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Labor Supervision Centers
Labor Service Command & Control

Looking for more information from military/civilian personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army in Germany from 1945 to 1989. If you have any stories or thoughts on the subject, please email me (webmaster).

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110th LSC

111h LSC

112th LSC

113th LSC

114th LSC

115th LSC

7972nd LSC

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Labor Service Division, HQ EUCOM
 
1947
(Source: US ARMY STATION LIST, 2 September 1947)
 

UNIT DESIGNATION

DUTY STATION HIGHER HQS
104th Labor Supervision Center Bremerhaven  
111th Labor Supervision Center Starnberg  
114th Labor Supervision Center Ludwigsburg  
120th Labor Supervision Center Mannheim  
125th Labor Supervision Center Rodheim (?)  
130th Labor Supervision Center Bad Tölz  
133rd Labor Supervision Center Berlin  
156th Labor Supervision Center Hanau  
157th Labor Supervision Center Dachau  
181st Labor Supervision Center Weinheim  
192nd Labor Supervision Center Fürth  
197th Labor Supervision Center Frankfurt  
     
 
1954 
(Source: US ARMY STATION LIST, 16 August 1954)
 

UNIT DESIGNATION

DUTY STATION HIGHER HQS
110th Labor Supervision Center Kaiserslautern Western Area Command
111th Labor Supervision Center Munich Southern Area Command
112th Labor Supervision Center Frankfurt Northern Area Command
113th Labor Supervision Center Stuttgart Southern Area Command
114th Labor Supervision Center Nürnberg Southern Area Command
115th Labor Supervision Center Seckenheim Headquarters Area Command
116th Labor Supervision Center Darmstadt Northern Area Command
120th Labor Supervision Center Bremerhaven Bremerhaven POE
121st Labor Supervision Center Würzburg Northern Area Command
125th Labor Supervision Center Giessen Northern Area Command
126th Labor Supervision Center Berlin Berlin Command
     
 
1958
(Source: US ARMY STATION LIST, 17 February 1958)
 

UNIT DESIGNATION

DUTY STATION HIGHER HQS
110th Labor Supervision Center Kaiserslautern Western Area Command
111th Labor Supervision Center Munich Southern Area Command
112th Labor Supervision Center Frankfurt Northern Area Command
126th Labor Supervision Center Berlin Berlin Command
     
11th Labor Supervision District Karlsruhe  
12th Labor Supervision District Vaihingen  
24th Labor Supervision District Bremerhaven  
45th Labor Supervision District Heidelberg  
47th Labor Supervision District Darmstadt  
48th Labor Supervision District Kaiserslautern  
49th Labor Supervision District Seckenheim  
     
 
110th Labor Supervision Center
 
1951
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, Nov 26, 1951)
Maj Frederic N. Oettinger, Jr. is the commanding officer of the 110th Labor Supervision Center in Kaiserlautern, Rhine Military Post.
 
1954
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, Nov 26, 1954)
The 110th Labor Supervision Center in Kaiserlautern is commanded by Maj Stanley Karas.
 
1958
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, Sept 13, 1958)
The 110th LSC in Kaiserlautern has won the WACom Commander's Monthly Safety Award 21 of the 32 times it has been presented as well as winning the Quarterly Award11 times since November 1955.

The 6966th LS Transportation Group is assigned to the 110th.
 
111th Labor Supervision Center
 
1954
(Source: SACOM SCENE, Sept 27, 1954)
The 111th Labor Supervision Center and the 6934th Labor Service Center are located at Luitpold Kaserne in Munich.

Lt Col Carl H. Cosby is the commander of the 111th LSC.

Col (LS) Paul Reichelt is the commander of the 6934th LS Center. The 6934th supervises 10 labor service companies.
 
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, Dec 14, 1954)
Lt Col Nelson C. Wahlgren has replaced Lt Col Carl H. Coby as commanding officer of the 111th LSC in Munich.

Before coming to Munich, Wahlgren commanded the 113th LSC in Stuttgart.
 
