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Note: Many of the following photos (as marked) were provided by Ray Moose, who as an artilleryman of Battery B, 65th FA, served with the SP (Special Police) mostly as a desk sergeant at the police station. Ray is retired now and lives with his wife Diane in Kent, near Seattle, Washington. |
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(1) Since there were not enough
MPs (Military Police) available, CCB augmented the MPs with its own
"auxiliary" police force, usually called SP (Special Police) or
later, UP (Unit Police) The members were drawn for special duty from the
various CCB units and had pretty much the same authority as the regular
MPs. |
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(2) Ray Moose as desk sergeant,
who controls the police activities at Coleman Kaserne and is in radio
contact with his patrols. |
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(3)
German Policeman: The Special Police at Coleman Kaserne had excellent
relations with the German Police at Gelnhausen. Police Sergeant Stephan
(shown) is a close friend of Ray Moose. |
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(4)
Directing Traffic: SP Ray Moos (right) near Gelnhausen-Hoechst is
directing a convoy of track vehicles (Armored Personnel Carriers) on the
way to the Grafenwoehr training area. |
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(5)
Joint MP/SP Patrol: MP Swaney and his partner SP Radcliff pose with
their patrol jeep. |
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(6)
Off-Duty: Sp Fred Gassner (left) and MP James R. Cox are walking past a
Gelnhausen gasthaus. Gassner, fluent in German, is one of the interpreters
on the staff of the SPs. |
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(7)
Good Stuff: SPs Jim Greer (left) and outside a Gelnhausen gasthaus
pointing out a sign showing their favorite German beer. |
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(8)
UPs at the Station: An group of unidentified UPs pose at the Coleman
Kaserne police station. |
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(9)
An SP gate guard checks ID and pass check at the Main Gate. |
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(10) Another view of the Main
Gate. The white building on the left houses the PX, Class-VI Store, barber
shop and the laundry pick-up. The small brick building on the left is the
Civilian Pass Control where nonmilitary visitors would get their guest
passes. |
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(11)
Enjoying the "Gemuetlichkeit" (cozy atmosphere) at a German
gasthaus are Ray Moose and some friends. Many of the GIs at Gelnhausen
enjoyed their off-duty time sight-seeing or meeting their friends at a
gasthaus (restaurant) for a good "Schnitzel" (cutlet) and a few
drinks. |
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(12)
Bikers: Ray Moose (left) and fellow bikers Langley, Pruden and Brandon
stop near Langendiebach during a bike tour. Some of the Coleman Kaserne
GIs had bought German and British motorbikes to get around and enjoy the
countryside |
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(13)
Prost (cheers): Ray Moose riding his German Horex motorbike to nearby
Buedingen stops to chat with a German road maintenance crew on their
morning break and is offered a beer. German worker often enjoyed a bottle
of beer (with flip-caps) over coffee or soft drinks. |
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(14) Sight-seeing: Ray
Moose riding around on his motorbike stops at an old mill and its
waterfall between Lieblos and Meerholz |
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(15) MP Kieser and SP
Reynolds, both with the Special Police at Coleman Kaserne, Gelnhausen,
pose with a Ford Tunderbird in the Snack-bar parking lot. |
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(16)
SP Fred Gassner, at the Civilian Pass Control station where he worked.
Being fluent in German, his language skills were often used to interpret
between non-English speaking visitors or German police and the military
police. |
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(17) Accident near Meerholz:
The Coleman Kaserne UPs sometime were called to serious traffic accidents
on German roads. Here a heavy U.S. tank-transport truck crunched a German
VW and killing its driver. |
