Mr. David Strain contacted me via e-mail and offered to share some memories from his time in Oberursel, as well as these newspaper clippings for the Camp King Oberursel archives, of which I am a member. He then gave me permission to publish them here.
This is what David had to say about his time with Transcom in Oberursel, Germany:
I joined the HQ US Transportation Command, Europe (USTRANSCOMEUR) in December of 1970. I was assigned to the Office of the Comptroller directed by Mr. Howard South. In our group, there was an interesting mix of military personnel, U.S. civilians (DAC), and local nationals. The local nationals were not always so “local” as I believe we had more folks from the UK than West Germany. We traveled a lot throughout Europe as the scope of the TRANSCOM mission was wide. I was later assigned within the Headquarters to the ACofS (Office) for Security, Plans and Operations. In this position, I was a part of another team that was essentially military staff. Our chief was Colonel Whitaker. While assigned to TRANSCOM my wife and I lived in Friedrichsdorf. My son was born at the Wiesbaden Air Base Hospital in 1971. I left TRANSCOM and Oberursel upon release from active duty in May 1972. My assignment to TRANSCOM was a great one for a brand new Second Lieutenant (later First Lieutenant) looking to learn, explore and grow. My time in Oberursel was quite a ride!
David, thanks for sharing your story with us.