Luftwaffe pilots during World War II
Photo from Horst W. Müller During World War II Cooke Barracks was known as Fliegerhorst Kaserne. It was where many of the Luftwaffe pilots were trained.
Read MoreRefueling a Luftwaffe Plane at the Fliegerhorst Kaserne
Photo from Bob Robinson Collection
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Guard at the main gate into Fliegerhorst Kaserne 1938
Photo from De Hammer. The guard house in this picture is the same one you see in later photos when 4th Armored Division was at Cooke Barracks.
Read MoreFlakabteirung Soldaten, a Luftwaffe anti-aircraft unit 1937
Photo from Horst W. Müller. This is the type of photo Charlie Carron showed Jack McMasters that first afternoon they met. Notice the soldiers are marching in the classic Nazi goose-step.
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I am a military brat—and I say that with great pride.