Artillery Kaserne, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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  1. GG says:
    December 16, 2011 at 9:41 am

    Hey there! I am a native from Germany looking for an old friend who was stationed in Garmisch 1984! If somebody knows Rex Smith (he drove an eyecatching white cabrio), born around 1960 or his friend John let me know! I would really appreciate it!

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  2. Siegfried Schultz says:
    December 10, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    Hi Jack Mills
    I am so sorry but somehow I got your name mixed up with K.Miller who also was trying to get some information. But since I was referring in my reply to a family named Jehn I can only hope that you have understood that my reply was meant for you.
    I hope that you’ll understand and I wish you a Merry Christmas! S.Schultz

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  3. Siegfried Schultz says:
    December 6, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    Hi Jack Miller, I am a native of Garmisch but I am sorry that I can not help you with the Jehn family. I’ve never come across the name and I am quite sure that they were not natives of Garmisch. Maybe they were refugies like a few hundred others who had fled from the bombings of their town or else they had fled from the Red Army which had occupied the eastern part of Germany. I am familiar with the buildings of Green Arrow Inn because I’ve worked there from 1946-48 when it was 65th Field Hospital, later 58th Field hospital and even further _ _(?) General Dispensary I remember when the Gymnasium Hall was moved from the Kaserne in Mittenwald to the Gen.Disp. I’ve found a few photos of the areal in google. If you are interested let me know how I could submit them to you. S. Schultz
    P.S. I’m not living in Garmisch anymore.

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  4. Bob Baldi says:
    August 7, 2011 at 9:41 am

    Gene, et al

    I and my family have been visiting the Armed Forces Rec centers in Bavaria, since the mid ’60s. I started my carreer in the military as a journalist; and then went on to military intelligence for the remainder of my service. After 26 years in the Army, my family and I still manage to get back to Garmisch periodically. right now, I am in the planning stages of putting together a book about the U.S. presence in the area, begining with the occupation following WWII, and onwards. I would very much like to incorporate the accounts of those who were stationed there during this period; as well as those, like me, who have fond memories of vacations, ski weeks, etc. Pictures would be a true godsend, whether B&W, slides, etc. If interested in contributing, please drop me a line at rbaldi@hotmail.com. With best regards to all, – Bob

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  5. Bob McDermott says:
    August 6, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    When I arrived in Achaffenburg in the summer of 1971, there was a guy returning from Garmisch who served much of his tour on the Ski Patrol. He gave me an application and I was accepted for temporary duty there myself and spent a few months enjoying the area and “working” some. My memories include a Thanksgiving dinner a bunch of us cooked in the barracks and taking a trip to Innsbrook for New Years. I wasn’t a good enough skier for the patrol itself, but rented skis, ran rope tows, drove bus etc. After work at the ski area near Lake Eipsee we enjoyed drinks including the gluehwein at the bar in the hotel there. Taking some trips up to the Zugspitz was awesome. Had to go back to my home unit too soon. Great time in a great part of the world. I returned in the summer of 72 with a hometown friend who was traveling Europe and we hiked around the lake and camped out one night on the lakeshore.

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  6. Jack Mills says:
    June 10, 2011 at 7:09 am

    Hi , I was stationed in Garmisch in 55-56 as dentist in the Green Arrow Inn clinic. Only bachelor Officer on Post at the time . Trying to get any info about a German family named Jehn .. Frau Jehn had 2 daughters and I dated 1 for over a year . Her name was Brigitta. I understand she married a Doctor and moved stateside . have been trying to get any info about them for years — Appreciate any help !! Thanks

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  7. K Miller says:
    January 31, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Siegfried Schultz, could you please email me, I have a question for you since you have lived there for so long. I really would appreciate it, thank you K Miller

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    • Siegfried Schultz says:
      February 1, 2011 at 3:38 pm

      Hello K.Miller, I’d be glad to help you with an answer to your question. Please let me know your question(s). Looking forward to hear from you S.Schultz

  8. Siegfried Schultz says:
    January 21, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    To: S/sgt Joseph C.Garrison

