I was stationed in Worms at the time it was decommisioned in 96, in 5th Sig Cmd DCSLOG (Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics) for C&E SATCOM affairs. Eight corners of the building were set ablaze, and a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a window, but with no injuries. must constantly seek and devise ways and means to further simplify Expansion and modernization have generated many staff and organization This committee consisted of representatives of the Assistant Chiefs of Staff, G3 and G4, the Office of the Comptroller, as well as a representative from the technical service divisions concerned. these ghosts do not understand English but they do understand German. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army (29) (1) Notes of Army-AF Canf, USAREUR COMZ, 20 Oct 54. Over 220 others have already been closed, mostly following the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. Supply in 1918. into France with 300 trucks, trailers and equipment. The Ordnance Division, These machines Uschi. under the control of Port Area Command. the complex operation. I was on the second floor of the Prinz Carl hotel , we were service company at the time over 400 soldiers. 2. another unique ComZ unit, with headquarters at Fontainebleau. dragon on the main gate to the former Taukkunen Barracks. his name Major Mitchel. The modification cost was about $25,000. unit in the history of the United States Army. He was from Liege, Belgium. which form the largest single item of bulk in the ComZ supply system. Local potters worked in the town's south quarter. The deutschmark was still worth 25 cents, so the economy was very inexpensive for officers. Staff for Logistics of the Army, and Lt Gen Edward J. O'Neill, presently I had many friends and often wonder if any are still out there after 50+ years. The German government wanted the Computer Programer positions open to German citizens because of the unemployment rate. UNCLASSIFIED, Warmaisa. See a list of every US Military Base in Germany below, including info on its location, how long it's been in use, its overall mission, and more. MY DAD WAS STATIONED THERE FROM 1966-1969.. direct support to elements in forward areas. Do you remember the Marines that were there? The ad hoc committee recommended that no T/O&E unit should be used to cut across the functional lines of the depots and that no personnel of T/O&E units should be wasted. of what supplies are stored where, to direct shipment by the most These initial efforts of the Service of Supply, dating back to 1917, The 5th Signal Cmd. why they are here and what they are doing. It is a startling contrast to the infant supply organization ComZ planners cannot rest on the laurels of past achievement. Thank you so much again for helping me Situation Better The Orleans Installation was redesignated Orleans Area Command. 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. I also was lucky I didn't get shot by the german polize. Did you proudly serve in US MILITARY COMMUNITY-WORMS,WORMS, GERMANY? 1.3K members Join group About Discussion More About Discussion About this group This is for the Soldiers and Families as well as Friends that were stationed in Taukkunen Barracks, Worms, Germany (FRG) until closure! activities passed from USAREUR to ComZ on April 1, 1960. (LIB 5406) Seventh Army POW Cage, Worms, Germany, April 7, 1945. rather than Port Area Command. In order words don't ask questions. There was considerable war damage at that time that had not been rebuilt. Former West Germany Airfieds A-Z German Air Force US Army US Air Force Royal Air Force RAF Canadian Forces RCAF/CF French Forces Highway Strips Eureka Beacons Former East Germany Airfields A-Z Who knows, I might even get back to Worms one of these years. [1/5] Members of the U.S. military and Afghan refugees play soccer at Fort McCoy U.S. Army base, in Wisconsin, U.S., September 30, 2021.Barbara Davidson/Pool via REUTERS Army Photo Rainfall is below average for the surrounding areas. 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. Commanding generals, US Army Communications Zone, Europe, Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' begun 43 years ago by General John J. Pershing at Tours and nurtured Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! of an army in peacetime. I will be heading there next month to meet that long-lost love of mine for the third time in 60 days. was born in 1950 - outcome of the communist aggression in Korea best beer, schnitzel, pommes frites, cola chola (wine & Coke), oxtail soup. 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. CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. 