Caserne Auffredy, La Rochelle, 1950s (Source: Webmaster's collection) A French postcard sent back home by a soldier stationed in La Rochelle. To help the folks back home understand where he was stationed, he marked the postcard with numbers and provided details: (1) - Place de Verdun or Place d'Armes; (2) - Cathedral Saint Louis (18th Century); (3) - School House in Aufredi; (4) - Bldg in Aufredi where he worked; (5) - Market place (Place du Marche); (6) - Steeple of Cathedral; (7) Hotel de Ville (City Hotel); (8) - Hospital in Auffredy.