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UNITED STATES CONSTABULARY
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Photo not available. ALBERT N. LEVISON Troop D, 68th Constabulary Squadron - AUGSBURG
Prior to the commencement of the Berlin Airlift. I was assigned to "0" Troop. 68th Constabulary Squadron. 2nd Constabulary Regiment. in Augsburg. I was also assigned to Troop D. 27th Constabulary Squadron and the 74th FA Bn. Before leaving the Constabulary. At the time. I was a 17 year old Trooper. MOS 745. Infantry Rifleman. We moved out headed north. crossing the Danube River in regimental convoy. We ended up at a place which must have been near present day Vilseck. We set up a tent city. as there were only a couple of buildings, these we used as mess halls. The entire area surrounding the tent city was declared off limits. During this time we performed training exercises employing new tactics which apparently which later helped form the Armored Cavalry units.
In the following photographs. I am sitting astride the muzzle of the Monster German Cannon used in WW II. Another photograph shows the Cannon mounted on a rail car used in its transportation. Straw was found in the barrel. an indication that someone must have been sleeping inside. At the time there was no way to move the Cannon so additional track had to be laid along side.
The story of Gilbert W. Clarke will appear in the next issue of “The White Mice”.
This story previously appeared in Volume # 9, Issue # 5, Oct-Nov-Dec 2006 edition of "The White Mice"
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