1960
(Source: Troop Assignment Memorandum #1, 4 Feb 1960, HQ Southern Area Command, APO 407)
The listing below only shows the Labor Service related units mentioned in the Troop Assignment Order.
UNIT ASSIGNED TO CITY ADMINISTRATION    
111th Lab Superv Cen SACOM Dachau HQ Southern Area Comd    
6934th Civ Lab Gp (Cen) SACOM Dachau 111th LSC    
4010th Lab Svc Sig Det USA Sig Cmd Eur Munich 6934th CLG (Cen)    
4028th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) SACOM Dachau 111th LSC    
Det, 4028th CLG   Hepburg      
4066th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) SACOM Grafenwoehr 111th LSC    
Det, 4066th CLG   Hohenfels      
4067th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) SACOM Katterbach 111th LSC    
Det, 4067th CLG   Fuerth      
Det, 4067th CLG   Langlau      
4071st Civ Lab Gp (Gd) SACOM Schw.-Hall 111th LSC    
Det, 4071st CLG   Crailsheim      
Det, 4071st CLG   Bad Mergentheim      
4072nd Civ Lab Gp (Gd) SACOM Boeblingen 111th LSC    
Det, 4072nd CLG   Ulm      
4090th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) SACOM Augsburg 111th LSC    
Det, 4090th CLG   Freiham      
Det, 4090th CLG   Hohenbrunn      
Det, 4090th CLG   Oberammergau      
8064th Lab Svc Med Gen Disp 549th Hosp Cen Dachau 111th LSC    
8920th Lab Svc Co (Gd) SACOM Ludwigsburg 111th LSC    
Det, 8920th LS Co   Siegelsbach      
 
112th Labor Supervision Center
 

Gutleut Kaserne - home of the 112th for a short period in the early 1950s
 

Camp Eschborn main gate, 1954 (Lothar Muchowski)
 

Pulaski Barracks, Vogelweh, 1964 (Thomas Rozman)
 
1950
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, December 25, 1950)

The 112th Labor Supervision Center recently moved from the two school buildings in Frankfurt where it had previsouly been located to a renovated section of Gutleut Kaserne (near the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof).

The two schools in question, the Hallgarten and Staatsbau Schools, are being derequisitioned by the Frankfurt Military Post and will be returned to Frankfurt city authotities. Before the war, the Staatsbau school served as a German engineer educational center and the Hallgarten was a city elementary school.

Current CO of the 112th, Maj E. D. Fitzgerald, was present at the ceremony held at FMP headquarters.

Webmaster Note: If anyone can provide details on the move to Gutleut or the subsequent move to Camp Eschborn, I would be very interested in hearing from you.
1958
(Source: Troop Assignment Memorandum #2, 2 Apr 1958, HQ Northern Area Command, APO 757)
The listing below only shows the Labor Service related units mentioned in the Troop Assignment Order.
UNIT ASSIGNED TO CITY ADMINISTRATION    
45th Lab Superv Dist USAREUR Heidelberg 112th LSC    
112th Lab Superv Cen NACOM Eschborn HQ Northern Area Comd    
1952nd Civ Lab Gp (Rwy) USAREUR Eschborn 112th LSC    
3331st Lab Superv Liaison Det USA Hosp Cen Heidelberg 112th LSC    
6932nd Civ Lab Gp (Cen) NACOM Eschborn 112th LSC    
4001st Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Giessen 112th LSC    
4003rd Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Hanau 112th LSC    
4007th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Münster 112th LSC    
4018th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Eschborn 112th LSC    
4020th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Eschborn 112th LSC    
4022nd Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Schwetzingen 112th LSC    
4023rd Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Schwetzingen 112th LSC    
4069th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Darmstadt 112th LSC    
4073rd Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Würzburg 112th LSC    
4075th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Wertheim 112th LSC    
4076th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Wildflecken 112th LSC    
4080th Civ Lab Gp (Gd) NACOM Karlsruhe 112th LSC    
6952nd Lab Svc Cen (Hq Co) NACOM Schwetzingen 112th LSC    
8066th Lab Svc Med Gen Disp USA Hosp Cen Eschborn 112th LSC    
8070th Lab Svc Med Gen Disp USA Hosp Cen Ettlingen 112th LSC    
8380th Civ Lab Gp (Lcl Trans) NACOM Schwetzingen 112th LSC    
 
