Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-27
z ARMY CAMPS
ABANDONED BY
ORDER OF WEEKS
Sherman and Grant Canton
ments Among Those Vacated
by War Department.
CAMP KNOX RETAINED

O1Af1A AANOA ASG AIN liz
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Abandon-
ment OF Camps Devens, Massachusetts F;
Sherman, Ohio; Grant, Illinois: Pike,
Arkansas; Meade. Maryland; Jackson.
South Carolina, and Bragg, North Caro-
lima, has been announced by Secretary
John w Weeks.
Camps to be retained are Dix, New Jer-
sey; Travis, Texas. Lewis, Washington,
and Knox, Kentucky, Mr.. Weeks said.
A small force Of regulars, the Secre-
tary said will be retained at Camp
Meade, but the great majority will be
moved.
The War Secretary said in the case OF
the camps to be abandoned all troops
would be moved and the greater part of
the buildings salvaged, but that the land
and certain permanent improvements
would be retained for use in event of n
future appropriation permitting their
utilization as citizens military training
camps.
CORPS areas and divisional comman l.
ers have been ordered by the War De-
partrnent. Secretary Weeks said, to pre-
pare for the redistribution OF troops
made necessary, by the reduction in the
enlisted strength of the Army. Actual
changes Of station, however. viii be post
poned until supplemental instructions
are issued by the department.
FIRST DIVISION
AT CAMP DIX.
Under the order the list Division at
Camp Dix will remain at that place, Sc
lected as a permanent cantonment, and
the 2nd Division viii remain at Camp
Travis, also a retainment cantonment
while the Sd Division, stationed at
Camp Pike, w.ll be moved to Camp Lewis
Headquarters o; the Sth Brigade at
Camp Lewis will be transferred to Van
couver Barracks, Washington; head
quarters 10th Brigade, at Camp Jackson,
will be moved to jefferson Barracks, Mis-
souri,: headquarters 18th Brigade, at
Camp Grant, to Fl. D. A Russell, Wyom-
ing. and headquarters 18th Brigade. at
Camp Meade, to PIattsburg Barracks
New York.
The 2nd Infantry Training Center
Regiment, ut Camp Sherman, will go to
It. Sheridan, Ill: the Srd Infantry
Training Center Regiment, at Camp
Sherman. will go to Fit. Smelling, MINI.
ARMY UNITS
MOVED ABORT.
The 9Th Infantry, at Camp Jackson,
will 90 to Jefferson Barracks except two
companies, which are detailed to Ft
Cook, Neb.; the 10th Infantry Training
Corps Regiment, al Camp Sherman and
Columbus Barracks will 90 to Camp
Knox; the 18th Infantry, at Camp Jack
son, TO TT. Thomas. Ky, except for one
battalion. which goes to Columbus Bar
racks, and two companies to Fit Ben
jamin Harrison. Indianapolis.
The 18th Infantary Training Center
Regiment will remain at Camp Meade
and the 18th Infantry Training Center
Regiment, at Camp Devens. will remain
there as part Of the coast defenses of
Boston One battalion of the 18th In
fantry. stationed in China. viii go to the
1 hilippine Islands.
The 4th Division at Camp Lewis is
placed upon the inactive list. Its com
mand will be reduced 10 a brigade and
transferred to Vancouver barracks The
9Th Division, ut Camp Jackson; the
9th Division, st Camp Grant, and the
9Th Division. at Camp Meade, will be
reduced to brigades and stationed re-
spectively at Jefferson Barracks, Fl D. a.
Russell and Plattsburg Barracks
Other infantry commands placed upon
the Inactive list and for which parent or
CARNATIONS are designated include the
32nd, Both, 97th, Seth, 10th, 41st, 18th,
10th. 18th, 18th, 18th, 10Th. est, 52d,
18th, Doth, Goth, 61st, SD, and esd Regi-
ments
Cavalry units placed upon the inactive
list and for which parent organizations
are designed include the 18th CavsI
~, at IT. d. A. Russell, for which the
9TH, at Maria, IS made sponsor; the
10th Cavalry. at TT. sam Houston. for
hich the 4th, at Brownvllle. is made the
parent. and the 18th Cavalry, in Hawaii
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made sponsor.
ARTILLERY UNITS
ARE AFFECTED.
Field artillery units placed upon the in
active list include the Sd at Camp
Grant; the 9Th, at Camp Bragg; the 9th
at Fort Sill; the 18th. at Fort Sill; the
10th. at Camp Lewis; the 18th, at Camp
Bragg; the 18th, at Camp Pike; the 18th,
at Camp Jackson and Fort Myer. Nir-
GINA; the Goth, at Camp Jackson; DIST, at
Camp Bragg; nth. at Camp Lewis; 18th.
1T Camp Grant: 18th, at Camp Meade;
SOth. at Camp Meade. and the SD, at
Camp Knox and Banning.
Engineer regiments placed upon the
inactive list and for which other regi-
ments are designated as sponsors include
the 4th, at Camp Lewis; the 5th. at Camp
Meade and the 18th. at Camp Grant.
ne laL4 lNIaulTN training 0chAti
Regiment, at TT Mcintosh. Texas, will
go to Fl. Sam Houston; the 10Th Infan
try Training Center Regiment will go
from Camp sherman to the Preside, San
Francisco; the 34th Infantry, at Camp
Meade. to Madison Barracks, New York,
except one battalion. which goes to Fit.
Ontario. and two companies to FIT. How
ard, Maryland; the Esd Infantry, Camp
Grant Illinois, to Fit. d. A Russell: the
54th Camp Grant. to Fit. Wayne, Mich,
except one battalion, which goes to FIT.
Brady, Michigan. and one battalion to
Fl. Sherman, Illinois; the 5Sth Infantry,
at Camp Lewis, to FIT. George Wright,
Washington, except one battalion to FIT.
Lawton. Washington, and one battalion
TO Fl AIissoula, Mont; the 59th. at Camp
Lewis, to Vancouver Barracks. less five
companies in Alaska; the Gath, Camp
Meade. to Plattsburg Barracks, except
one battalion to Ft. Washington, Mary
land.
The first tank group at Camp Meade
will remain there.
The Headquarters Of the 1st Cavalry
Division to be organized will be stationed
at Fl Bliss, Texas, and viii include the
1st Cavalry, at - Douglas, Ariz.; the
2d at Fit Riley. Kan; the Sd at FIT.
Meyer, Va, and Ethan Allen. Va; the
4th. at Brownsville. Texas: the 9th, at
Maria. Texas; Troop a, of the 9th, at
TT Oglethorpe, Ga; the 7th and Sth, at
Fit. Bliss, Texas; the 9th, in the Philip