Worms is a beautyful city, with wonderful surroundings. located at Verdun, operates all ComZ depots in France and Germany Did you know a lady named Melitta or Ursula Preiss,or a Richard Allen(Peanut) or Jerry Courtright? agreement under terms of which the United States was to organize, (34), On the basis of this recommendation, CINCUSAREUR decided to proceed with the reorganization. We talked on the phone several times in the last few years, and finally we were able to meet in El Paso, TX for a short visit. Under the 11th Port Command there were three provisional port battalion headquarters with a port company assigned to each. Loved my years there, the fests, parades, wine/beer, food, country and most of the people. "The worst private in the Bat" Bad attitude. expeditious means, and to do the dozens of other "store-keeper" Sembach Air Base provided the University of Maryland niteschool, where many of us studied German. USAREUR (Rear)/ComZ and Major General Henry R. Westphalinger assumed and the equally unsuccessful blockade of the free city of Berlin. On 15 Mar the Seventh Army attacked, and the Third Army launched a simultaneous attack from the north in the direction of Worms. The taxiways are okay. My job required quite a bit of travel around Germany to various commissaries. Rob Parker, commander of 5th Signal Cmd. Soldiers and employees were on hand at the ceremony, including Jose Parent, a Department of the Army Civilian assigned to the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command TAC-Europe. Its other industries include chemicals, metal goods, and fodder. Guard Mnt Col.Orderly several times I rode in Van's car a frightening number of times between Worms and HQ, USAREUR in Heidelberg. couldn't find it. My nickname was soggy but that is a long story. Florida, I was stationed at USTASCOMEUR at Taukkunen Barricks from about January 1969 to June 71 as part of the DCSSVC (Deputy Chief of Staff Services). I called the number ans wow he was blown away when he found out who I was. The Kaiserslautern Military Community consists of Army . The fuel to power the machinery of all U.S. Armed Forces in Europe My office was a shared shower room on the second floor. Such practice was common in the manufacturing sector. I will be heading there next month to meet that long-lost love of mine for the third time in 60 days. In order words don't ask questions. services divisions from Heidelberg to Orleans. The intentions of US Army Germany is to provide former and present military. About 20,000 are said to have been killed. On one of my trips I went to Worms to check it out. However, this is not a. Storage and distribution of these petroleum products is handled I had the privilege of sponsoring Brandts physician, Herr Westerbruch, at the embassy club. I was in the Honor Guard. retired); Lt Gen Robert W. Colglazier Jr, present Deputy Chief of The modification cost was about $25,000. 30 were here. It lies on the River Rhine.Worms is famous for its local Liebfraumilch wine.It is an industrial center, producing chemicals and metal goods.At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants. Our barricks was the newer building just to the right of the main gate. The growth of the present COMZ organization has not been easy. UNCLASSIFIED. by this growing supply machine. I was in the Document Control Center. MY DAD WAS STATIONED THERE FROM 1966-1969.. For example, a "Warehouseman" was not just a "warehouseman:. Expansion and modernization have generated many staff and organization [6] The garrison grew into a small town with a regular Roman street plan, a forum, and temples for the main gods Jupiter, Juno, Minerva (whose temple was the site of the later cathedral), and Mars. flow the aviation gas, jet fuel, motor gas, diesel oil and kerosene Its Jewish sites (along with those in Speyer and Mainz) were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.[4]. General A.W. US Army port operations along the French Atlantic coast were centralized They are: The climate in the Rhine Valley is temperate in winter and enjoyable in summer. is furnished by the Petroleum Distribution Command, The name does not seem to have taken hold, however, and from Borbetomagus developed the German Worms and Latin Wormatia; as late as the modern period, the city name was written as Wormbs. From that first small contingent, ComZ has grown into the vast network Great beer, wine and food. For hundreds of years, until Kristallnacht in 1938, the Jewish Quarter of Worms was a centre of Jewish life. We would like to hear from you.. Also on hand or 1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption - U.S. Army vehicles cross the Rhine River in Germany from west to east at Worms in April 1944. I would love to take my family there to see how it has changed. According to this concept, as soon as COMZ became fully operational, only the nonwar risk supplies -- post exchange supplies, household goods for dependents, and items of a similar nature --- would be shipped through the Bremerhaven Port of Embarkation. was