    Hi Joe’
    thank you for your last reply. I was glad to read that you had so much fun going thru Google Images with your wife. But I’m sure that your visits to Garmisch have not been ”limited” to visits to Casa Carioca and that you have been to many of the other places just as well.
    I’d recommend you go to Google-IMAGES and type-in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for search.You will find many pages with pictures of Garmisch and the surrounding area. By the way, you can do this also for Fuerth where you have been stationed and you can try practically any other place which you can remember that you’ve been to. Google has a great number of information available. Give it a try!!
    I myself am also constantly ”cruising” in Google to complete my own pictures. One cannot always be ”at the right place at the right moment” and so I’ve missed many good shots due to weather conditions etc.
    I hope now that I’ve given you some helpful information and that you’ll enjoy ”cruising” in Google. Have fun! ‘be seeing ya” Siegfried

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    • S/SgtJoseph C Garrison says:
      January 22, 2011 at 8:18 pm

      Hi Siegfried,

      You are right. I was there for almost 4 years and did see a bit of Germany. A Sgt friend of mine had a small, kind of beat-up volkswagon and a car at that time was like treasure. Very few GI’s had any type of transportation. We did some traveling when we could which wasn’t often. One destination stands out in my mind. He loved to fish and had discovered some trout streams near Munich. We would catch and release huge trout until our arms were tired. No one was doing any fishing at that time in Germany and the streams were loaded. I loved Germany and the people there. I had (and still have) relatives in Ireland (Cantillon’s on my mothers side) and never visited them (which I regret to this day as I could have done so easily) because I never wanted to use up a furlough when I could enjoy it in Germany. I’ll take your advice and do some online exploring. Thanks Siegfried. I enjoy talking to you!

      Stay healthy, my friend,

      Joe

  9. Siegfried Schultz says:
    January 2, 2011 at 10:39 am

    To: S/sgt Joseph C. Garrison

    Hi Joe, I am glad you enjoyed CASA CARIOCA on ”Google”. I’ve found another picture of the Club. It’s a view of the outside showing the entrance. Just add ”Garmisch” to the ”Casa Carioca” = ”Casa Carioca Garmisch” and again click ”Search”. By the way, there are some interesting stories on C.C.G. Web !

    Make the best of ”old age” and Best Wishes for 2011 ! Siegfried

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    • s/sgt Joseph Garrison says:
      January 2, 2011 at 11:02 pm

      Hi Siegfried,

      Thanks again, my friend! I followed your instructions and have added several pictures to my little file for my family, including the front entrance to the Casa Carioca! I also printed one beautiful picture of the town of Garmisch with the Bavarian Alps in the background which is dated 1960. I have spent several enjoyable hours browsing through the web site with my wife. We can’t thank you enough for the information you have given me.

      Happy new year, Siegfried, We hope the year will be good to you and yours and that you will have the best of health.

      Joe

  10. Siegfried Schultz says:
    December 28, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    To; S/sgt Joseph C.Garrison
    Hi Joe,
    this is not a comment but I want to let you know where you can find a picture of CASA CARIOCA Club in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
    Simply go to ”Google” and then to ”Google Images” – just place ”Casa Carioca” and click ”Search”. And there on the first Page will be the picture of the Club.

    Good Luck! Siegfried

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    • s/sgt Joseph C. Garrison says:
      December 29, 2010 at 7:50 pm

      Siegfried!

      I don’t know what to say! I have spent all afternoon at the Casa Carioca! Looking at pictures and reading Cpl John Holmans letters. He was there when I was. In fact he even looked a little like me in his uniform! The 1946 picture of the Casa really took me back. When I was there, of course, they had enclosed it and put a roof over the rink but everything else looked the same. It looks as though it has evolved, now, into a beautiful modern club. I don’t cry easily, Siegfried, but this brought some tears to my eyes! I’m going to print out the pictures and some of Cpl. Holman’s letters for my wife and family. They describe things that I experienced but never put in writing. Please accept my sincere thanks. You’re a good person and I appreciate your kindness.

      Joe Garrison

  11. Siegfried Schultz says:
    December 11, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    Hi friends of Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
    I’m a native of Garmisch-Partenkirchen,born there in 1927, and it made me very happy to read your comments and how much you have enjoyed your stay in my hometown either on duty or on vacation.
    Sgt. Garrison, you are right about the Eibsee, the beautiful lake at the foot of the Zugspitz mountain. The nightclub you mention could have been the CASCARIOCA near the Olympic Ice Stadium. I have never been to the Club,even though as an Employee of the ”US Armed Forces Recreation Center Garmisch” I certainly had a chance. The name of the Ice Show was ”Holiday on Ice”. With the reduction of the US Troops stationed in Germany the Recreation Aerea maybe has been limited to a smaller number of installations and the Casacarioca Club is now a german operated Night Club.
    Debbie Strong, I’m so happy to hear from you that you are enjoying the time before X-mas in my hometown. I can smell the roasted chestnuts and the ”Gluehwein” – wish I was there………. Sniff – a Merry Christmas to you and please say Hello from me to my beloved hometown and to the surrounding mountains.
    Gloria, please keep my hometown in your memory as the most beautiful place you’ve ever been to ………… it really is just that.

