Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
men OF SKATER
SAY GOODBY AS
SOLDIERS MARCH
Detachment From Fort Leaves
for Schofield Barracks to
Form New 32nd Inf.

With the End Infantry band playing
and officers and troops of Fort Shaft
er assembled to bid them farewell, the
seven officers and 434 enlisted men
taken from the End Infantry To help
form the 32nd infantry, marched away
from Shafter this morning for the
last time and began the 20-mile hike to
their new headquarters at Schofield
Barracks ........... =:
The departure this morning was an
impressive one, and in many ways re-
sembled the start of an eXpeditionary
force on a long march. At $50 the
equipment of the men assigned to the
32nd from Shafter was collected and
placed aboard the nine big escort
wagons, which then passed out of the
fort, making the first actual move to-
ward separation forever OF the End
and 32nd regiments. .........
At $50 this morning, in the pres
ence of officers of the POST led by the
excellent End Infantry band, the sew
en- officers and 434 enlisted men of
the 32nd taken from Shafter formed
and Desan the long march to their
new ZONES and barracks at Schofield.
The 32nd Infantry detachments left
Fort Shafter under the command of
Capt. raul X. Manchester, the senior
officer OF the 32rd present with the
detachments; while LIST
Lieut.. Carl l.. Cohen had charge Of
the. wagon trains and escort. Capt.
Lloyd X. Fredendall assisted in COM
mand Of the detachment 90. ~.
The troops made a short halt for
lunch at Pearl City, which was
reached about noon, and taking up the
march gbout ? o'clock this afternoon
were due to reach Schofield about .
O'Clock when the organizations were to
report 10 their commanding officer,
COL BENZ. w. Atkinson, 32nd lntan-
try, formerly Northumberland OF the
End Infantry, who is already estab-
lishei in the regimental headquarters
at SchOfield.
On reporting TO the colonel of the
32nd Infantry, tie officers and detach-
ments from the 2nd will combine with
the officers ami attachments of troops
assigned to the new organization from
the 1st Infantry, and at that historic
there will actually come into
existence, on the island of Oahu, one
Of the new regiments created by the
national defense act of June 3, 1916.
The good wishes of all the older or
of Oahu, especially OF the
present organization Of the End In
fantry, are extended to the officers
and men of the Sind.
The higher ranking officers OF the
32nd will occupy the concrete quarters
Of the lst Infantry, while the heuten-
ants will live in the quarters assigned
10 them in the midst of the 18th can
Torment. The companies will be
1uartered in the barracks designated
Oy the commanding officer OF Seho-
field. -. ~. r..
Officers taken from the LIST and End
are assigned to their respec'
i've companies in the 32nd Infantry
It Schofield Barracks as follows:
Lieut.-Co Francis E. Lacey, Jr., at
.ached, to command the Bird Battalion
during the absence Of the regular bat
.alion commander; Maj. Samuel r.
Won, to the LIST Battalion; Maj. Henry
2, Eames, to the End Battalion; MAJ.
Rufus E. Longan to the Bird Battalion;
Capt. Byard Sneed, supply officer and
assigned to the Supply Company; LIST
lieut.. Carl L. Cohen, battalion adlu-
ant and assigned to the list Battalion;
LIST Lieut.. William A. McCulloch, bat
alton adjutant and assigned to the 3rd
Battalion; Capt. Fred w. Pitts and
list Lieut.. John r. Baxter, to Company
A: Capt. James A. Ulio and lst Lieut..
Hugh b. Keen, 10 Company b; Capt.
Paul r. Manchester and 1st Lieut..
Douglass T. Greene Ito Company c;
Capt. P. Harbolt and 1st Lieut.. James
\. Peale to Company ID; Capt. Charles
4. Meals and LIST Lieut.. Otis X. Sadt-
er to Company E; Capt. John b. Cor
oly and 1st Lieut.. Howard r. MILL
gan to Company F; Capt. Thomas ID.
Dew and 1st Lieut.. Bernard p. Lamp
% Company G; Capt. Charles c. Bank
head and 1st Lieut. Alfred Z. Saw
zins to Company H; Capt. John u.
Burnett and 1st Lieut.. Carl Spatz 10
Company 1; Capt Clyde R. Abraham
and list Lieut.. Woodfin G. Jones to
Company X; Capt. George c. Keleher
md 1st Lieut.. Rufus S. Bratton 10
Company l.; Capt. Lloyd r. Freden-
iaIl to Company NJ; Capt. John b.