..I was 18 ...After AIT training in Heavy Equipment....I found myself O.J.T At Charlie company on the Hawk fire control console...winter of 1967...Gieblestadt. The Air Force was stationed there, we used their mess hall and EM club. Soon after I got there..maybe a few months if not less...We woke up to find the Air Force gone. We had to build our locations for Mess and the club....was there for two years.
Fritts what did you do (your MOS?, Other People there: 1st SGT Story, David (The Fricking Crazy ass 1st SGT); I Do Remember SGT Morrow, I think he work at the Center Barn as a 16E or at the Motor Pool; Then SSG Griffin who was the Alpha Hawk Missile Section Chief who I took over his position after he left. U fortunately, I do not remember any more names at this time. I remember faces but this, of course does not help. At the time you and I were there something big happen at the missile site one night while we were getting ready for an Inspection. Do you remember what that was?
I was a 16D, Hawk Crewmember. The 1SG I remember was 1SG Tate, overweight, and loud as hell when he wanted to be. The Battery Commander was CPT Kathleen Ladig, Platoon Sergeants were SFC Fred Mizell, SFC Scoggins and SSG George Williams. I don't remember any of the names that you mentioned in your post. Again, I was there from December of 1985 until early April of 1988. Below is a list of all the guys I knew really well:
SSG Timothy Wilkins was my Section Chief, 16D
SPC Paul Abegglen
SPC Brian Schatz, still see him today
SPC Iverson
SPC Pope...Chris, I think
SPC Obrian, she was the medic
SPC Sullender
SPC Springs...female
SPC Michael Jones, met in basic, very close to this guy
SPC Noyes
SPC Gregory Patrick
SPC Ronnie Bell
SPC Curtis Ware, Supply guy
PFC Evensizer
PFC Brook Robinson, female
These are the ones that I remember pretty well. Do you have contact with others that may verify the timeline???
Hi Fritts, Wow!! You remember a lot. Very good memory. I will have to check my timelines. I was station in Germany 4 times Starting with the first tour in January 1979 till Dec 1981 (first tour was in Giebelstadt next to Wurzburg). Then I went to Ft Bliss for a Year and a Half so I must have arrived in Germany Between May and July 1983 till May/July 1986. I Remember that the 4/1 ADA 32d AADCOM Headquarters were in Hoppstadten (next to the bldg there was a little airport like where Germans would fly this gliders), I Leaved in Freisen and would shop at the Baumholder Commissary. Delta 4/1 ADA was in Reitscheid, which before Hawk used to be a Hercules Site. Thinking a bit more, I also remembered having a very short (6 to 8 months) CONUS tour, at FT Bliss, before returning to Germany, if that tour was my first then, my 2d Germany tour would have started around July/Sep 1982 until July Sep 1985. This then would, in some respect, explain why I do not recognize most, if not all the names that you mentioned. Still I need and want to check all my papers to make sure of the Dates of my second tour. I will get back to you then.
Thanks, yeah, I have a pretty good memory. I think its still good, because I am still in the ADA in Florida Army National Guard as a CW5 now. I got out in 1988 and went straight in the Guard where they just got the HAWK system. I was only one of 6 qualified guys in the entire Battalion, and I have been here ever since. I arrived as a SPC, E-4 and now I am a CW5.
I remember much of what you stated as well. However, the 32 AADCOM was located in Darmstadt, the Battalion Headquarters was in Hoppstadten. I know this, because, I lived off-post with my then wife, right next to that small glider field. I also remember the "Tac-Site" at Delta Battery very well. Shortly before my arrival there, terrorist from the Red Army Faction cut holes in the fenceline there and bombed 2 of the radars. It was heavy guard duty, and roving patrols when I got there...I will never forget those days. I met a lot of good people there and like I mentioned before, I still maintain contact with a handful of them. I greatly appreciate your replies.
I was stationed at Delta 4-1 from January 1991 to Feb/March 1992. The unit was deactivated and Hawk was moved over to the National Guard/Army Reserves. I was there the day we closed the doors.
Wow, thats pretty interesting. When I left Delta Battery in April of 1988, I went home to Florida, where the Florida Army National Guard was about to convert 3 Duster and Chapparel Battalions over to HAWK. They stood up those units in May of 1988 and thats when I joined the Guard. I was only the 6th person in my entire Battery, and I have been in the Guard now ever since. I was an E-4 when I got out of the active duty and joined the Guard, and now I am a CW5. We turned in all of our HAWK gear in 1996, and that following year, we received the Avenger, which we still have today. I will retire next year after 36 total years. Do you mind telling me about your time there? You can write to my personal email if you like? (chieffrittts@gmail.com) Hope to hear back from you, and thanks for the reply.
I don’t remember you however, I do remember some others you mentioned during my time in Reitscheid. I also remember fellow MP Chris Bennett whom I worked with for awhile before he left. I too was an MP stationed in Reitscheid from January 1988-April 1991. When I first arrived, I recall Capt. Kathleen Leydig. I remember Evensizer, ( I believe he was from California), and Abegglen. Reitscheid was pretty bad duty for an MP. SSgt. Harry Snavely was in charge of the MP section upon my arrival and I recall we had geese going around the perimeter at that time. So we had geese duty, feed, water, etc. it was pretty bad. I returned to Reitscheid in 2009 for a vacation and it was totally abandoned. The barracks were still standing at that time but the Tac Site was pretty much gone other than a couple run down buildings.
i was stationed in reitscheid from 83 to 85 under 1st sgt david storey. i was a 16e,hawk fire control crewmember. we were delta 3-59 hawk missile unit then. ssg cherry was my sect chief and sfc culipher was the platoon leader. the unit had a small commisary, post office and bar or lounge all downstairs.
was the 1st sgt david storey? pretty mean guy that was short and kinda stocky if i remember correctly. i was a hawk fire control crewmember. ssg cherry was my section chief and sfc culipher was the platoon ldr. the unit there then was delta 3-59 hawk missile battery. the names mentioned sound so familiar. i was also stationed at ft lewis charlie 1-4 if i am not mistaken.