    Merry Christmas to all of you and Best Wishes for 2011

    Siegfried Schultz

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    • S/sgt Joseph C. Garrison says:
      December 12, 2010 at 12:49 am

      Hi Siegfried,

      You were born in a magnificent place. After 60 years I still remember the beauty of it clearly. It was awsome then for a kid like me. I have always wanted to go back and see it again. It would be unlikely now. Time seems to be running out.

      Thank you very much for taking the time to give me the information on the club. I have always treasured the memories from that time in my life!

      You and I were nearly the same age when I was there. I sincerely hope that you are doing well.

      I wish you a Merry Christmas and I hope you have many more and that they are all good to you!

      My best regards,

      Joe

    • Mike H says:
      April 14, 2011 at 8:12 pm

      I must say I love your Hometown I skied there 1981 -1983 and loved everyday of it

  12. Debbie Strong says:
    December 3, 2010 at 3:26 am

    What a wonderful tree lighting event last night! The location, lights, program, Christmas market, and atmosphere was festive, friendly, and fun! So many organizations worked together to pull off such a successful event that truly highlights the strengths of this small community. Thank you for the hours spent to provide our students and their families with special memories of their time in Garmisch, memories that will last a life time.
    Debbie Strong, Principal, Garmisch Elementary/Middle School

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  13. Gloria (Snider) Laymon says:
    October 21, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    I was stationed in Garmisch as an MP from December 1987 through April 1989. I don’t remember any club with red velvet so I don’t think it was in Garmisch. Garmisch is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.

    Sure wish I could get in touch with Bonnie Faulk.

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    • GG says:
      December 15, 2011 at 10:45 am

      Hello Gloria, I am working for german TV and looking for a person who was stationed in Garmisch when you were there, too. Do you think you could help? My e-mail is Gessie.George@endemol.de (www.endemol.de)
      That would be great if you were going to contact me!

  14. s/sgt Joseph C. Garrison says:
    July 28, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    I was never stationed near Garmisch-Partenkirchen but I spent two weeks there in the summer and two weeks in the winter on furlough during 1950. I was stationed in Fuerth from 1948 to 1952 with a tank company attached to the 16th Infantry during the occupation. Two things stand out in my memory of the area: There was a lake up in the mountains which was beautiful in the summer and which was awesome in the winter and frozen solid enough to take sleigh rides on. I believe it was called the Eibsee. There was a large night club in either Garmisch or Bertchesgaden (I’m not sure which since I visited both) which had a large dance floor surrounded on three sides by rising horseshoe shaped tiers, each tier wide enough for many tables and chairs. Everything was covered in red velvet. The bandstand was high up in a niche on the back wall. After dinner and dancing the floor rolled back into the rear wall and revealed a huge ice rink and we were treated to a fantastic ice show. The skaters and the costumes were unbelievably great!

    That entire area was a paradise to us then! I still remember it clearly and I often wonder if that club might still be there after all these years. I hope someone can answer that for me. I can still see those mountains in my mind, the cable cars and the skiers in the winter. I still have, after 60 years, a small souvenir from there. It’s a mountain climbing pick about two inches long with the coat of arms of Garmisch-Partinkirchen attached to it. They are probably still selling them there!

    Joe Garrison

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    • Gene Cullup says:
      April 29, 2011 at 3:41 pm

      To: s/sgt Joseph C. Garrison

      My father in law (Truman Black) passed away in February. He was with the 505th AAA OP DET, which from what I can find was assigned to the Seventh US Army in Karlsruhe, Germany. He came back to the US in December of 1952. I have scanned his pictures he took from that time, plus he also took some 8mm film which I think is from Fort Bliss, Texas in 1949. I don’t know how he ended up in Garmisch Partenkirchen but that seems to be where the pictures are from. He was probably on furlough like you were. I don’t know what log to go to but this one is where the pictures are from so it’s a start. I just thought someone would enjoy seeing them.

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