Comments on: Gablingen Kaserne, Augsburg

By: Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:58:45 +0000

I too was at Gab Kaserne Sgt. Chinn was my platoon Sgt. And Albert Clark was my best friend. I was in Hq & Hq company Willie Parrish was my Squad Leader. Went to Beruit With the 187th First plane in and the last plane out.

By: Francis P.Hughes

Francis P.Hughes — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:11:57 +0000

it was great duty, served under echo company commanders milton sullivan and paul buckwalter. service in Lebanon was very interesting and got me a lot of respect later in life when I dealt with middle Eastern people. As a member of the weapons platoon
of echo /187airborne battle group I learned a lot that served me well in the Michigan National Guard as both an NCO and an officer.I always got a lot more respect in the
Guard because I had been an “active duty paratrooper” and knew how to read a compass and a map .I did visit Gablingen with my wife in 1968 there were some
U.S.maintenance units there and the Cafe Annis and the Atlantic Bar were still in
in business in Augsburg .

By: Francis P.Hughes

Francis P.Hughes — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:43:53 +0000

I was in the weapons platoon of echo company (81mm mortars and jeep mounted 106 recoiless rifles) the company commander was Milton Sullivan followed by Paul
Buckwalter ( in command in july 1958 when we were sent to Lebanon.) I rotated back for discharge in Jan 1959 joined the Michigan National Guard, served 6 years in the reserves went to OCS at Ft Benning and of course I was the weapons platoon leader
of Co B, 225th Inf, 46st INF Div, Mich National Guard until I decided I needed more study time as a law school student ( retired in 2000 after 33 years practice as a trial atty) Duty in Germany and Lebanon was great I still remember most of the guys and
what I learned and what we did made me very proud

By: Phil Flack

Phil Flack — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:09:43 +0000

I worked at the airfield at Gablingen (EDOX) from July1975-Oct 1976.
The USASA had two Huey’s and the 502nd had a third. We were in one of the WWII Messerschmidt hangers. There was a “Dustoff” unit in the other half of the hanger.
This was during the change over years to the Bendix group.
I was assigned to the HHC at Sheridan in Augsburg.

By: Leonard Clapp

Leonard Clapp — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:28:29 +0000

I lived on Gab from 1970 – 1975 I lived in the barracks with the arch over the road (the orderly room was over the road) then when the troops moved to Sheridan i moved into bldg 416 (on the road from the old gym/px to the dump/sand pit off new road on the south side of the karserne) (by those old messhall i story cemete block bldgs (pink). I worked in the site 300 USASAFS Aug in the Can Do maint Div under Maj Jones. as a 31J2B3R9 High Speed TTy repairman then I worked in the Fac. Eng under Cpt Johnson / and Lt Weber as an 52F electrican,

By: Wayne Schoonover

Wayne Schoonover — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:59:03 +0000

I was at Gab. Kaserne Oct.1966 to June 1968 rotated to Fort Riley Kansas. I was in Charlie Co. 1st. Bat. 70th Armor . I was como chief of our company.

By: Wayne Schoonover

Wayne Schoonover — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:39:26 +0000

Charlie co. 1st. Bat. 70th a Armor Oct. 1966 to june 1968 rotated to ft. Riley Kansas

By: Larry Osterholt

Larry Osterholt — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:13:43 +0000

I was there from 8/52 until 1/54 with the 28th Inf. Div. D Co. Supply.

By: Pete Russell

Pete Russell — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:47:14 +0000

I was there 60-62. In Hqs Co and worked at Battle Group Headquarters. In charge of the training schedule for the Battle Group. Was 2nd BG, 2nd Inf then change to 19th Inf.

By: Tony Navarro

Tony Navarro — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:50:05 +0000

I was stationed at Gablingen Kaserne from Jan. 1959 to June 1960 with the 2nd. Battle Group 2nd Inf. C CO. 2nd. Platoon. I would like to hear from some of my
buddies.

Tony