Photo page 6 of 14
for Company A/D,
97th Engineer Battalion (Construction):

Years: Circa 1962 and 2007



Vassincourt Army Base
Aerial photo

Google Earth Map
Vassincourt area map

Google Earth Map 2
Vassincourt area map 2

Vassincourt 1962
Route D-1

Vassincourt Village
Roadsigns


Vassincourt, France
Orientation via signs

Vassincourt, France
Which way to Neuville?

Vassincourt, France
To St. Dizier

Vassincourt, France
To Bar le Duc

Vassincourt Village
To the base


Vassincourt, France
Village limits

Vassincourt, France
Entering from the base

View of Vassincourt
From the north

Buy Direct Nursery
Between ville and base

Inside the nursery
Veggies and flowers


Water tower
East of nursery

View of base
From the nujrsery

Coming from Revigny
Base to left, ville to right

On the road from Revigny
Base is straight ahead

American military base
Intersection of D-122


Vassincourt Army Base
Entry from southwest

A familiar sight
Mess Hall

Entry road
Unit formations held here

Company D side
Orderly Room entrance

Flag pole location
Looking south


Flag pole area
circa 1962

Quonset hut area
1962

Looking down the row
1962

Begin area of Quonset huts
Turn left down 1st row

MP side of building complex
Looking northeast


View from motor pool
Looking east

Within the motor pool
Looking east

Look what they've done!
Company D motor pool area

Gone are the old days
Memory lane

Where we ate
Great cooks worked here.


The Enlisted Club
circa 1962

Change of scenery
Former EM Club area

MP side of complex
Looking southwest

MP side
PX at southwest end

North side of complex
New industry


What's happening now
Wood everywhere

Wood industry area
Once the Polish Service area

Near and clean
Wood industry area

Bowling Alley
Some history stands

Evidence from the past
Sign of times


Wood industry
Friendly workers

Near the center
Near Mario's home

Polish Labor Worker
Mario Kowalski, friend

Gone but still here
Evidence of the past

Time marches on
Uncovered history


Vassincourt Army Base
Nature takes hold

Storage idea
Shape from the past

Back to the complex
Before the opposite end

The other end
Opposite the PX

MPs right
69th Signal left


Current residents
Some cool kids

Back to the Engr side
Tour complete

Misc photos
Former loading dock

Motor pool fun
Big wrench

Administrator's office
Institut Medico Educatif


Mess Hall side
Center building

Quonset foundation
In center of area

Revigny sur Ornain
Nothing familiar

Favorite swimming place
Ornain River

Where good times roll
Riverside


Ornain River
Once again!

Bar le Duc
1961

On the river
Near the train station

Bar le Duc
Ou est le gare?

Train station
2007


Bar le Duc, France
Gare

Near the train station
On the bridge

Across from station
Bar le Duc

Train station
Statue

The station long ago
History photo


Revigny sur Ornain
Ballastiere Bernard Cuny

Revigny sur Ornain
Ballastiere Bernard Cuny

Revigny sur Ornain
Ballastiere Bernard Cuny

Revigny sur Ornain
Ballastiere Bernard Cuny

Neuville sur Ornain
Canal