I took basic training at Fort Jackson, SC, then Ballistic Meteorology School at Ft. Battery, 34th AAA Brigade, Funari Barricks, Kafertal from April 1954 until September 1955 1955 dependent school in the background (Elvin Pauls) In Jan 1954 I went on my first alert and I had never been so cold before.Īs for a reunion, I think it would be great if a few of us could get together and remember the good old days with the 34th AAA. One thing a GI could look forward to during that era were the USAREUR alerts, 7th Army alerts, and Brigade alerts. I have fond memories of Kaefertal (the Tankstelle) where we hung out with the Fraeuleins, drinking flip tops and eating schnitzel sandwiches. I believe his name was Abergotti or someting like that. I was reclassified as a light truck driver/field wireman.Īll my time was spent in the motor pool as the (driver for) the deputy commander to BG McConnell. I was trained as an MP but when our ship ( Upshur) delivered us to Zweibruecken, we were all reclassified. I also served in the HQ's company at Funari Barracks from Dec 1953 to Dec 1956, just out of Basic at Camp Gordon. I was browsing and came across the 34th AAA Brigade history. (Source: Email from Don Thompson, HHB, 34th AAA Bde) The automatic weapons are used against low altitude aircraft or ground targets in direct support of infantry.īrigade units participated in recent field maneuvers: "Operation Cirrus" and "Exercise Combine."Īdditional training has been conducted at Putlos training area (British Zone) Grafenwoehr (US Zone) and Baumholder (French Zone). The heavy guns can be used against high altitiude aircraft as well as against armored vehicles and other targets on the ground. The 34th AAA Bde contains both heavy gun (90mm) units as well as mobile automatic weapons units. (The 12th AAA Gp also arrived in 1951 the 242nd AAA Gp was in shipment to Europe at the time the article was written.) It was the first NG unit assigned to NATO to arrive in Europe. The 260th AAA Group is a District of Columbia National Guard unit. In addition to the brigade, several AAA battalions arrived in Europe and AAA assets in theater grew from a few separate AAA battalions to a full brigade plus additional battalions assigned to 7th Army divisions. In May 1951, the brigade was deployed to Europe and set up shop in Mannheim. In 1950, the brigade was assigned to 1st Army and relocated to New York City. 1955 (Elvin Pauls)Īccording to the article, the 34th AAA Brigade was activated as a training center (also as the first AAA Brigade in the Cold War) in 1948 and stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. Funari Barracks, home of the 34th AAA Bde and 1st AAA Gp, c.
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