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3rd Division Photos
Peacetime/Cold War
Last Update April 24, 2008
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3rd Inf Div, 1958-61 I am, MSG Roman P Weber, USA retired.
I joined the 3rd Inf Div at Ft Benning early 1958. 3rd Div
was one of the "Pentomic" Divisions. Pentomic Div had 5 Battle
Groups. In April 1958, 3rd Div went to Germany, "Operation
Gyroscope" (gyroscope meant to career soldiers that you would
ALWAYS return to the US from overseas to the same place (Benning
in case of 3rd DIV). Meaning that a career soldier could for
once buy a house while still in the army. Gyro didn't last
long.
When we got to Germany, Div HQTRS I believe was at Wurzburg,
but not certain. I was in Co. B, 123 Sig Bn. 123 Hqtrs I know
was Hindenburt Kaserne, Wurzburg. I was on a Direct Support
Platoon from 123d to two Inf Battle Groups at Bamberg. The two
BGs were: 1/15 INF (I think their unit crest said, "Can Do";
and the 2/4 INF. The other 3 BGs were at: one at Kitzigen; one
at Schweinfurt; one at Auschaffenburg (don't remember BG
numbers). Kitzigen also had the Div AVN Maint Spt and HQ 703
Ord BN. I was NCOIC (SP5) of DivSigMaint at Bamberg for 3
years. We supported primarily 2/4 and 1/15 Inf. Also a Sqdrn
of 7th Cav which was a move-where=needed, providing armored
support to 2/4 & 1/15 Inf if a live "RED" alert came in ("RED"
meant the soviets were attacking from the east vs the many many
"WHITE" practice alerts 3rd Div had (always "surprise" alerts,
any day of week or hour of day. Including like 0200 early
Sunday mornings after troops out drinking all day etc.
Just thought that little bit of 1/15 history of interest to
you maybe. I agree as to readiness posture of the 3rd Div, at
least during years (1958-1961) in Germany, was at all times, not
only just before some inspection etc, combat ready. We spent
probably 50% of our time in the field, training (NATO, 7th Army,
Division, BN, Company, and even down to Platoon in-field
training. Any minute of any day, 3rd Div was ready for war and
well trained to perform. Mission in 3rd Div, 58-61, Germany:
If soviets attacked we were to retreat to the west side of the
Rhine River (150-guess-miles from Bamberg/Wurzburg and the 5
BGs). Our Div mission was not to stop the soviets, but to delay
their advance a couple of weeks while retreating to the Rhine
giving the US time to bring in replacement infantry. Estimate
was that by the time the 3rd got to the Rhine, the Div would
have been pretty well "sacrificed" and not much left of it. We
were all briefed re that often.
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Harvey closed 3 years ago and Larson closed last year. I was at
Harvey from 1/73 to 9/74. I don't know what years you were there so
I don't know if you will recognize some of these pictures. There is a big fence going around the whole place with locked gates on the roads. We couldn't get in but was able to see a lot from the road. Including my barracks. There were weeds growing all over. It looked like a ghost town. Larson closed last year and is also a ghost town. We went up there and the only thing being used is the golf course (by the Germans). Next year they are closing Leighton in Wurzburg. They closed Rhine Mein AFB a couple of years ago and transferred everything to Ramstein. We drove by Rhine Mein and saw them knocking down
the barracks where I rotated through. You know the Gateway to
Europe. I'm sure the Germans are happy to get all their land back
but a lot of places that relied on the GI buck went out of business
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| Wings of the Marne! I am very proud of my time in the Third! I have never served in a better trained, more motivated unit in my 23 years of service. You know what they say, there is no woman sweeter than your first. The Third was my first. Greg Lee B Co "Bandits" 13th AHB, "Seek, Strike, Destroy, Marne Vipers!" 3rd Infantry Division (Heavy Mech) |
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 Grafgunnery - The mighty 13th AHB readying for an awesome gunnery score. We qualified as a battalion higher than any other AHB in the Army that day. |
 Bandits on Range |
 JVega - This is my platoon sergeant and the man that taught me how to be an NCO. |
 My Cobra - This is 67-15477, my AH-1 and the first ship I crewed. |
 Home sweet Home - This was the divisional ARTEP. We moved so much this FTX we got tired of putting up and tearing down tents in the dark so we improvised. |
 Took this at a gunnery at Graef. |
 Jake Berry - Jackson Percy Berry Jr. My best friend and roommate, he lived in Lake City, FL |
 The is CWO James Reardon (sp) from Boston MASS |
 Comstock and Owens |
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Pictures from Kitzingen
I am Roland Richter and I was working on Harvey
Brks. For 30 Years. I may have some
pictures that may be interesting for your site. I was working at
Facilities Engineering Div. and hope we provided a good service
to you all. Here are a view pictures, if you want more I would
have to go through my pictures and scan them to send them to
you. The plaque on the memorial stone as you can see we’ve
planted 2193 trees during the our so
called Excellence Program.
