorst. Since it was frowned upon to mix with other units I never said more than Hi to the other orderlies.
Hi Steve, I was in the 75th from Oct. 70 to Jan. 72. Great memories of the place. I was in special weapons and did a lot of site 32 duty. It was a piece of cake compared to gun park gard duty. Isaac Smith was the battalion commander during that time. Ike retired in 89 with two stars. Ironically we became good friends years after being in his command and stayed in touch until his death just last year. I have stayed in touch with several of the guys I knew then and wish I had stayed in touch with more of them.
Hi Marty, glad to hear from you. I didn’t know Col Smith. I think he got there the month I was leaving. My 1st Sargent said he wasn’t going to let his orderlies wear tailord fatigues. If you had them you could wear them but he was ending it. I loved mine. It set us apart.
One Saturday morning at formation, we had to work a half a day back then. I was told to sign out a loaded 45 and another guy was to pick up a jeep in the motor pool with a package in it. We weren’t allowed to look at the package. We had to take it to the dump. At the dump the MP’s told us where to go and not to get out. It would be unloaded. After that the MP’s signed and time stamped our papers and we left. We went down the road then pulled over and opened another brown envelope. That gave us instructions to another Kaserne and HQ building to pick up and take back another package to Fliegerhorst. Over time we went to many Kaserne on Saturday mornings. If we wouldn’t get back before lunch we ate in the officers mess at that Kaserne. I loved that job! I was 20 years old riding in a jeep on cobblestone streets with a loaded 45 on my hip. My crazy driver had to blow the horn at all the girls!?
I had a good time in the army. I saw a lot of places went on several USO trips. I hope you had a good time there too!
Hey Marty if you have hearing problems go to the Vets. I went 15-20 years ago when I started losing my hearing. When I told them my MOS they said my hearing aids would be free. I get a new set every 5 years. The vets program treats me and my veteran friends really good.
We hear about problems at some vet hospitals but here in western Pa it’s all good news.
I was stationed at Fliegerhorst in January 2007 with HHD, 709th MP Battalion. I met my husband here and we were one of the last units before it was closed. I have great memories with amazing friends while living here for 5 months.
Fliegerhorst Kaserne, 1972 to 1976, 334th Attack Helicopter Company. 45M20. Best duty of my entire service.
Alan,I was there 72/74 .My unit was 173rd aviation helicopter co.I was a52B 20 which was mobil power electric generation.I was attached to the motor pool.Would you know of this co.
I, was at Fliegerhorst 65,66 Hq&A Co 122nd Maint. Bn.
HELLO, DID YOU HAPPEN TO SERVE WITH A JERRY DEAN KEKIC?
I was at Fligerhorst in 82 to 84; HLM 122 Maintenance; 3rd Ad.
I was at Fligerhorst in 73-75 B Co. 122 Maintenance; 3rd Ad.
I was there 75-76 Bco 122 3AD
I left October 1975.
Did they still have the quarter mile races when you were there?
HI, DOES JERRY DEAN KEKIC SOUND FAMILIAR?
I was at Fligerhorst in 69-71 B Co. 122 Maintenance; 3rd Ad.
I was stationed at Fliegerhorst Kaserne from September 1974 till December 1976 with the 2/75 Field Artillery unit. I was originally assigned to Headquarters Battery in the Fire Direction Center (13E20) and reassigned to Alpha Battery as the chief of the FDC. I enjoyed my time there and the people I was stationed with. Myself and two of my friends (Vince Ehlert and John Gaithersburg) occasionally played guitar at a little pizza joint right outside the gate called Mario’s. Nice memories…
I arrived in A Btry on September 21, 1976 as a young private recruit. I was in 4th Section and at the time we had a black heavy set SSG as the section chief. He retired in December 76.
My dad was Sgt/Major Floyd under General Kerwin, 1960 -1963, He was there when President Kennedy came to visit and ate in the NCO Mess (I have pictures) (before the president’s assassination). Sgt Dewey was at the gate as an MP. I have three brothers (Mike, Steve, and Doug) and one sister (Lisa). My mom was pretty special with all of the NCO wives and their children. It was a unique time and is wrapped up in some very significant happenings and sweet memories!
