Welcome, Terence Lee von Sternberg!
"This is the day room at Camp Pitman in Wieden. One border tour I ran this dayroom. I don't recognize the guys sitting at the bar, but to the left of the guy behind the bar is the electric skillet for cooking meat patties for sandwiches."
"That could be me on the foosball table. The mechanics practically owned the table."
"Thanks for the heads-up, but no worries. Christa found her ticket out of Germany with an Air Force guy; however we did write for almost a year after my return."
"Sorry I missed your comment from last June, Terence. There is a great website if you want to read up on US Army border operations in Germany 1945-83. A LOT of information, might take months to…"
"Careful Terence, a lot of these gals and their kids are on Facebook now looking for daddy. I've had a few requests for help since word got out I was lucky with one gal and helped her find her dad. A friend of hers in Germany had posted a photo…"
"NICE!!! I just picked this up on eBay. Football prize 1960."
"You had a bar at Camp Pitman?!? I don't even remember having a beer machine there!"
"Camp Pitman dayroom with Schell behind the bar, Futrell to the left and unknown at right. - 1966"
"@ Camp Gates dayroom downing a flip-top - 1966"
""Old Soldiers never die, they just fade away" - General Douglas MacArthur"
"They didn't handout qualifying certificates during the mid-60's, instead (at least in our troop) we received engraved Zippo's. Actually, they were a lot more practical."
"The Commendation Medal - The U.S. Army's highest non-combat award."
Too much beir, too few frauleins, and way too many alerts!
Sorry I missed your comment from last June, Terence.
There is a great website if you want to read up on US Army border operations in Germany 1945-83. A LOT of information, might take months to read.
Looks like the patrol areas were in a lot of chaos during the 1960's between squadrons, regiments, and even countries back then. It was some interesting reading.
Check out CHAPTER FIVE THE BORDER FORCE ADJUSTS: 1960-1970.
Welcome to Dragoon Base, Terence. Make yourself at home.
I see camp assignments changed after you left. When I was there 1974-75, Pitman and Gates belonged to 1st Squadron out of Bindlach. 3rd Squadron had Camp Reed (Rotz) and May (Regen). My first day in the 2d Cav was at Gates and my last day in the 2d Cav was at Pitman.