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ore any other plase near Crailsheim? I remember the "honey wagons" spraying liquid manure on the beet field across from McKee, what a smell. I'm the first to ever contact . I remember heading over to a "disco" in Blaufelden on the weekends. Bill From Hell. 37th Armor, drove for HQs commander. This page is open to anyone who served at McKee Barracks and their family members. And what it's like to me is Heaven. They had the best "House Platte" in the world. We would drive up to Nuremberg and pick up a bunch of big macs at Mcdonalds and drive back to Crailsheim. Linden who I later found out had been killed in a car crash. He headed for McKee Barracks. Det)from Oct 1973 to Dec 1975.My commander was Dr. Frank Taylor, who was an awesome guy.Dr. Was only there one year because we moved on to Oberammergau for our remaining 2 years in Germany, but it was a great time to be a kid in Germany! The closest McDonalds was in Nuremberg where our Battalion HQ was located. It was from Marlborough Barracks that the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment, made up of squadrons of the 5th Lancers and 12th Lancers, rode down what is now O'Connell Street in Easter 1916 and came under fire from the GPO, and beat a hasty retreat after encountering the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army who had taken over the building. ed gay david ward did our tatoos. hit up my youtube page hollywoodbadguy1anyone remember me or info on in anyone in hq please contact me.i got intouch with col van horn have his email. Amy,Thanks for the reply. I returned to Crailsheim in 2005 and found the town had changed a lot and of course McKee was torn down. We lived there in 1967 & 1968 and lived in one of the buildings facing the main road. I am 34years old. My dad was stationed in the 37th armored division and I lived here for almost 2 years (65-67). I learned later she was engaged to be married. Crailsheim was my first duty station, and I loved the fests, the people, the little kaserne atmosphere, taking the train to Robinson and Patch barracks in Stuttgart to go shopping or hanging out at the Stern or at the club in Neustadtlein, where I met my wife in 76. Thank you, I was stationed in Crailsheim from 1973-1976. Does anyone know whatever happened to the school? Our post comander by that time was Brigadier General Charles C Rogers recipient ofthe congressional medal of Honor. There is a new (in 2005) hotel, Stadthotel Crailsheim ( http://en.stadthotel-crailsheim.de/Wiki.jsp?page=Main_en ) on the river downtown that is very nice and reasonable should anyone need a place to stay. I've been writing my autobiography and was stationed at Crailsheim with a Seventh Army medical ambulance company: 1954-1956 which is part of my history, and I have a lot of memories of the 19 mos. I've dropped by 4 times in the last 8 years or so. Thank you so much again for helping me They had the best Jagerschnitzel with their homegrown button mushrooms! Some of my fondness memories are about Craisheim and the Base. McKee Barracks (Irish: Dn Mhic Aoidh[1]) is a military installation situated on Blackhorse Avenue near Phoenix Park in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. Members of the group are invited to post pictures and share experiences of their time there. I think there was a 5 star restaurant near Mariakappel, it was great food.I remember the "honey wagons" spraying liquid manure on the beet field across from McKee, what a smell. I have a few pics of our guys at the Kegal Stube which was the restaurant side of the New Yorker, but unfortunately, not too much more. I had no idea that my small blog entry would generate such a number of posts! But hey, those were the good ol' days!Sam Taylor. After they finished, they nose dived behind us with their engines off, and as we looked in front of us they turned the jets back on leaving us deaf! As I remember, pretty darn good. hay sheimers come on over to the facebook page there are over 700 mckee barracks people there were having a ball remembering all the old things we did here is the link Mckee barracks alumni, Somehow I stumbled on this great blog. We would drive up to Nuremberg, pick up a bunch of big macs, and drive back to Crailsheim with the burgers on the M151 engine manifold.I remember the New Yorker, I think I even have a menu from the place somewhere. He always let us into the Disco side even when most GIs couldnt get in. Danny,My ex husband, Tim, was a Corporal and then a Sergeant during our time with Svc Btry 4/12 FA. It brought back great memories reading about your memories in Crailsheim. I lived at Mckee Barracks 1967-68. That B battery gangGary Leindecker, Mike Walkos, Vinnie Guardiano, Carlos Reyes, Cpt. thanks fortaking the time.Bob, You're not kidding, Bob! The men's billets are in robust Tudor style. its on face book "the New Mckee barracks