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 The memorial stone and it’s plaque was removed by order of the Commander, since it was violating some Army Reg.. Well it was a good idea of a civilian employee to place some memories for his/her departing Boss. |
 Picture show some of the Local Nationals employed with the US Army going to an annual outing riding on US Buses in the ’80. |
 The memorial stone and it’s plaque was removed by order of the Commander, since it was violating some Army Reg.. Well it was a good idea of a civilian employee to place some memories for his/her departing Boss. Picture shows the rear of Bldg. 142 and a tree planting action under the lead of LTC Beckworth, DPW. |
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 Pictures are from the tree felling at Harvey Brks. Main Gate. |
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 Picture shows the rear of Bldg. 141, the right part is the Military Police, in the center there are the garages for the MPs and the Commanding General in the older days. The left part is the local Firestation. The memorial stone was place due to a heavy tree planting action on Harvey and Larson, and Marshall Heights. |
 Harvey Dental Clinic |
 Clinic Parking |
 Harvey Engineering Division |
 Theater on Left-Clinic on Right |
 Soldier and Roland's Dad |
 US. Soldier with two locals |
 German American Friendship early 1950's |
 U.S. Army Bus- Wuertzburg |
 Larson Building 46 DISCOM HQ |
 Larson Tunnel, Building 6 & 9 |
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These first two pictures are of the Schwanheim Training area, the next two are Three Cross Hill (Aschaffenburg) and the last is in front of 3rd Medical Bn.on Graves Kaserne, My last night in Aschaffenburg.In the training area you will notice an American Soldier sitting with an German Soldier, we were training with them at the time. JD Fagan |
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These photos were taken around 1969-1970 at Graf . I was with A
Co. 10th Engineers at the time as we were field support for the
64th Armor Division. Here are more photos, but the left top one hit home.
I thought who ever was a member of Browns Renegades, they might
want this photo.
Leo Santogrossi
vito.corleone0098@ sbcglobal.net
1st Plt. A Co. 10th Combat Engineers Bat. 3rd Inf. Div Conn
Barracks Schwienfurt Germany 1968-1970
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My name is Dave Matteson and I am a Former 3ID Soldier ( 82-84 ) and was with Charlie Company 1/15th INF.
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on photo or the following link to see Dave's webpage.
Thanks for what you do
for the 3ID. I have to admit that of all the units I had been a
member of the 3ID was the only one I felt truly a part of. It
was home even after I left Germany. I wish I had extended. I
will always be a Dog Faced Soldier!!
Yours,
Dave Matteson
Huntsville Alabama
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This is Frank R. Pizzo Bamberg (May 58 thru Oct 59). As I surf your peacetime site I see more and faces that I recognize, its spooky, maybe I am just getting old. pizzoo@gmail.com |
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703rd Maint. BN. Kitzingen Germany Photos Russell Hicks sent me some photos to get to a historian,
hopefully you can post them to the 3ID page and people will
contact Russell Hicks. From: Russell Hicks |
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| A CO-703rd-180rds 75mm near Bamburg | SVC Recovery Nov. 1976 |
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| 703rd Motor Pool Wrecked Jeep Dec. 1976 | 703rd Motor Pool Area Dec. 17, 1976 |
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| 3rd ID Memorial, Chateau Thierry, France | 703rd Motor Pool Area Dec. 17, 1976 |
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| Rigging Class 703rd- 1976 | (L-R) PFC RE Hicks, SSG Brewer, 2LT Malone, CPT R.C. Dempsey (BN HQ S-2) Nov. 1976 |
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I was
searching on line for information on where I was stationed with 3ID in
the 1970's and I found this great link of photos of the barracks and
things. I think you could add these to our site (unless you already
have it there). There may be others like Wuezburg, Shwienfurt etc.