I was looking for Thanksgiving recipes in my collection from over the years when I saw one where I’d written a note that I’d made it at Fleigerhorst Kaserne, our first year of marriage, 1967. My husband was Captain
Jeff Thimsen of the 122 nd maintenance battalion.
I was stationed at Fleigerhorst Kaserne from 1977 to 1979. Many memories. When I first arrived it was known as the 11th Aviation Battalion and then turned to the 503rd Combat Aviation Battalion. Was a clerk typist for Headquarter and Headquarters at the Battalion headquarters under Colonel Grey. Lots of partying at the EM club and in Erlensee, Hana’s and Frankfurt. Remember being there when Elvis died, a sad day for everyone. Great memories.
Out the gate and 1K to the left was an extremely loud German bar, crash, boom, bang every night. A Texan GI figured in this loud, dangerous place…was invited back to run the place – he accepted but changed his mind when he got home. Everybody knew the whole story. He roamed Fleigerhorst doing nothing. Scary character. Had a habit of pulling sergeants aside and threatening them with bodily harm. Saw this myself. This was in the ’63-’65. Wonder if this saga spread later?….like the Sept. 1960 artillery round at Graf that killed 16 in tent city.
I was in tent city the day they overshot the impact area; we 10-12 tent rolls down from where the round hit. Damp and misty that day, was standing in the supply tent when the round came in. Very sad day for everyone. I was in Co D Heavy tank battalion 33rd Armor Division. Fragment of the shell hit one of our tanks parked just below tent city. Stationed at Fliegerhorst from 59-62. Darrell Israel (nick name Jack)
Required reading for seasoned Fleigerhorst:
MY AMERICAN JOURNEY: COLIN POWELL – close by when the round landed on tent city; GUNS AT LAST LIGHT, by Rick Atkinson (about D-Day); GOOD-BYE TO ALL THAT by Robert Graves, autobio. writ at age 33, World War One mortal enemies come out of their respective trenches on Christmas day to play a game of soccer. I’ve written up my Army experience (did nothing), from Fort Dix Basic Trg. winter of 1963, coldest winter in 200 years, to rattling beer bottles at the Fleigerhorst EM Club (Steak dinner Sat. afternoon $1.25 – 1963 thereabouts). My book out soon, but don’t hold your breath!
Hello Jake – Bill Butler here. Looks like you and I served in the same company. I arrived to the unit in May 1962. To tell you the truth, while undergoing tank training at Ft. Knox was trained on the M-60 and was surprised to find out the unit had the M-103 with the 120 mm gun. I remember that winter – the coldest in years – spending it in Graft. I also remember Mike Tucker, Rick Brewer and Speedy Gonzales, Maybe we bumped into each other while there. Served with the 33rd Armor until 1963 and moved to Ray Barracks, Friedberg as the newly formed 3 MTB 32nd Armor until discharged in Jan 1965.
We just missed each other I left Germany in Feb of 62. Do you remember any other names of guys that were there when you arrived? Was the sign still out in front of the building with the two 120mm shells?
I was there from 1976 to 1979. It was 122 mt. Then switched 503rd combat aviation
HI, DOES JERRY DEAN KEKIC SOUND FAMILIAR?
I was there 73-75 Co B 122 maint
I went there to do hot refueling during a reforger exercise. Had a blast when I was able to go up in a Huey from time to time
I was there September 1968 to April 1970. 6th of the 59, a Hawk Missile unit. Great place to be stationed. Clean like Germany was and still is. It was one of the only Army bases visited by President Kennedy in the early 60’s. He didn’t think it was a shithole. I’ve been back to Germany more then 50 times since I was discharged. Even visited the base till just before it closed down. It still looked good. Now it’s been redeveloped and is a clean, well run industrial park.
I in the 6th 59th during the same period. Word in Headquarters Battery, in S1 and S2. Colonel Ralph S Gray was there and Master Sergeant Waldemier. I think there was a SSG Huffman as well.
My husband & I were there mid 68 to early 69. Don’t know what unit but I will find out in a few days when I get home. From there he went to Nam.
SSG Deutsch ( at the time), you were my Plt Sgt and motor pool Sgt, 1982. Good to hear from you.
Service battery 2/75 from 82-85. PLL clerk in the motor pool.
