Editing Göppingen (section)

===Cooke Barracks===
In 1930, a civilian air field was built north of Göppingen.  This was acquired by the [[Luftwaffe]] (German Air Force) in 1935 and expanded into Fliegerhorst Kaserne.  From 1945 through 1949, [[displaced person]]s and refugees were housed in the [[kaserne]].  In 1949, it was renamed Cooke Barracks in honor of Charles H. Cooke, Jr. who had been posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Soldier's Medal for gallantry in action.  In late 1950, the [[VII Corps (United States)|VII Corps (US)]] had been reactivated in [[Stuttgart]] and U.S. Army units began to be stationed at Cooke Barracks.  The barracks began to be expanded and was used as the [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|28th Infantry Division]] headquarters.  The 28th Infantry was redesignated as the [[9th Infantry Division (United States)]] in 1954 and was replaced by the [[8th Infantry Division (United States)|8th Infantry Division]] in 1956.  They were then replaced by the [[4th Armored Division (United States)|4th Armored Division]] in 1957, which was redesignated as the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] in 1971 and moved to Hindenburg Kaserne in [[Ansbach]] in 1972.  The [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division (Forward)]] moved from [[Augsburg]] in 1972 until they were deactivated in 1991.  Cooke Barracks was returned to the German government in 1992.  The barracks were again used to house refugees for some time, then returned to civilian use.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usarmygermany.com/USAREUR_City_Goeppingen.htm |title=U.S. Army Installations - Göppingen & Schw. Gmünd |access-date=2007-11-27 |work=U.S. Army in Germany}}</ref>