European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. February 3. 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 9over Here  \  cd a. Alehin Merritt a supervisor it the Offenbach Ransport latin  Ware Misc in  a a sometimes the so Bohr does cum Cali Clu shipped  Hopes  bag forgetful soldiers but my k Hob this stuff writer it it i i no h  fun Nav it Tut of sight out of mind Van mean out of Kief Tot soldiers who somehow forget that Thuv shipped  baggage  i Europe about it it boxes of Umu compared baggage sit unclaimed in l in  h 1 transp it Ruti Ltd terminals ire he . Said a Quot i a Mcd. .1 wan. Houe super visor a it s a lie k of wide stand of on the sgt eng sol Dies  1.�?� my nil ail Quot sometime -.  Soldier does even Fahe e shipped  t.,n c Quot i Kava that s a    . He it s True it just does Dawn on them  the hmm of Sav. I shipped some things is. Hae Are in the mgr Quot a it s the Ohn or it and his staff it make sure that  baggage nines at its final destination lot people  through the army s 2ist replacement in at Kim main a. Frankfurt. Most lower inking soldiers an ise at the 21 is replacement in not  where they will be assigned in .e i it me the reach their Finai destination some forget  ask about their unaccompanied bag Gage Merrill said failing  understand the system is  people such As Rolando  Kathy Utle rth m i Uuie Wright wind up on a list published  Gulan. M i he stars and stripes. I Hen baggage has Bee s unclaimed Tor More  he Days. I miters such As Melinda Ink. Scott i  or Rhonda r Robison has gee 12i Day without their baggage Mcarm  ifd1  Che the be. Aur even if a Xor a did not see their names nerd. Right if the baggage Reft claimed m a sear me but a Quot. Are opened and the contents inventoried by u p a Pett it disposal officer Lues a sometimes found in tin me mis that help Merrill and in  locate the own i after another Udd avs baggage is  h.c.1 Tor auctioning As surplus government pm pet. I a a a needs Are sent i tie f of Durt military . A the men uni h a it  Deas Imus. Com,.m-ad  for about Din people a month Mertl  fus Crew of Loui tracks Down about h5 a Tinl of the people is  do not Vonh a .eir transportation office  have their baggage delts ered baggage for about 20 people is abandoned Ca h scar. A if we Only find one  Merritt said. Quot that s a big help because that s one less that we have  maintain Here a baggage arriving in West Rai main is stated m Unn Mereial warehouses if it in 1,1.timed within Iso Dass it s transferred  of Lena a. 1 in  firms charge the army about up 1 month i it it store a Quot a pounds of  Fust Lodas Sau Tuc keeping storage costs Down is one Teason .n in. Detective work begins As soon As the baggage arte. M country. Menu said. If the warehouse stall j not have a duty station listed for a person whose   arrived at a commercial warehouse. The Sears h b pm. T he staff Wal Contact the personnel Center at i on Benjamin Harrison in Indiana and the  of the army 111 Washington and also die f. The monthly list of names prov used but i or k i hats usually enough  solve the Pio Leiti. Met nil  by example the system worked Well enough  .uk Down a Soldier who had left the in it Icv Uli sied two cais Lalu and been  d  Iet Man it some goods ate held Conru he die  time if spa a is .1 % a liable. Mel a ill  Ltd be set d baggage Irish an m storage for four Vears i it i or Quot Uno is out the military ars Tan my Nijor ship it a i  die i u fed Slat o but his de.id1. Ihk m fun. Slit ii  a said la in a us. Of ten lamed bag Ige  b a  it Motif , 11   its a need new of oers about  the transportation Otue some of these bags have been stored at Offenbach for four years. I he owner can afford  ship them Home