Phil Sandoval
United States Constabulary
Army of Occupation
1946-1952
Visits
Georg-Friedrich-Kaserne
[Fritzlar Kaserne]
in Germany
Phil enjoyed visiting his old military
base where he was stationed in 1947 when he served in the
United States Constabulary.
It was in September of 2000, Phil was
welcomed by Major Wunche, the German Military Base Adjutant.
A welcome greeting is visibly shown by
a friendly hand shake and smiling faces.
George-Fritzlar-Kaserne.
Maj. Wunche and Phil Sandoval
stands in front of
what use to be
the enlisted men's Mess Hall .
Hangers by the Commo Radio School.
The schools student quarters were upstairs.
This was the Hq/Hq Co. Motor Pool area.
The Bahnhof in Fritzlar
Phil said "This is where most of the us arrived when we got to Fritzlar
from Marburg."
Phil meets Thomas Schmidt for the first time in person.
Thomas Schmidt of Kassel, Germany, an Associate member of the US
Constabulary Association, has been management for the past 6
years in arranging members of the US Constabulary Association to visit
the Rothwesten and Fritzlar Kaserne.
Former Troopers
Richard
[Dick]
Smith, Ralph Houlihan, Richard Newman, and Phil Sandoval had the
pleasure of such visits, after their contact with the United States
Constabulary Web Editor, Irene Moore.
Click here
to see pictures of Phil
Sandoval while he was in the United States Constabulary during the
Occupation of Germany.
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States Constabulary Home Page.