The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
FORM 4 new 18TH
Division Trained at Camp Fun
ston To Be ReOrganized.
Order Made in Compliance With
National Defense Act.
HEADQUARTERS IN OMAHA
Units of Famous Organization
To Be Formed IN Kansas.
354th Infantry to Have Head
quarters in Shawnee County.

from Kansas served. is to be re-organ-
lied as a reserve division. Division
headquarters have already been open
ed in the Army building, Omaha, Neb.,
and the following officers of the reg
ular army assigned: 1t. Col Jay. P.
Hopkins, c. A. c. as chief of staff
and Major T. =. Cole, Infantry, as
assistant chief of staff, Gil The as
signment of two other regular army
officers and several enlisted men for
clerical duties is expected at an early
date
The organization of the Eighty
ninth division is in compliance with
the provisions of the National Defense
act, as amended June 4, 1920. Under
this. act fifty-four divisions of the reg
ular army, national guard and re-
serves are being formed. In each OF
the nine corps areas there will be one
regular army division Give of which
are now or the inactive list), two ma
tienal guard divisions ana three di-
visions of organized reserves. The ma
tfonal guard divisions allocated to the
18th corps area are the 34th and 35th;
the Orga nfzed reserve divisions are the
SSth, seth and 1O2nd. In designating
the national guard and reserve di-
visions the world war designations
have been used wherever practicable.
OF the reserve divisions the SSth will
be organized from the states of North
Dakota. Minnesota and Iowa with
headquarters in st. Paul; the seth di-
vision from the states of South Da-
kota, Nebraska and Kansas, with
Headquarters in. the Army building,
Omaha. Neb.; and the 102nd division
from the states of Missouri and Ar
Kansas With headquarters in st. Louis
Reserves Organized.
Recently a board of officers con-
.-.sting of 1t Colonel Milton r. Nc
clean, Majors Joseph p. Dunkel, VIII
lam f Mclean and Dinsmore Alter
ORGANIZED reserves, and Major l. M
Madison of the regular army met al
Topeka and auocated the units. to be
orranized in Kansas TO the different
sections of the state as follows:
one battalion engineers q. II. q
troops (auxiliaryJ te southeastern
part Of the state, with headquarters
in Crawford county.
Cne bridge train (heavy) army
troops. Shawnee and Sedgwick coun-
ties with headquarters In shawnee
rwo-thirds artillery regiment, anti
aircraft. eastern part of the state, with
HEADQUARTERS in Lyon county.
seth field remount depot, CORPS
trooYs. with headquarters in Rush
cotuty. .
IN corps engineer headquarters in
S 5.nee county.
Lre artillery battalion in eastern
pa:t Of the state, with headquarters
177tR infantry brigade, division
trcops. thruout the state, with head
qraitcrs in Riley county.
c52rd infantry, southwestern paft
o. tho state, with headquarters IN
33tth infantry, northeastern part OF
the E ate with headquarters in Shaw
nc. county. .,,,.
T-4afot:arters 164th field artillery
b.. ace in Wyandotte county ...
rlrnunition train 1G4th field artll-
ler- brigade in Crawford county.
@4sth field artillery regiment, east
crn part of state. with headquarters
" 1tadcuaftefs S14th engineers in
J. on rs 6Gttal}dn s14th engineers,
rel. Ecas ern part of the state, with
Lee CHARTERS in Usage county .storr
Il tn medical regiment, eastern
TT Of the state, with headquarters
in t'cary county.
tn light tank company IN Wyan-
60 county. 49,
Ui~k county. -- g. 49,
CT 18th ordnance company III Aea'
Cn7-orth county.
At present it is stated efforts are be
i~g directed TO assigning q full quoIa
Of officers to the different units. u
i; desired to assign former S9th dlyl-
lion officers to their old commands
but the positions which cannot De
filled in this manner Will pc I dde.
from available reserve otIlcerst Jill
cCTs will be assigned in their reSpec-
tive grades in the different branches
a-d as far as possible in accordance
II their wishes. The enlisted per
innel is limited for the present to one
rst sergent. one mess sergeant. eight
scrgcants and five corporals per COM
pJuy or battery.
The procedure that is being followed
in organizing the seth division is To
select the resimeutal and battalion
commanders and with their assistance
assign junior officers. Company com
rnanders will then secure the enlisted
personnel from the territory allotted
to the particular unit
After the organization of the regi-
rnents, the war department will detail
an officer and one enlisted man from
the regular army for duty Will. each
of these organizations, The officer as
signed will perform the routine duties
required at reSimental headquarters
and assist in training the personnel
ANY person who has been an officer
Of the army at any time between April
6. 1917. and June so, 1919, or an Of
fice4 of the regular army at any time
rnavNapon application be appointed &
reserve officer in the highest grade
which he held in the army or any
lower grade.
Open For Enlistment.
Anv person who served in the army
or marine corps for at least fDHl
months between April b, 1915 anc
November IL 1918, and is otherwise
qualified. or who has been discharged
from the army. marine corps or. ma
tionaI guard since November II. 1918
and is otherwise eligible, may be en-
listed m the reserves in the highes
grade held by him during his enlist
Inent.
The regulations for Tho organizeC
reserves provide for a fifteeh-da!
training period each year. No person
being subject to call to duty for
greater period than this without hi
consent. While members of the re
serve corps have not been called on
for training since the war, those ia
rniliar with the program for the de
velopment Of the reserves state tina
l.. .L-..LL l.. !.