Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-11
GUARD TO HAVE
AlRPLANE Unit
New National Plans An
nounced Wednesday BY
Adjt. Gen. Fraser

bismarck, n. D., Nov. 11.-North'
nakota,s national guard, under a new,
plan announced today by Adjt. CienI.'
6. A. Fraser, will have an airplanc.
unit. The unit will consist Of one OBJ
servation squadron of 81 officers, 1872
men and 13 airplanes, and an air park,
composed of three officers and liz
men. ~
The competition for the aero
%squadrons in the Thirty fifth division
was keen, North Dakota and MINES
sofa. being awarded the units. -;
TO organize the national
guard in North Dakota under the
new plan announced at a conference
held in Omaha, at which Adjt. Cen.
Fraser II Major Harold Sorenson
represented the state, will be put into
effect Immediately. There will be
virtually. no change in existing units,
but the whole plan OF guard organi-
cation is enlarged.
North Dakota is in the Thirty
fourth division, with South Dakota,
states, with Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri are in the Seventh army
corps. and the eight states, with
others, comprise the Third army. :
North Dakota's Units. ,
North Dakota's units are as follows:
Division troops-One infantry regi-
ment. Isl men; attached so; one
ambulance company, SO men; II hos
pital battalion headquarters, 3 men;
II hospital company, motorized, 40
men. Total, Lila men.
Camp Corps Troops-Onc battalion
1855 howitzcrs. motorized, 302 men;
attached. S; two truck companies. ar
tiilcry. IS men; one ammunition com
pany, artillery, rs mon. Total, 40
men. x
Army Troops--One battalion horse
artillery, 525 men: attached. 10; one
observation squadron. 1872 mon; at
tacled, >: one veterinary evacuation
hospital, 240 men; attached. 5.
The peace strength to which Adjt'
Gen. Fraser will seek to bring the
state guard is 1884.
The plans outlined at the Omaha
conference are tentative to Il degree,
but it is believed by the militia bu-
rea heads that congress will author
izc their completion.
Annual Trip South.
A suggestion was made at the con-
ference which may develop into the
system of training, that the northwest
troops Engage in aneuv i'll the
south two or three weeks in the
winter, it. being held that men in the
northwest. many of whom are en-
gagged in agriculture. are better able
TO give the time to drill in the
winter. :
1t is contemplated that the troops
required under the allotment which
are provided with equipment such as
hospital equipment will also be drilled
as infantry SO that they may be used
as infantry in emergencies.
The regiment Of infantry, dnder the
plan, would be composed of a regi-
mental headquarters Of five officers;
three battalions, each having Is Of
ficcrs and 437 men,; battalion head
quarters of 4 officers and CT men
each; three rifle companies of 3 of.
1icers aid 100 me each; a machine
sun company Of two officers. and Z:
mon; n howitzer company of 2 officers
and 60 mon: a headquarters company
Of 3 officers M 70 men; one admin.
istration company Of 3 officers and
$50 men; one. chaplain and ATTACHED
medical and dental officers and men
About the only change made from
tho present infantry organization OF
the state is thai there will be three
machine gun companies instead OF
one. and nine infantry companies in.
stead Of twelve,