he Secretary of the Army appoints a new civilian aide from Rapid City, Illinois, Army announces contract award for National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems, Army delivers first hypersonics ground equipment, Army announces upcoming rotations for 5th SFAB teams, U.S. Army Center of Military History releases new Cold War era book about Berlin occupation, Signal regiment honors Hollywood director, U.S. Army STAND-TO! Theater Army Support Command, Europe The Jewish community was established there in the late 10th century, and Worms's first synagogue was erected in 1034. pointed out the potential vulnerability of Bremerhaven and the pressing Zone is a history in itself. I hope that the name is so true that my abrupt always said what he called Joe. (30) Notes of Army-AF Conf cited above. necessary logistical support for the major U.S. headquarters in Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. Our son was born in Heidelberg. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after Benjamin Franklin. Thanks VetFriends, It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. Situation Better This was my first active duty posting as an Infantry Officer with the 1/39 Infantry Regiment. They had standing orders to shot anyone who hopped over the fence. Postwar Worms became part of the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate; the borough Rosengarten, on the east bank of the Rhine, was lost to Hesse. other guys were harold anderson, dale kuhn, sgt. USAREUR, for certain command matters. specific phases of supply and logistics, and administrative operations. economies in fuel, manpower and truckpower, and which provide flexibility Individual units and personnel would continue to move through Bremerhaven, but military supplies would arrive at COMZ ports on the west coast of France and be processed through COMZ depots. find my friend. With so few people, of varying nationalities, being paid under that schedule, there was no political clout to maintain economic parity for them. An ad hoc committee, chaired by the chief of the G4 Services Branch, met during March 1954 to submit suggestions for a reorganization of the depot units to improve their efficiency. Also went to a bar called "The Point" by the train station. 2,960,968, MILITARY UNITS - US MILITARY COMMUNITY-WORMS,WORMS, GERMANY. (33), Most functions of the depots fell under stock control, storage, or maintenance. Mr Wilson, having jogged my memory, causes me to confirm that those European nationals who were paid under that salary schedule did indeed have PX and commissary privileges. It receives its stocks through the Port Area Command and furnishes I was stationed in Worms 1953 and 54,PFC William Ham A co,67 AAA 90 MM gun bat. A Battery. rapid supply of combat-ready troops, and the storage and delivery Lot of good memories/great people.My name is Gary Scott and I was assigned to S-4. for a list of the installations, History of Kemmel Kaserne/Taukkunen Barracks. I loved Worms and would like to revisit one day Shy Underwood, Robertson Barracks (former RAF Swanton Morley), St.George's Barracks (former RAF North Luffenham), 7489 "Shaham" (Reserve) Artillery Regiment, Libenauer Feld - former Thomas-Jefferson-Village, Procter & Gamble Factory - Worms subsidiary. shipping documents, and perform all other bookkeeping details which Read the Sept. 8, 2013 story about Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg closing and thought I'd check on Taukkunen Barracks in Worms. need for an alternate and larger supply route. The building and maintaining of this vast military supply line through I was told it basically was a command "special fund" for purposes that were better left alone for specific identification of their actual names. required for the T/D's were to be provided by inactivating the T/O&E units then engaged in depot operations; and the tables of allowances were to include equipment for both peacetime operational and emergency requirements. It is located on Mainzer Strasse. George Hampson, Rhode Island USA. Climate was fairly cool in wintertime, but often hovered around 32 degrees F in the daytime, dropping at nite, associated with many skids on the roads due to ice formation. I was a Marine NCO TDY at Worms from January - May 1978. (36) Interv, Maj Gugeler with Col Looney, 16 May 55, cited above. Although the main changes occurred in the COMZ depots, all were affected by the reorganization and all former T/O&E units were converted to T/D units. of an army in peacetime. You could of shot a horror film. I know things have changed in Worms but I have several black & white snapshots showing part of the old barracks and surrounding area if anyone is interested. T. Dibble Finally, when the US $ lost a third of its value against the DM between 24 October 1969 and May 1973, there was no adjustment mechanism to protect the purchasing power of those salaries. Paris and Orleans. Not in Library. forces. The Rhine River crossing 70. The Port Area Command, headquartered The smaller operating radius also permits more thorough maintenance Where do you now live? series of locally based trucks and truckers take turns pulling the Loved the park across the street, Martin Luther Plaza, ice cream store, great wine, wonderful stizchel, fries really loved the German foods, and the train was right there to go exploring. Worms Cathedral is one of the imperial cathedrals and among the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Germany. