Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! I was in B Co. 123rd Maint Bn., Monteith Barracks, Fuerth. Our mission was Direct Maintenance Support, to the front line. We were a mobile unit and performed maintenance and repair on just about anything in use from typewriters, generators, vehicles, armament, including machining and welding, recovery of disabled equipment and vehicles. Aca,!A"We ascertain the residual value,Aca,!A? Germany German Artillery started using the area in May 1956. Had so much fun there. Page last modified: container.appendChild(ins); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In November 1942, after extensive training in the United States and Ireland, the unit landed in North Africa, beginning the famous history of the 1st Armored Division, "Old Ironsides," and the 123rd Maintenance Battalion. Thomas Finch, Company D commander, and 1st Sgt. During the Second World War, the unit participated in campaigns throughout Western Europe and Italy. Support Battalion It participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1990-91 and deployed to Iraq in 2003-04. Media The facilities of Lager Aulenbach are a military training area with more than 60 year old history. SO BY ME EXTENDING ANOTHER YEAR, I DID NOT HAVE TO DO THE RESERVES. Met alot of great dudes and are still in touch with a few of them. said Christopher Aboe, realty specialist from the Installation Management Command-Europe Real Estate Field Office in Mannheim, whose organization manages real estate matters related to the return of U.S. facilities to the host nation. As a result, the Division Support Command, 1st Armored Division was inactivated. 30 day returns. Assigned to Company A, 123rd Main Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany, as a truck driver. The Battalion received the superior unit citation for its world class support of the 1st Armored Division in Bosnia. It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. The winners are receiving their awards at the CLEA ceremony and banquet on June 3 in Alexandria, Virginia. Fort Lee is renamed Fort Gregg-Adams to honor 2 Die Heeresbung 1985 Trutzige Sachsen fand vom 12.-21.9.1985 statt. We moved from Schwabsch-Gemund, I was there for eight years and went to many fests. 84 0 obj <>stream The 123rd will provide a water purification detachment, which can take water from almost any source and make it potable." Fast and reliable. DEXHEIM, Germany — The last of the heavy equipment was carted away from Anderson Barracks this week, a sure sign the drapes have been drawn on one of the more isolated U.S. Army posts in Europe. Mainz has grown into a thriving economic center, and serves as the capital of the state of Rheinland Pfalz. I WAS IN ASCHAFFENBURG FOR A WEEKEND HANGOUT AND I DUG THE CITY, ITS A COOL PLACE. The var pid = 'ca-pub-1080079977389268'; This assignment culminated while serving as the division G4 maintenance officer and deployed with the division to Tikrit, Iraq, for 15 months. Web123RD MAIN SUPPORT BATTALION GERMANY: Reunite With 8 Other Veterans | VetFriends.com. The German government appropriated 29,158 acres and resettled about 842 families from 14 villages to clear the land for use by the Third Reich. Veteran C. Young, After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. Leveraging Modernization to Maximize Mission Set I was stationed here from December 1982 to April 1985 in C Company 12th Engineer Battalion. How cool is that. 804-765-8440/8441 What a conversation we had. The 3 forward support battalions were inactivated and reactivated assigned to the Division's first 3 reorganized and redesignated brigade combat Teams, redesignated as brigade support battalions. Von Heinrich Rajes. Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia takes its name from two pioneering Black Army officers: Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg (left) and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. I seen great bands in their prime. On 8 January 1992, the 123rd Main Support Battalion was again reactivated. container.style.maxHeight = container.style.minHeight + 'px'; WebDivision Materiel Management Center. 30 day returns. "The winners of these awards demonstrate what it means to be Army Strong. The Wiesbaden Contracting Center issued its final notice to proceed on over 20 contracts for the construction and renovation of facilities which will make the realignment of forces possible. Forty-eight soldiers, two Department of Defense civilians, and one Canadian allied officer from 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency deployed for the first time ever from Kleber Kaserne to Baumholder training area for three days in November 1998 to develop and rehearse their capability to move, set up, and operate under field conditions.