The NCO will remain anonymous in this album. Nobody wants to destroy a 35-year outstanding service record.
However, some of us often wonder? Did the NCO really dig that hole? Who helped with the stones, and who made the sign? Also, someone ought to tell that German that mows the lawn about that aged bottle of Spanish Brandy underfoot. The sign reads:  IN MEMORY Here Lies a bottle of“ Franco’s Revenge”Found in the quarters of two men in this Company in violation of Regt. Reg.
The “Occupation” mission of the 508th PIR was security of the Supreme Headquarters located in the I. G. Farben Building and outlying areas.
One battalion guarded the barbed wire enclosed Farben Building, including the interior. Another battalion patrolled the nearby towns of Oberusel, Bad Homburg, and Konigstein. These towns contained German estates and large manor houses commandeered by the Military Government to house the 190 plus General officers assigned to the headquarters.
The remaining battalion provided honor guard formations, performed special security missions, and implemented training schedules. Every few weeks the three battalions rotated assignments.
The photo shows Hq1 men marching to assume responsibility for security of the outer perimeter of the I. G. Farben building.
The small white building is the Guard Post -- the only entry to the Farben Building and area. Most Heads of State and Senior Military Officials passed through this portal under the watchful eyes of 508th PIR paratroopers. | 