1962
(Source: Letter, dtd 21 May 1962, Subject: Peacetime Mission Statement, Northern Area Command)
MISSION STATEMENT FOR HEADQUARTERS, 112th LSC, APO 757, US FORCES

Peacetime Mission: "To command, administer, and supervise Labor Service and Civilian Labor Groups assigned to Northern Area Command engaged in physical security operations and transportation acitivities.

To provide logistical and administrative support to designated Seventh Army and Communications Zone Labor Service and Civilian Labor Groups not assigned to Northern Area Command."
 
(Source: Siegbert Mann's website: History of the USAREUR Labor Service and Civilian Support Organization)

112th Labor Supervision Center
   
 

Certificate of Achievement awarded to MAJ Rozman in 1965
 

Insignia of the Civilian Guard Training Center (bottom right) (Thomas Rozman)
 
(Source: Email from LTC (ret) Thomas R. Rozman, son of LTC Robert W. Rozman)
My father, LTC (Ret) Robert W. Rozman, was the commander of the 112th Service Center Headquarters and Pulaski Barracks in Vogelweh from 1962-1965. He had previously been assigned to 1st Battle Group, 30th Infantry at Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt, then recently reorganized into 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry.

I have a large number of photos of the Pulaski Barracks area and some of the Labor Service units. I also have some remembrances of the organization, particularly my father's work involving integration of labor service men into the local economy when USAREUR made a policy decision for cost saving reasons to inactivate the units. Then, on reversal of that decision, my father's work to recruit and rebuild the units when the expected cost savings did not materialize and a negative effect occurred to mission as the labor service support was degraded.

My father passed away on 5 April 2008 and is interred at Arlington. He served for 26 years from 1939 - December 1965. He enlisted as a private in the Infantry and rose to 1st Sergeant in an Infantry company before receiving a direct commission in May 1945 to Infantry 2nd lieutenant in combat on Luzon, PI.

As an officer he had served as follows prior to assignment to the 112th:
     
  2LT 1st, PLT, CO F, 2nd BN, 169th INF, 43rd ID — May-July 1945 in combat on Luzon (Ipo Dam Sector)  
  Company and Battery Commander — CO F, 2nd BN, 169th INF, 43rd ID (twice, Guard and active in Germany); HHC, 2nd BN, 16th INF (twice, Guard and active in Germany); SVC Battery, 67th ARMD ARTY BN, DIVARTY, 3rd AD (Ft Knox)  
  BN S-1 and S-2 (Guard) 2nd BN, 169th INF  
  BN S-2 and S-4 (Active, Camp Pickett and Germany) 2nd BN, 169th INF  
  Asst Regimental S-2 39th INF, 9th ID (Germany)  
  S-4 5th TNG REGT (Ft. Knox)  
  Asst S-2 The Armor Center (Ft. Knox)  
  Supply/Logistics Advisor to the South Vietnamese Army Infantry School  
  1st Army, Boston—Advisor to the 1st and 2nd BNs 101st INF, 26th ID and later 126th SIG BN after forming as a battalion  
  1st BG, 30th INF, 3rd ID  
   
  bold = units that were serving in Germany at time of assignment  

Over his service among his many assignments, he was assigned to duty with the 30th, 39th, and 169th Infantry Regiments and the 67th Armored Artillery Battalion. These units were elements of the 3rd, 9th and 43rd Infantry Divisions and the 3rd Armored Division.

He served two tours in Germany (1951-54 and 1961-65) as well as an extended service in the South Pacific (1942-1945) and Vietnam (1956-57).

