The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-11
FIRST FLORIDA
MFANTRYFORMS
REGIMENT AUTHORIZED FOR
THIS STATE HAS BEEN DESIG-
MATED AS THE FIRST FLORIDA
ORGANIZATION.

st. Augustine, April 10.-Under the
provisions of general order No. 16, of
flce OF the Adjustant General of Flor
ida, the regiment of infantry which
has been authorized for this state by
the Military Bureau has been designed
as the First Florida Infantry. The
work of organizing this regiment is
progressing nicely, there having been
recognized by the Military Bureau up
To the present time, four companies of
infantry, one machine gun company,
and one supply company. These units
are located as follows
Daytona, infantry company.
Miami, infantry company.
Live Oak, infantry company.
Starke, infantry company.
Brooksville, machine gun platoon.
Mariana, machine gun platoon.
Hastings, supply company.
In addition to the above recognized
organizations, the federal inspection OF
two companies of infantry for recog-
milton has been ordered by the south
ern department as follows:
Infantry company at Tarpon Springs
on April Il.
Infantry company at Lake City on
April 16.
The headquarters company of the
regiment is being organized at Day
tona, and the quartermaster corps of
the state staff, corps and department,
is being organized in ST. Augustine,
and there are good indications of or
ganizations in two other cities within
the near future.
In addition to the above federally
recognized units, the following Off
GERS nave been recognized in the state
staff, corps and department:
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partment.
one Major, Judge Advocate Generals
department.
Two Majors and one Captain. Quar-
termaster Corps.
One Major, Ordnance Department.
one Captain and one First Lieuten-
ant, Medical Corps.
The following vacancies are an
nounced in the Staff, Corps and de-
partrnent, National Guard of Florida:
one Colonel. Adjutant Generals de-
partment.
one Major. Inspector Generals de-
partment
one Sergeant, one private, Ordnance
Department.
one Major, one First Lieutenant or
Captain, one Sergeant and TOUR pfi-
Yates, Medical Corps.
In the regiment of infantry now be-
ine, organized. only five companies OF
infantry and the sanitary unit remain
~ be organized, and several applca-
tions have been received in the Office
~ the Adiutant General for authority
70 organize one of these UNITS. Inc
foroyvine vacancies for officers in the
,epin,ent exist at the present Tune:
OnA Colonel, one Lieutenant Colohei'
+bree Majors, one Captain peglmeh-
al adiutant); three First Lieutenants'
battalion adjutants); one FIRST Lieu
tenant (chaplain); and two f1rs' Lieu
teDants or chaplains, medical corps
zone Of which is a dentist)
The colonel and lieutenant coloiiet
win he elected by all the otncers VI
the regiment, and the three majors
,,riu he elected by the officers Oh theii
rasnective battalions. To be ehslole
Co.. election TO any of the above men
.io,ed commissions, the canoloate
LEI he an officer of the regiment
rrbn captain of the headquarters com
nanv viii be the adjutant OF the Fesl
nent The battalion adJustants VIII
ne selected by the battalion comman-
a., from one of the officers OF MS
,.os,active battalion. The chaplain and
medical officers will be commissioners
from civil life.
This state also has authority Tor the
orranization OF two companies OF coast
artillery, and application 10 organize
one of these companies has been re-
ceived.