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View of the Hohenstaufen from Cooke Barracks

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The Hohenstaufen is on the far left.

1958 Map of 4th Armored Division Locations in Germany

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USS Upshur

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Actual photo of the U.S.S. Upshur.

Main Gate onto Cooke Barracks

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Photo from Micky Moore. Note the sign over head "Cooke Barracks: Headquarters 4th Armored Division"

Abandon Ship Drill on the USS Upshur

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Photo from Alton Hitt These members of 4th Armored Division are being transported to German in the fall of 1957 as part of Operation Gyroscope. They are participating in their abandon ship drill.  You have to love the U.S. Navy's ABANDON SHIP STATION rather than the conventional life boat drill.

Armored convoy moving across the German countryside

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Photo from Ken Stalker.

The Movie Theater on Cooke Barracks

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This is where the brats always went to the Saturday movie.

The Hohenstaufen on a winter evening

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Photo from Jacqueline C’est La Vie.

The main road up to The Glass House

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This is what it looked like that first day Jack McMasters and his sisters drove up the road to their new quarters at The Glass House.

USS Upshur runs into cold rough waters

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This 4th Armored troop may not have a coat on, but it was definitely chilly.