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. What a nightmare! staff, and maintain a line of communications across France, thereby role as tech service chiefs for USAREUR and ComZ. I recall that he and a French national computer programer in our office both had transferred to Worms from Verdun. She works and lives in Frankfurt but I insisted on going to worms to take a look at how things may or may not have changed. Sundays were festive with family outings. of St. Nazaire, La Pallice, and Bordeaux, from where they are shipped from nuts and bolts to giant machines at ComZ depots, with an additional Do you have US MILITARY COMMUNITY-WORMS,WORMS, GERMANY Reunion information you'd like to share Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. A colleague was also there for the entire year as we provided health care for everyone nearby from the Ambassador Kenneth Rush's family to all official embassy personnel, local soldiers, and many housekeepers from Spain. orders weekly from units in the field. unit in the history of the United States Army. Worms was my first assignment in the Army and I loved it. A pre-Roman foundation, Worms is one of the oldest cities in northern Europe. It rapidly became clear how important seat belts were after seeing severe injuries despite losing control of the car while driving very slowly. The advent of new weapons, materials, Today it is privately owned. Embassy scuddlebutt intelligence had it that Brandt would go around the Americans & make peace with East Germany, with an umbrella socialist government. In USAREUR SGS 322 (1955), Vol, I, Item 9, atchd. The only signifioent change within USAREUR COMZ was the elimination of the Orleans Area Command on 1 September 1954. I, Item 3. Worms was also the birthplace of the first Bibles of the Reformation, both Martin Luther's German Bible and William Tyndale's first complete English New Testament by 1526.[7]. frameset, Across the Face of France, Liberation and Recovery, 1944-63. The ice cream store was a favorate. A group to pay homage to all those who served in the military and were stationed in Worms. Our missile assembly unit was part of the 67th Missile Bn. l was stationed in worms from 1952 to 1953 - co. b 315 signai corp. first sgt. Worms was and is a fantastic city.Enjoyed the bachfish fest. U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz headquarters is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, which encompasses the largest presence of American Armed Forces outside of the United States. I lived here as a child and am trying so hard to find pictures of the barracks before 1996. Along with the relocation, these general officers assumed the dual In 1122, the Concordat of Worms was signed; the 1495 imperial diet met here and made an attempt at reforming the disintegrating Imperial Circle Estates by the Imperial Reform. Army Aerial Support Center at St Andre, the first such troops crossed the river at Worms March 29, 1944. Parker likened the inactivation to the end of a chapter, but not the end of the book. Probably won't. needed to support the US Forces in Europe. I was sta from 56 till 58 12Th AIB HQ CO. Support Command, Europe (TASCOM), with the mission of commanding Organized to perform unconventional terminal operations such as offshore discharge and clearance over the beach or through small, shallow draft ports, this battalion consisted of a provisional terminal service company, an amphibious transportation truck company, and a transportation boat company equipped with landing craft to provide lighterage from ship to shore. The Romans led the survivors southwards to the Roman district of Sapaudia (modern-day Savoy). UNCLASSIFIED. The Seine Area Command provided administrative and logistical support to international and U.S. national elements of SHAPE and its subordinate Allied headquarters, to Headquarters, US EUCOM, and to several other attached organizations. Prominent students, rabbis, and scholars of Worms include Shlomo Yitzhaki (Rashi) who studied with R. Yizhak Halevi, Meir of Rothenburg (Maharam), Elazar Rokeach, Maharil, and Yair Bacharach. If you have any I'm kind of sorry I didn't marry and stay, because I know them as fine, cultivated Christian people. In this region, children were rarely seen in restaurants, but polite mature dogs were regular customers. another unique ComZ unit, with headquarters at Fontainebleau. The ground was covered with them. I remember one day It was raining cats and dogs and that is when I discovered why they called the town worms.
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