Alumni . I hope you weren't in Hohenfels the year the advance party put up the big tents in the frozen ground, and then we had a rain, and all the tents fell on top of us. We had been to London, Paris, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Munich, Lausanne, Piza, Rome, French Riveria, etc. I got there in early spring '73, left summer of '75. June (10) May (6) Followers. Great for sewing or gluing onto hats,vets,jackets,saddle bags etc. Compare ; 915-701-7845 | Search Gift Certificates Sign in or Register Cart. Thank you in advance. We were the post champs in flag football in '75. Returned in the '70s for a visit. However, Class IV (Jim Beam) made the locals love me. Thanks for letting me share.Dave Delgado, Amy,I found your post about Crailsheim while looking up some information about the area. Jim attended school there being active in football, track and field. Yuki, it turns out, was in the last graduating class of the high school at McKee. my dad was in crailsheim and wounded in ww 2 10th aromored division he was taken out by c 47s col gatchell was his commander. And so diferent. Your exhusbands name Tim is very familiar, I wish I could remember the face. Great memories! I still can taste those burgers till this day. I was there during the Yom Kimmpur War. I could go on and on but am glad to hear from someone that was there during the same time. My name is Bill GoodyearTake care Brother and stay in touch.Cell::480-330-6518bcgoodyear@outlook. Captain William A. Newsom, MC, O-446992 (Chief of Professional Service, Outer Camp Hospital) and family about it, they would say that it was very strange, while He headed for McKee Barracks. The volksfest in sept.was great. . The apartment buildings are now many different colors other than the beige color with "A" and "B" on them. Spent most of it in the motor pool.Steve B. I was in Alpha Co, 1/51 82 and 83. www.wlopezlibertypr.net, Amy, I was stationed at McKee Barracks in 1967 and 1968 with 8th Med. I too lived in Crailshiem from 1981-1988Worked in the McKee recreation center for many years, and miss this place alot. Includes 1 (one) embroidered 4" x 1" patch for. It was the cottonwood trees that shed their blooms on the ground. Moved back to the states in the late '50s.Dad was the principal of the base school and mom was a teacher.Mom and dad are gone now but I have all sorts of crazy memorabilia of post life in the '50s. pvt snake hulin frankie ray, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18258402411&ref=tsTed and Frankie, have you tried the facebook page? Their was also a medical detachment and a platoon of the 126th maintenence. Sign in Try for free Price Guide; M.A.P.S. We arrived in Crailsheim a month before the school year ended and Frau Linden (the elementary school German teacher) had no idea what to do with my two sisters and I. Of all the places I lived as an army brat, I think McKee Barracks was my favorite. The experience will always be with me. Thanks again!Rick Cutlip, HiI was stationed at McKee Barracks from 84-87. During World War II, the area now known as McKee Barracks was an aviation and pilot training school for the Gernan Luftwaffe. I went to many places there including Rothenberg . Crailsheim, (Mckee Barracks) was a great duty station and lots of fun. We went back for visits three times: in 1965, in 1984 with our 3 children, and in 1993 with my mother-in-law and her sister (who, like my wife) had been born in Germany. Take care and hope you are doing well Brother. Crailsheim Army Airfield on a US satellite image from 07 July 1977 - 1: airfield; 2: McKee Barracks. !Oh yeah, those pilots loved to play pranks.I was in Germany back in 2003 to visit our daughter who is married to a career Army officer, and who was stationed in Kitzigen. I am still in contact with the Dreschner family. I was there in 1958@1959 with the 37th Armor 1st Med. find my friend." I remember the dances they held for pre-teens and teens at the community center. I was the S-3 (training and Operations) clerk for HHC, 3rd Bn-37th Armor. The days of the SMLM cards (Red, yellow and white reminders that the Russian are coming) and the Iron Curtain. Once I moved off post, I could not get AFRTS TV, only German TV. Crailsheim was quite rural when I was there. I can be reached edcon1@comcast.net. I have only been back once, on a Reforger Exercise in 1984. Many memories Used to shop Crailsheim with my mother at the CoOp Great to know Crailsheim is doing well..i miss being there.Sheila Motko, An interesting blog. Any help is welcome.Thank you in advance.Contact:LaLi97@gmx.deEsraIslertas@web.de, David Fingeroos here,Ironwood,Michigan. The Wilsons in Waveland lost everything during Katrina and had to build back, piece by piece. Did you proudly serve in MCKEE BARRACKS, GERMANY? When we arrived there were probably thirty or forty people, drinking and smoking hash, around a dying bonfire. The