Concerning the photo that shows some large buildings and a caption that says the only thing in the building is a gym. Well those buildings on the left were SS barracks during the war and after the war they were home to the 79th Engineer Battalion. The building on the right was the chow hall and PX.

said budman44100 2005.06.21 at 12:05:24 PDT

I happened to visit Germany in 2002 and I went to Pirmasens. It was bitter sweet, to see all the buildings still there but empty brought a tear to my eye. I was staioned there for two years (62-64) and loved every minute of it.

said budman44100 2005.06.21 at 10:37:49 PDT

The brewery in Pirmasens was the "Parkbrau Brewery". I was stationed there from 62-64

said budman44100 2005.06.21 at 10:37:49 PDT

Maybe you or one of the other messangers can help me in my quest! I stumbled on your Pirmasens photos through a Google Search. I have a friend who was stationed there in the early 60's. We were recently in a shop in Fredericksburg, Tx, that sold beer steins (German). He remembered from his time at Pirmasens that there was a brewery there, and he asked the store manager if they had any steins from Pirmasens or that brewery. They didn't. I decided to try to locate one (if I could). Does anyone know the name of the brewery that was there in 1962? I would settle for stein or anything memorable from Pirmasens. His birthday (63) is coming up soon, and I would love to surprise him with something from the past. He remembers his tour of duty there very fondly. Please send any information or suggestions to me at lrbabcock@satx.rr.com

said lmrippey 2005.06.01 at 11:32:19 PDT

Thank you for the photos!!! I lived in Munichweiller, about 5 miles away from Pirmases. My father was in the Army, and as a kid I went to school in Zweibrucken. I went to Pirmases all the time (the buses ran until about midnight) because Pirm had the DYA there. I was sad to hear that Pirm is closed, I miss all the fun times there. Yes, even though Pirmases was tiny, I still had fun there. I can add some light to the shot of Route 10: That was the main drag though Pirmases, and to the right of your the shot was temp housing - for incoming and outgoing service members. The bus stop I used to travel everywhere was at the top of the hill and to the right of the photo. Thank you for the chance to see that again - it really means a lot.

said minder1010 2005.05.13 at 15:55:45 PDT

Hello There, I was looking with some amount of interest at your pictures of Pirmasens. I was an Army brat whose pop was stationed there from 1963-1965 I particulary remembered the base housing.. and the Kaserne...my pop was stationed there. We had been stationed in Germany before in K-Town 1952-56 lived in base housing there..and lived with a German family in Alsenborn at first. The one picture you have in there asking whether or not this is a church or a Theater... I believe it was a theater..at least what I can remember. We left Pirmasens in 1965, and I haven't been back there since. I almost immediately went into the service myself..stationed at Tan Son Nhut AFB, Saigon... It brought back a lot of memories.. Thanks!

said sinloi 2005.04.12 at 18:43:53 PDT

My father was stationed in Pirmasens and we lived there for four years. Your pictures brought back some wonderful memories even more since my father has passed away. I LOVED living in Germany and frequently participated in all of the DYA activities. I was actually in school there when they opened their new school, which was a tall 2-story building, and we made a quilt (Ms. Ginny Vail's class) for future students to see. I'm not sure if the old baseball field is still there but the outfield fence had a big black metal pipe on the top of it that ran the entire length of the fence. As a kid I hit my first homerun on that field and the ball bounced on that poll and went over (I actually left a dent on it). I lived in the apartment that you show off of hwy 10 on the first floor across from the red truck (if its the second building from the traffic light) I can't tell if the building you are requesting help is, is actually the chapel, but if there is a hill to the left of it with a baseball field at the bottom (Chapel Hill) it is the chapel. We would spend many hours sledding down that hill during winters as a kid. I can go on forever, but thanks again for the pictures. If you have any more pictures of Pirmasens and are able to email them to me I would love to see them my email is wilocastillo@hotmail.com Thank you so much.

said wilocastillo 2005.04.06 at 15:56:31 PDT

I was stationed at Zweibrucken from Dec 73 to Mar 75 as a dog handler. I have since retired as a lieutenant colonel. Your photos brought back some good memories.

said covert777 2005.03.20 at 01:23:50 PST

This is really cool. My father was stationed in Zweibrucken from 71-75. I went to Junoir High School on the base. My father worked on the F4 and the RF4. Some of the pictures look like a holding area for the F4 that carried nukes! Our there any pic's of the army base accross the valley? I remember the enterance to the base that on the right side coming into the base was a big hill. I also lived behind the base in Dietershing (Spelled wrong).

said redranger55418 2005.03.17 at 18:17:03 PST

was in "sunny" zwei '85-'87 26 trans...in pic file #18 is "la hacienda" eating joint and base theater...#17 i think is base gym....#16 is NOT commissary...note doors covered over on left under indented overhang....was class VI entrance....#21 chow hall(1st 2 bldgs jutting)then post office then la hacienda/theater/baskin robbins..#40-41 NOT motorpool ops or maint...maybe for flightline firetrucks...(SrA)Rex Sobotka 26 trans sq '85-'87

said vonelsen 2004.12.14 at 10:58:29 PST

Great Pics of Zweibrucken! Brought back memories! I was wondering if you would grant me permission to display some on my Zweibrucken site (with credit of course!) http://www.tenninetyseven.homestead.com/26thsps.html Please email me at tenninetyseven@aol.com Thanks, Badger

said badgerbadger100 2004.10.15 at 11:37:24 PDT

Really a cool bunch of pics! Thanks for sharing them... when I was Stationed at Zweibrucken in the mid 80s I was young and stupid and didn't think that I'd ever want pictures, so I didn't take very many. Building #2 in your collection was "The club" and was opened in the spring of 1986. I spent many a wonderful evening there getting drunk with my friends, playing the slots and talking with Ginny, the bartender. Many of the other unidentified buildings in your pictures look familiar and if I think of what they were in the day I'll let you know.

said archiepieplow 2004.10.10 at 05:57:40 PDT

Enjoyed your photos of Pirmeasans ... brought back memories ... especially the "back in the day" part. :) I was there back in the day with my ex-husband. We were there from mid 1966 to early 1968. Do you have any idea when it closed? Is the school still there? I worked at the "teen club" at lunch, after school and evenings and weekends when they were open for the kids. Then our youngest son started his tour in Germany at Zweibrucken abt 1990 (I think). Thanks for the memories. Lynda - Illinois

said clancy141 2004.05.26 at 12:47:22 PDT