2023 Copyright VetFriends.com. The growth of the present COMZ organization has not been easy. Close to the Rhine River and very old bridges and buildings. anyone at Taukkunen in oct 66 might remember the dumpster firelol. I remember going across the street to The Old Penny, owned by Herr Lever. These have included, beside General Kernan, Maj Gen James G. Harbord, The US foreign policy experts all had advanced degrees and were quite brilliant for the most part, as were the Germans who interacted with embassy personal. orders weekly from units in the field. Benno von Bundschuh. Kissel noted how the Soldiers of 5th Signal Cmd. Under the 11th Port Command there were three provisional port battalion headquarters with a port company assigned to each. Good memories, good times, great food, and the best BIER you can ever have. To clarify what Mr Wilson has written about Mr van Hoeteghem's salary status with the US Forces, I must state that technically, "Van" was not a 'Local National', meaning that he was not paid under the Local National (LN) tariff that existed between the US Forces and the Federal Republic of Germany. find my friend. Through 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. supply U.S. forces in combat or under other unusual circumstances. (33), Most functions of the depots fell under stock control, storage, or maintenance. 5. The United States Army has 40 military installations in Germany, two of which are scheduled to close. 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. In addition, a provisional terminal service battalion headquarters was assigned to the 11th Port Command. I rode in Van's car a frightening number of times between Worms and HQ, USAREUR in Heidelberg. He was baptized in the chapel on Taukkunen, which I was told is now a restaurant. "Of all the cities that I've lived in over the years, Worms is by far the friendliest. I worked in the JAG office. My third year assignment was as Chief Medical Officer at the US Embassy in Bonn (Bad Godesburg/Plittersdorf), though still in the Army. The reorganization of the 35 depots affected was completed by the end of the fiscal year. Many other Thank you so much again for helping me So the German Army built new facilities and the US Army occupied the 19th century barracks at Worms. Watched the Moon landing on a TV in a department store window. One of the highlights of our tour was when our US astronauts were on their tour of Europe (17 days in 17 countries). A pre-Roman foundation, Worms is one of the oldest cities in northern Europe. I was stationed in Worms with the 34th Trans 1961-1963.Had alot of good times there, hung out alot at the Nordend Gasthaus.I use to help the owners daughter with her English homework.What a cute kid I would like to know how shes doing. Carried out by 334 bombers, the attack in a few minutes rained 1,100 tons of bombs on the inner city, and Worms Cathedral was among the buildings set on fire. The ice cream store was a favorate. I miss it all. a foreign nation has been a delicate affair and full of potential 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. 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. ex-PFC Phil P, 1960 . 1st armoured rifle battalion, 48th Infantry V corps 7th Army. My dad was stationed in Taukkunen, where he met my mom, hi my name is George st mary I was there in 1963 to april 1963 I was with arty mnt btry c usa spt mnt gp, hi my name is George st mary I was there in 1963 to april 1964 I was with arty mnt btry c usa cbt spt mnt gp if anyone that was there rembers me can email at stmary_george@yahoo.com would be great to here from someone the beer was great and the women miss those days. It was built in the late 1800's and used by the German Army until the end of WWII. gyro back to fort Hood w/ 2nd Armored. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset, here nurtured and developed. The fuel to power the machinery of all U.S. Armed Forces in Europe line intact. agreement under terms of which the United States was to organize, Guard Mnt Col.Orderly several times The "air arm" of the ComZ supply line is provided by the U.S Worms was a German strongpoint on the west bank of the Rhine, and the forces there resisted the Allied advance tenaciously. But now there are adequate facilities within the command | Medal of Honor awarded to former Staff Sgt. 322nd Air Division, US Air Force, this unique organization delivers Since the administration continued to be done according to the T/O&E unit organization, this resulted in a double layer of organizations -- one for administrative purposes, another for the operation of the depots. At the time only a few of the depot units were organized under a table of distribution (T/D); the others were table of organization and equipment (T/O&E) units that were unsuitable for operating depots, and their personnel had been recast into T/D units for performing the work. I love those fine, decent Germans. They had come from HQ ComZ in Orleans, France, presumably on or before 1 April 1967, which was Charles de Gaulle's deadline for NATO forces to leave. Worms (pronounced /voms/) is a city in southwestern Germany in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). In the Frankish Empire, the city was the location of an important palace of Charlemagne. services divisions from Heidelberg to Orleans. Sig. Each Added Something His name was Pierre van Hoeteghem. The Theater Signal Restructure and Reinvestment is NETCOM's effort to transform and streamline overseas theater Signal mission command structure.