Maurice, I was in B Battery 2/75th in 71-74. I loved it over there..
I was in B Battery 77-79.
I was B battery 2/75 1972 and 1973
I think I remember you. Was you the guy that actually had long hair but kept it tucked in your hat so nobody knew how long it was. And I believe you had an awesome stereo system with big speakers..
Were you….
Was B Battery on the 2nd floor of billets facing what we called “Red Square”? Alerts @ month, 8″ howitzer tracked? Looking for comparisons to ’63-’65. Fascinating to hear of GIs rotating in and out whole decades after you’ve implanted your whole life and crossing off days on the calendar, pyschologically thinking that the whole unit began and disappeared with the first sergeants and COs you knew, only to be informed that a whole new set of characters comes in. What day did the mess hall serve S.O.S.? And other nonsensical questions….
Yep B battery was 2nd floor. I was a cook in the mess hall behind our barracks .
Mr. Ballard, I was there in 72/74.I had a friend named Levan Pouncey. He was a cook at that time also.There was a big fella that went by cowboy.Never knew his name.
I remember a cowboy, maybe not the same. He was in 122 mt company B.
I got there in 73 when our billets was on the main drag, then our final move was on the square. The mess hall was across that, A company was next to it. Left in 75 to the world
It seems I recall his building was on the left as u passed thru the gate. Pouncey worked at the mess hall that was behind a building on red Square. I have been to that mess hall.ItSeemed small to me.The cowboy was sometimes called fat Albert.Thanks for chatting with me.Been a long time ago.
I’ve remember and have written about (listed) food from the Fleigerhorst EM mess hall. I’d call it really good, maybe not the Karo syrup for big leathery pancakes, but everything else. Not much in fiber. The line, the “cow” for milk (lots of it, sometimes hauling up new containers yourself). Always surprising, to me, is that the various units on the kaserne outright ignored GIs from other units. Huge am’t of food, all told. Amazing how with the EM Club so popular, metablozing so much beer and three squares a day, the body recovered so well. The half-hour rest period before a slow sloppy march back to S-4, out like a light. 75th Artillery (’63’65). Always interested to know how long, what years, the EM Club lasted, before ? turning into a “family center” or closing altogether. A compeling question now, as I read it, the whole kaserne, billets and all, is headed for razing, to be torn down.
Hey,
I was the redeployment clerk at that time.
2/75th FA HQ.
SFC Albion SSG Redding SGT Allen Mike High mail clerk etc
I was in service battery 2/75th. I was the PLL clerk in the motor pool. Sgt Farmer.
Hey Sgt Farmer, Dale Becker here! SSG Kibey was our Motor sgt . How are you? I hope you remember me. If you check in again please call or text me 512 789 7855. I always liked your quiet and easy going personally. You must have PCSd/ ECSd about summer of 85?I hope the years and life have been kind to you!
I was stationed at Fliegerdump from 1989-91 in A/3-20th FA. Place was a run down shit hole. Thank goodness we deployed to Desert Shield/Storm in 1990 and came back six months later to deactivate.
Scott, straightforward info maybe better. Fleigerhorst a “run-down shit hole”? How so? Compared to what?
PX Was with HQ Btry 2/75th building 1367 from 1964 to 1967. First Shirt was Jacob J. Amaro, Btry CO was Capt Jenks. Some of my buddies were Thomas Spitzley (COVID took him home to God last year), Milton Milstead, Msgt Church, Sgt Hoger, an Indian we called DULL KNIFE (cANT REMEMBRER HIS REAL NAME, BEST TIME OF MY ARMY LIFE! I totally loved my time there!!!
It’s a mind-bender to hear of people (G.I. phase) talk about Fleigerhorst mentioning friends and accomplices that were years and years into the future for me. I guess it’s always like this. People peel away one at a time, rotating home, becoming a civilian, and typically not even bothering to trade addresses. CO’s, 1st Sgts, sections. I’m always interested in knowing if the EM Club was still operating…imagine the profits….unbelievable.
I was with 227th Aviation Mainenane, we had the bar in the basement and then the new barracks and what a party great softball team too,88-89
it was a good shit hole to me miss it if I only new then what I know now would have been a great shit hole a lot of fun anyway