Army Camps (Kasernes) in
La Rochelle France




I am splitting the Camps Picture Page into 4 seperate ones,
Aufredi Kaserne, Croix Chapeau, Jeumont, and Laleu.
This will allow the pictures will load faster as I add more.


Aufredi Kaserne








Croix Chapeau Kaserne








Jeumont Kaserne








Laleu Kaserne







View of Laleu from building 41 near the entrance gate



View of the Customs School 2009
(This was Laleu Kaserne)


The Chamber of Commerce urged the establishment of an aerodrome to be licensed in 1938 and completed just before the start of the Second World War .

(Source: STARS & STRIPES, Jan 4, 1956)

Air Section, BASEC, Com Z is located at Laleu Army Airfield near La Rochelle, France.

The Air Section, formed in 1950, has a strength of 19 military personnel (three are pilots) and comprises two De Haviland L-20's (fixed-wing), two Cessna L-19's (fixed-wing), and two Bell H-13 helicopters. The unit supports the commander of BASEC and his staff throughout western France.

Laleu Airfield has a grass landing strip. (In the first years of operations, there were no hangars available for the American military aircraft. The planes were stored in the motor pool.)

Besides the airfield at Laleu, only the installations (within the BASEC AOR) at Captieux, Bussac, Fontenet and La Roche Sur Yon have suitable landing areas. Civilian facilities have to be used for flights to US installations at Braconne, Saumur, Ingrandes, Poitiers, Perigeux, St. Nazaire, and Chinon. The Merignac Air Base (USAFE) is used for flights to Bordeaux.



Photos from Laleu











Aufredi Kaserne







Aufredi Kaserne area now
HQ of the French Military Pension Service


Below pictures from Greg Walker, 188 MPs 1963-64




Aufredi Kaserne Entrance







Gendarmes across the street from Aufredi Kaserne





Jeumont






Croix Chapeau




This is a recent satellite view of Croix Chapeau
Looks like Croix Chapeau and Aufredi Kaserne are the
only camps that have not been leveled over the years.




Croix Chapeau Now



Croix Chapeau 1957-1959



The US Army's Mission in La Rochelle


Pictures of La Rochelle


More Recent Pictures of La Rochelle


Misc Pictures in La Rochelle


Pictures on Jeumont in 2002


Pictures of Jeumont in the 60s


77th Trans Company


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