Forgotten memories: Hanau - Pioneer Kaserne

Monday, June 14, 2010

Hanau - Pioneer Kaserne

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Anonymous said...: How strange, not just the weedy buildings (they sort of looked like that before), but the empty streets! Do you know what the Germans plan on doing with all of these empty kasernes? I'm sure it'll take a while and a lot of money to refurbish!

ps. Do you ever get to southern Germany? I used to live in Illesheim and I know it's still a functioning post, but I'd love to see photos anyway!; June 16, 2010 8:45 AM
K Allbee said...: fabiuI enjoyed seeing the picture of Pioneer Kaserne. Have managed to collect some really old ones, but these are great. Are the streets really that deserted? The view from Google Earth does not show the detail. Pioneer was my home for three yrs. Last I heard it was to turned over to the Bundeswher (sp).
Great picture.; July 27, 2010 9:56 AM
Forgotten Memories said...: Thank you for your comment. No, the streets around Pioneer Kaserne are not deserted. It took a while on a Sunday afternoon to have the chance for a photo without traffic interfering.
As for the future of Pioneer Kaserne, it is up to BIMA. Old Argonner for example is converted to business park.; July 28, 2010 1:12 AM
Anonymous said...: Keep up the good work... This sight is great... I found this by accident but now have it bookmarked for future reference...

I was stationed in Germany from 1997-2000 with 1st AD... Started at Ayers Kaserne in Kirchgoens (Butzbach) and helped close that place down just before going to Ray Barracks in Friedberg to deploy to Bosnia... Came back from Bosnia and had two more moves ahead of me... Budegen and Hanau... 3 years in Germany with 2different units, 2 different housing areas and 4 different kasernes... Each unit I was in moved once...

Now only if I could remember the name of that beer at the bowling alley on Ayers Kaserne that had the flip top bottles we enjoyed after work...

I heard that some of the building were still up... Wish I could walk through them again...

Guess I will be coming back to this site a couple of times a week now...

Ahhh, the memories...

Thank you; April 30, 2011 5:58 PM
Anonymous said...: WAS IN 699TH 76/79 LOOKING IAT THEY PICTURES REALLY BRING TEAR TO MY EYES WISH I COULD FIND SOME KEN TRINKLE (BANNANA MAN)PLEASE CONTACT FB; November 20, 2011 9:43 AM
Anonymous said...: I lived on Pioneer Kaserne from April 1991 to Sept 1992 with the 699th Maintenance Co when we redeployed to Ft Bliss in El Paso, TX.; January 8, 2012 8:08 PM
Anonymous said...: I was just in Hanau this past October. After, fortyfive years the place did look very familiar. We left Pioneer Kaserne in May of 1966. My father worked in building 5 which is still seen from the outside. We lived in the housing area directly in from of the base. We were in bldg.340 appt 1. I was able to take some pictures but could not get close; January 23, 2012 11:43 AM
Anonymous said...: Was there 1957 to 1960 This site brought back many memories.Was with 814th Engr.(FB); February 10, 2012 5:00 PM

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