The mission of the 594th was the control of all U.S. military movements in Western Europe. The Group was headquartered in Orleans, France with five regional offices. Region 1 in La Rochelle; Region 2 in Metz; Region 3 in Frankfurt; Region 4 in Paris and Region 5 in Stuttgart. Numerous smaller offices (TMO’s)were spread through out France and Germany.
I was assigned to the 5th RTMO in Stuttgart, Germany. We initially had three TMO’s and added the 4th about the time I arrived in the Summer of 1961. The offices were at McGraw Kaserne in Munich; in the Palace of Justice in Nuremburg; in an office building in downtown Regensburg and finally at post headquarters in Grafenwohr.
My job entailed scheduling of troops and entire units with tanks, etc. from their home base to anyone of three training areas located at Baumholder, Hohenfels and Grafenwohr. Quite often I would be there when they loaded up or I would meet them on arrival at the training area.
With all the large maneuvers as well as the building of the wall we had some close calls as well as some very funny incidents – which weren’t so funny at the time.
This blog is to put down in writing what I did in the Army around 50 years ago. Good times and Bad they all helped me grow up. Arrive when I was an 18 year old PFC and left two years later as a SP5 and all of 20 years old.
If you were in the 594th regardless of location or stationed in one of the other units at Grenadier Kaserne feel free to leave a comment and a brief story of your stay in Europe.
I am Wayne Hochstetler. I was a SP4 assigned to the HQ at Orleans. I was a personnel specialist. The 594th Commander was Colonel Barry, a fine officer. When I first arrived in June 1960 the EM quarters were Harbord Barracks, with our office in Coligny Caserne in Orlean. Later we moved everything to Maison Fort, on the southern outskirts of Orleans.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Milton Mark Watson and I served in the 5/94 transportation group in Orléans France 1961 to 1963 and I remember you Wayne Hostetler as our company clerk
ReplyDeleteGreetings, I was stationed with the 594th in Frankfurt starting in Feb. 1958. Transferred to TMO Mainz, Germany and then finally to Bremerhaven. Fortunately Feb. 1958 through April, 19 was peace time and it was OUTSTANDING duty. My primary responsibility was setting up passenger
ReplyDeletetrains for troop ships coming to and from Bremerhaven. Agreed, Col. Barry was
an outstanding OIC of the 594th.