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