To give some sense of the experience factor for this particular service center headquarters commander and likely others, Major Rozman was a very experienced soldier and officer. In addition to peace time and mobilization service from 1939 to 1942 as a private to sergeant, he had served in combat as a staff sergeant squad leader, rifle platoon sergeant (Tech Sergeant in WW II) and acting platoon leader, and rifle company first sergeant from 1942-1945. He served 26 years, 20 of those years in the active Army of the United States. His combat experience was recognized by the award of the CIB, Bronze Star and four Purple Hearts.

LTC Rozman, in addition to various troop schools, was a graduate of the Tactical Intelligence Officer’s Course at the Army Ground School at Ft. Riley, Kansas and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course at Ft. Benning. He several times while with the 112th was on TDY assignments to make presentations at a school that operated near Garmisch as I recall — I used to know the name of the school but cannot recall it at this time (it was intelligence related I believe).

There are many stories that I need to recall like the ex-French Foreign Legionnaires and the way my father said they kept their barrack areas as well as my trumpet instructor, an ex-Polish Navy man who could not return to Poland. The Labor Service was a very interesting community as one of the officers of the 112th, then 2LT John Doble observed, a Niagara University graduate and starting basketball player who I served with later in the 197th Separate Infantry Brigade at Ft. Benning in 1974 when he was a captain and again in the Collective training Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Training, U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Ft. Monroe when he was an LTC in 1989.

You are right, the 112th was a small headquarters — at this early stage of trying to recapture memory and facts I recall a field grade, a captain, a lieutenant, a sergeant major several other NCOs and enlisted, I believe several civilian admin people and their may have been some labor service men in support. There may have been other staff but that’s what I recall at this time. I believe in the collection I have photos of the headquarters building and its interior.

Re: your question — when then Major Buz Sawyer contacted my Dad from USAREUR Hqs shortly after leaving 1st Bn, 30th Infantry about a possible opportunity my Dad might be interested in, it was about the time you refer to. I believe the reorganization was part of the situation.

Reorganization was the theme in USAREUR at the time as the Army moved to the ROAD organization. Then Colonel DuPuy had left the battle group in Schweinfurt and the battle group was reorganized into a battalion. Apparently there was some tension with the new commander and many of the field grades decided to go elsewhere in USAREUR. The 112th opportunity was a perfect fit for my Dad at that point in his service career. It was a place where, based on his background, he could make a significant contribution. Not only had he enlisted in the Guard in late 1939 as the nation started taking measures in the event of war, but he had already had a stint in the Civilian Conservation Corps enrolling as soon as he had graduated from high school in the summer of 1939. As well, he had worked as a tradesman in residential construction while in guard service from 1946-1950. He was uniquely qualified for the role with his Eastern European heritage, his extensive command experience and experience in construction and the trades--he was a skilled cabinet maker and carpenter from my own personal experience.
 

Bird's Eye View of Pulaski Barracks (western half) (BING)
 

Bird's Eye View of Pulaski Barracks (eastern half) (BING)

112th LSC
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113th Labor Supervision Center
 

Becelaere Kaserne, Esslingen - home of the 113th Labor Supervision Center
 
1951
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, March 18, 1951)
Col Slaftcho Katsarsky has replaced Col John F Rierson as commanding officer of the 113th Labor Supervision Center in Stuttgart.
 
114th Labor Supervision Center
 
1954
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, April 29, 1954)
The 114th Labor Supervision Center is located in Nürnberg and supports the Nurnberg District, SACom.
 
115th Labor Supervision Center
 
1949
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, Sept 11, 1949)
The 115th Labor Supervision Center at Seckenheim is made up of 26 officers and 79 enlisted men.

Units of the center include the following labor supervision companies: 17th, 19th, 34th, 44th, 52d, 55th, 58th, 75th, 93d and 524th.

Webmaster's note: have not confirmed yet, if the list of labor supervision companies is complete.
 
7972nd Labor Supervision Center
 
1953
(Source: STARS & STRIPES, April 29, 1953)
The 7972nd Labor Supervision Center is located at Auerbach, Germany.

Maj George A. Worth is the commanding officer.

The 8540th Labor Service Company is one of its subordinate LS companies.
 
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