Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-18
RICHMOND IS HOME OF
TIE EICHT|ETH DIVISION
Organized Reserves, One Of
Army's Componcnts, Open
Headquarters Here.
rEnsmING I>nonsEs MOVEMENT
New Military Organization Can &c
tscd Only When Congress Declares
E,I-trnrr Of NntfonnI Emergency.
NJ state ar Strike Duty.

M state ar Strike Duty.
Richmond having been selected as
the headquarters of III" Eishtic,h hi
vision of III. organized reserves.
which Congress has dccEc"d shall
form only the three principal com
pOncnts of the army In any futur"
war. headquarters has been opened ~
1919 - East Main Street until NOR"
suitable quarters can h. found. Cn!-
ouel J G. CaetH"r. infantry. Li"ut"n-
ant Colonel J. T.. Robinson, light ar
tiil"ry, ana Major J. n. Ticrncy. in
fantry. regular army officers have
been detailed To the Eighticth biviS-
ion. II is expected that the organ
ixed reserves. :s a war component OF
the army. will in the culture far out
number the National Guard.
The War Department intends to
unite the military forces OF the cOun-
try into one harmonious whole. u
lc known as the Arm: OF tho United
states" which shall he composed. In
addition to regulars, OF the National
Guard In peace or war, and tn: or
EaniHcd reserves in "A national cincr-
gcncy The last named Includes tho
officers reserve corps and the enlist
I'd reserve corps.
ItrgmInrs Principal Component.
cipai component in pcacc and war
and. In addition to its recognized mis-
sion. shall provide personnel for the
development and training Of the Ma
tional Guard and the organized re-
serve
The National Guard is the second
component. and It's mission is TO pro
vide In time OF peace AN adequate
aud effective force which "iil be
available in minor emergencies for
employment within tho limits OF tho
United states ana tn. respective
states. In time OF war or In major
emergencies. when Congress has au-
thorizcd the use OF troops in "Ncces
OF those Of the regular army. the
National Guard is TO provid" an ad"-
aUate and effective component OF tine
army Of the United states for ctn
rioyment by tho Federal government
Without restrictions.
The Organized Reserves VIII form
in" third component OF tho army and
viii have a. it's mission to provide
trained organized and balanced
force which may be readily expand
ed and developed into an acquatc
war machine Of the Unite Stdat"S TO
meet any major emergency requiring
tho use OF troops in excess OF those
~ IN" regular army and the National
Guard. While the regular army and
tho National Guard may be cmploEch
separately or together in amy minor
or major emergency, the Organized
Deserves constitute purely wal
force and can be employed only N
the event that Conrress declares the
existence OF ii national emergency,
In Third Corps Arcn.
Tho Eightieth Division. which has
its headquarters IN Richmond. Will
draw It's pcreonncl from the states
oi Virginia and Maryland. Ii Will
rrrpctuatc the records. the deeds and
the traditions OF the Eighticth Di-
vision in the world war During tho
war part OF It's personnel came from
West Virginia and the western part
OF Pennsylvania. but West Virginia
iv now in the Fourth Corps Area and
Western Pennsylvania Is TO supply
thu personnel for the Ninc;icth Di-
Vision The EiEhticth Division is in
the Third Corps Area.
The location OF the units of the
EiGhticth Division WAS determined
~ boards OF organized reserve oiii-
Gers with one regular army officer
sitting withN each board AS II rule
the officers for any unit OF the or
panizcd reserve viii be selected from
the area allotted that unit. but ;h!s
rule may not hc followed if IL means
q sacrifice OF efficiency. The units are
located AS follows:
Major-Gcncral commanding and
personal star, staff officers OF the
general staff the adjutant- general
department. The inspector general $
department. the judge advocate gen
erals department. the signal corps
uuartcrmastcr' department, ordnance
department, medical department
finance department and chaplain
Richmond. Special troops OF tho
Eighticth Division, which includes
the headquarters company and mill
tary police. signal troops. tank
troops. ordnance troops, motorcycle
troops and medical troops. will also
have Richmond as their headquarters
Distribution OF Unites.
Other units of the EiEhticth Dl'
vision will he distributed as follows:
Headquarters. 18Th Infantry Bri-
radc. Central Virginia.: 3l7th RcGi-
mcnt of Infantry. Western Virginia
3lSth Regiment OF Infantry, Eastern
Virginia: 3O5th Regiment OF F.ngi-
ncers. Virginia and Maryland: 305ti
Medical Regiment. Virginia and Mary
land: E.ighticth Division trains. quar-
tcrmastcr's corps. Virginia and Mary
land; headquarters lG0th Infantry
brigade. Baltimore. Maryland; 3l9tf
Regiment OF Infantry. Eastern
MARYLAND, west OF Chesapeake lay
and Gunpowdcr River; 32Oth RcGi-
ment of Infantry. Eastern Maryland
cast OF Gunpowdcr River and CheSa'
pcake Bay: headquarters l95th Field
Artillery brigade. Baltimore county
Maryland: 305th ammunition tram
Baltimore County, Maryland: 3i3ti
Field Artillery Regiment. Maryian"
and Virginia: 3iith Field Artiiiers
Regiment. Maryland and virginia
EiGhticth Division Air Service l.osai
I'ielA. rundaik, Maryland.
1t is TO save lives in time OF wal
that the organized reserves have peer
brought into being as compohcn
part Of the regular army. IL ha'
long been recognized that thousands
Of men have time and time asa'i
gone To the slaughter because OF INK
Inadequate previous training they re-
ccivcd, or through the ignorance OF
inci'icicncy OF their officers. The
organized reserves. trained efficient
- and scicn ideally under the su
p"rvision u: regular officers. viii
eventually be prepared. should ne
ccssity arise, I" meet the best train
cd Toes in the world.
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