US-Dollar was cheap, and we have had makeed a good bussines with the americans in the Shop on the Base. :)Please feel free to send me an email at rocketed@att.netEd. Dave Fingeroos here again. With our opening in 2015, we look forward to giving business travellers, individuals and families a warm welcome and helping them enjoy a pleasant stay here. It's cheaper if I mail it than postage and handling. [2], Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the barracks was handed over to the Army of the Irish Free State on 17 December 1922 and renamed McKee Barracks (after Brigadier Dick McKee, a prominent IRA officer and Officer in Command (O/C) of the Dublin Brigade) at some stage between 1926 and 1930. If any of you have photos please contact me at charlesdaniels34@yahoo.com. I'd like to contact a few people who left comments here over the years, but I cannot email them directly from here. Official Facebook Page for McKee Barracks in Crailsheim, Germany. As a young man in the Army, Crailsheim was a great place to live and it gave me an opportunity to see parts of France, England, Austria, and Belgium. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident a couple of years ago. good memories, Danny Anderson, hi my name is mel chambers and i converted the battalion to the 42 fld arty bn in 1973 and stayed untill 1978. at first i lived in the last house on the hill above the school and then i moved downtown just two doors from the bakery. For 2 weeks around Christmas, we got every other day off which was great. HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY "TALKED" TO A VAMPIRE . The pilots would then call back down to us to report on their hits, and "alleged" casualties. The great civilians, the townsfolk welcoming us to their festivities. McKee Barracks Crailsheim, Germany - Military Airfield . Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! It was great to read about your stay at the ol' Crailsheim. I remember that we would dign up at the community center to be able to sack groceries at the commisary. We moved to Jagsthiem about 1972 . I still have some of the comic books that were an essential part of every boy's toy collection in Crailsheim. The combat command CO was Colonel Yow. Hi AmyI'm delighted to stumble across your blog.My parents were civilian employees of the Army in the early 1950s. We would play other batteries and we had the best at that time. Hello, I lived at McKee from 1959 till 1963. I really loved it! Search by name, and you'll find a few of the names you are searching for :-)BillBlack, Hello Amy, I was trying to locate any ArmyBrats who went to school at Mckee Barracks. I feel there are other forums for those doing genealogical research and that is not the purpose of this blog. I remember freezing my backside off at Hohenfels with Jerry and am pretty sure Joe spent time at the Stern (didn't most single GI's?). We got to know quite a few residents there and they were very nice to us. One noticeable thing about the original Russian invasion was that it was, in concept, very similar to their invasion of Georgia in 2008: long-term support for separatists in pro-Russian territories, then a fast campaign to occupy said territories combined with a thrust to the capital aimed at forcing the government to concede. Some of the best memories and times of my life were of Crailsheim. McKee Barracks is located one mile east of Crailsheim, a junction point for highway and railway traffic crisscrossing central Germany. The 97th MP Bn (Confinement), which ran the Mannheim Correctional Facility, was also in Mannheim. I am still in Germany, working in Heidleberg at USAREUR/7A HQ. I've recently just discovered that he spent time in McKee Barracks in Crailsheim between 1962 and 1964. However, I never made it there as I had already heard about its demise. See more ideas about germany, crailsheim, places to travel. Since I sadly have a hard time remembering people's names, the fact that I remember his should speak volumns. Hi Ted HaglerI was there from Jan 1958 until June 1957. Upload a photo Closed in 1992. Jacinta. The best bier fests that I went to were in Rothenburg and Dinkelsbuhl. There were many great places to eat and I remember one place just outside of town that was a 5 star restaurant but I cant remember the name, it may have been in Mariakappel. His name is Leslie Anthony Hill and he was a Sergeant back then. I was fortunate to be able to bring my new bride over to experience life on the "Economy". Wow, what memories. I was 8 years old when we moved to McKee Barracks in 1964, and stayed until mid '65. Now that I look back on it, I was lucky to stay in Crailsheim and not have to move in country. Dave Delgado,I was a dependent in Crailsheim from '75 - '79. We didnt have one when I was there. Our other favorite place to eat was out in the country at Oberspeltach. 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