Posted on Nov 26, 2013
Has anyone here ever lived in a World War II barracks?
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In 1974, Sheppard AFB had them as well as Lackland, and Chanute AFB. No kidding but I would actually dream about them. One colonel said he never saw a barracks as clean as he saw ours and he sent me to leadership school and made me a Yellow Rope.
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When I first got to Ft. Hood, TX 3rd Signal Brigade operated out of old WWII barracks/buildings on both sides of S 68th street. That was in 2005 and they said they were condemned and would be destroyed soon. The looks just like the second picture posted above by SSgt L Ol. Shortly after my arrival they moved the Brigade to a new building on the corner of Support and 161st St and the HHC to a building 4617 at 72nd and Santa Fe. After returning from Iraq in 2007 HHC had once again moved back into the WWII buildings. Soon after they deactivated 3rd Signal Brigade. I'm unsure what unit uses that brand new Brigade building now and it looks like on Google maps a several of the WWII buildings have disappeared. When I was there the entire square between Warehouse, Santa Fe, 72nd, and 65th were almost all WWII buildings.
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From 1987 to 1990, I lived in German Luftwaffe barracks on the Schwabstadl Kassern while in the 74th USAFAD.
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Fort Bragg, NC. They actually cut the "Condemned" Tape off to let us in. We were on our way to Afghanistan back in '03 and I guess it was either there or sleep in a manger.
A year later I visited the Airborne Museum. In a picture on the wall was none other than the very building we stayed in along with a floor plan. Amazingly, the only difference was the addition of a drinking fountain where a barrel of water used to be, along with three buckets hung on the wall dress right dress for fire suppression.
A year later I visited the Airborne Museum. In a picture on the wall was none other than the very building we stayed in along with a floor plan. Amazingly, the only difference was the addition of a drinking fountain where a barrel of water used to be, along with three buckets hung on the wall dress right dress for fire suppression.
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Lackland AFB for basic training I lived in "previously condemned" open-bay barracks, bldg 1219. Then in tech school at Keesler AFB my student squadron was open-bay except for 2 barracks which had rooms.
Years later I visited Lackland and watched my old barracks being torn down. I also visited Keesler and spent the night in the "new" BAQ, which had replaced my old student squadron.
I thought the Air Force open-bay barracks was bad until I was TDY to Ft. Bragg and stayed in theirs. The latrine didn't even have dividers between the toilets. At least in the Air Force open-bay barracks you didn't see the guy on the toilet next to you.
Years later I visited Lackland and watched my old barracks being torn down. I also visited Keesler and spent the night in the "new" BAQ, which had replaced my old student squadron.
I thought the Air Force open-bay barracks was bad until I was TDY to Ft. Bragg and stayed in theirs. The latrine didn't even have dividers between the toilets. At least in the Air Force open-bay barracks you didn't see the guy on the toilet next to you.
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A1C Chris Luddeni
Never lived in them, at Lackland our squad lived in the "newer" quad dorms. But, during Live Fire training and the obstacle course, the latrines we were to use were remnants from WWII. No dividers or walls between 25 or so hoppers. picture two rows facing each other down a long hallway. That was in 80. I am sure they are long gone by now.
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I was housed in WWII barracks for both basic and AIT at Ft. Polk, LA. I went through training during the hot Louisiana summer and to say the barracks were uncomfortable, would be an understatement. However, working and training in the climate soon made us oblivious to the hot barracks and we slept well, when they let us sleep. They served the purpose of creating a well disciplined and hardened soldier and prepared us for what lay ahead of us in Vietnam.
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I stayed at the ones at FT Knox on range weekends the first few years I joined the guard. Glorious accommodations.
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Nope but I remember that when I went to A-School in Pensacola, Florida Board of Corrections was using the old WWII Baracks as a Boys Camp. Also did a tour in Adak, AK and we used a WWII Quonset Hut as a Division Bar/Get Away.
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