U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach

6 History of the USAG Ansbach Installations Barton Barracks 1936: construction of Barton Barracks begins; it is named “Gneisenau Kaserne” in honor of Count Neidhart von Gneisenau, a famous Prussian General. 1939: replacement elements of the 106th Artillery Regiment and the 186th Infantry Regiment move in. 1945: U.S. Forces take over the post 1952: Kaserne is named Barton Barracks in honor of LTC David B. Barton, a signal officer who was killed in action in 1944 in Italy. The installation is utilized as a signal school. 1958: serves as headquarters, 210th Artillery Group. 1972: houses the 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division and the 2/57th Air Defense Artillery. 1992: becomes the home of the 235th Base Support Battalion, which is later upgraded to U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Ans- bach as part of Installation Management Command Europe (IMCOM-E). Barton Barracks is the command central of USAG Ansbach. Here you will find not only USAG Ansbach Garrison Head- quarters, but also Vehicle Registration, the Vehicle Inspection Station, the Vehicle Processing Center, U.S. Customs, Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC), the Central Issue Facility (CIF) and the Transportation Motor Pool (TMP). Barton Barracks, May 1950 Convoy stop at Barton Barracks