Thanks
for your great work!
LTC Tim O'Neil
Reserve Recruiting Communications
703-601-0624
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I was with the 703rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, from 1983 to 1984. While stationed at Fiori Barracks in Aschaffenburg and Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, I met a couple of these guys. We certainly shared a lot of laughs and a lot of good times. We were together at Larson Barracks for a Battalion Ceremony. Phil DeRuntz ghost.g.dog@gmail.com |
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| The first is John Frick. This must be at the time of another 3:30am ALERT. | The group photo consists of Art Garcia and Kevin Mitchell as well as Kevin Falvey. |
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I was with the 15th Inf.,
1BN, "C" Comp., 3rd Pl. from 10/1961 to 4/1964. First I was stationed
in Bamberg and later in Bad Kitzingen (or was it Schweinfurt - you may
have the station listing). The attached photographs are of a 3rd
Division parade (various units) and open house in either Bamberg or
Kitzingen(?) in '63 or '64 (my memory leaves much to be desired). I
thought you may want them for your website which I thoroughly enjoy by
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I WAS IN HEADQUARTERS CO., 123RD SIGNAL BATTALION,
3RD INFANTRY DIVISION AT HINDENBURG KASERNE, WURZBURG, GERMANY 1968
- 1970. HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OF HINDENBURG
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| Photos Courtesy of Andrew
Sloss 1st How Bn, 10th Arty |
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| HQ-Battery,
3rd Infantry Div Arty-Larson Barracks 1970
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 HQ and HQ Battery-Larson Barracks 1970 |
 HQ Building-Larson Barracks 1870 |
 3/76- Larson Barracks 1970 |
 Service Club and HQ (rear view) |
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| Mortar Battery 1st BG
15th Inf. 3d Inf. Division
These photos were taken at Ft. Benning in January 1958. They are of the
First Platoon and the Detail Platoon. The Detail Platoon Sergeant, Claude
Rickett recently celebrated |
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This picture is from Basic Training, Fort
Benning
Some of these men in this picture I recognized
in one of your photos on your website,
the Audie Murphy Monument at Holtzwihr.
the picture of nine soldiers (0000holtz00.jpg).
Can you tell me anything about this picture?
Where did it come from? etc
Frank R. Pizzo |
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Photos of Headquarters of 4th Brigade, 3ID Kaserne, Germany |
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| Hallo, My name is Martin, I'm from Aschaffenburg, Germany. I made some pictures of ready Kaserne as it is today. I send them to you maybe you like to use them! Cheers, Martin |
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This is some of 3rd Platoon B Troop 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry at Grafenwoer, West Germany. |
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This is some of 3rd Platoon B Troop 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry at Grafenwoer, West Germany. |
This is Bravo Troop 4th Squadron 4th Cavalry. After REFORGER 1988. Contributed by Jim Warner JIWARNER@aol.com |
 Staff Sgt. Jimmy Caldwell plays the part of the U.S. Army's most-decorated soldier in a ceremony Tuesday, May 16, 2000, unveiling the Postal Service's Audie Murphy stamp. |
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 3rd Aviation Bn. Kitzingen Germany A correction to the caption in this photo I served with Chris Lawry in the Aviation Company,
Third Infantry Division during the early 1970's. I was there from April
1971 thru June 1974. The man next to me (first from the right of the photo) is USAF CWO4 William "Willie" Waterman. The person to the left of me (looking at the photo) is CPT James R. Lane. I would like to establish contact with Chris Lawry. Do you have a current e-mail address for him?
Sincerely,
Wayne S. Guffy, Jr.
CW4, U.S. Army (Retired)
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| I served in 3rd Infantry Division 3/67 Air Defense Artillery Battalion from 84-87 at Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, West Germany. I served in Delta Battery (the largest and only exclusive Chaparral battery in the world) until it was deemed an untamable logistical monster and the Chaparrals were split between Delta and Charlie Batteries and intermixed with Stinger crews. I then served with Charlie Battery 2ndPlatoon. It was one of the most unforgettable post's of my Army career. Doug Simon | |
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 Harvey Barracks 1971 to 1973 Photos from Chris Lawy |
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Photos from Chris Lawy |
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