Evening star., 1926-08-15


in order that these units may undergo
their prescribed training Maj. Gen.
Andrew Hero, jr., chief of Coast Ar
tillery, has proposed changes in the
artillery instruction at various units
throughout the United States, espe-
cially those above named.
This proposal of Gen. Hero to
change the scene Of the 1926 training
camps Of the r. o. r. c. Coast Artll-
lery units from Fort Monroe. Va, to
Fort Sill. Okla, where in all proba-
bility they will be sent for their train
ing, was not altogether unexpected, as
Il was intimated some time ago that
q shift in the training camp sites or
r. o. T. c. Coast Artillery units
would probably I've made from the east
coast to some Middle West point in
view Of the none too liberal approprN-
tions for travel allowance. Naturally,
Fort Monroe is probably better post
to train embryo Coast Artillery Off
GERS, being that it is regular Coast
ARTILLERY post, but Fort Sill will serve
the purpose admirably Since the
utilities for Coast Artillery training at
Fort Sill are limited largely TO anti
aircraft equipment. the above UNITS
will probably in the future, be gwen
an anti-aircraft course as their major
artillery subject during the academic
pear.
Col James B. Mitchell. c. A. c..
chief of the training section. office or
the chief of Coast Artillery, accompa-
MED bv Mai. Charles O. Schudt, {. A.
G. on duty in the office of the chief
of the Militia Bureau have lett
Washington on ii special observation
mission during which they Will Visit
various sites in New England for the
purpose of making recommendations
as to future training camps for anu.
aircraft organizations of the Natlonal
Guard and the Organized Reserves.
1his trip is being primarily made be
cause of the desire expressed in the
department this week to concentrate
the Summer training activities OF
Coast Artillery units, both Reserve
and National Guard. in New England.
which move. it is pointed out would
greatly reduce the expense in trans
porting the equipment of these units
to and from their annual training
sites.
The requirements OF this service
make the selection of a proper firing
range "A very important matter. since
both the range and the width of the
field of fire covered by the guns of
this service are in excess of that nor
mally required for land artillery. Con-
Sideration must also be given to the
necessity of suitable day and night
landing fields for aircraft to serve the
range, and this will be a point upper
most in the. minds of the TWO war
Department representatives during
their trip. They will Visit the follow
ing places Oswego. \. Y: Rye
Beach. Camp Upton, Long Island;
Fort Hancock. Camp DIX and Reno
both Beach, Del.
The following Reserve officers. all
residents of Washington. have been
ordered to active duty training for
period of Is days on the dates indi-
Gated: Capt. John II. Donovan, Judge
Advocate General Reserve, Sd Corps
Area headquarters, Baltimore. effec-
tive August %; Second Lieut.. Ray
mond l.. Taylor. Finance Reserve,
Fort Monroe. Va. effective August
IL: Second Iieuts. Bush W. Locknane
and Philip Stearns, both Infantry Re
serve, Fort Eustis, Va. effective Au-
gust Is; Majs. Edward NJ. Nevils and
Thomas Leonard. both Quartermaster
Reserve. and Capt. Van Writ Roberds.
First Lieut.. Albert j. Hendley and
Second Lieut.. Ira ". Patterson. all
Finance Reserve, Camp Meade. Md,
effective August Ia. Second Lieut..
Henry =. Money. Quartermaster Re
serve. Camp Holahrd. Md, effective
August Il, Second Lieut.. RothWell
n Brown, Infantry Reserve. Fort
Eustis. Va. effective August 10.
The following changes in the assign
rnents of Reserve officers residing in
washington We're announced this week
BY Reserve headquarters: Capt. Joseph
Huston. QuartcrmaSter Reserve. hav-
ing been transferred to the Auxiliary
Reserve, Is relieved from assignment
10 the 323d Service Battalion. 18th
Corps; Capt. George S. Thompson,
Adtutant General Reserve. having re.
moved from the S0th Division Area. is
Helieved from attachment to the Adju-
tant Section OF S0th Division head
Quarters; Second Lieut.. James u.
Power. Field Artillery Reserve, hav-
Ing removed from the s0th Division
Area, is relieved from assignment TO
the 8l3th Field Artillery; Second Lieut..
William NJ. Jones. Infantry Reserve.
IL relieved from attachment to the
S1sth Infantry for instruction and
training and is assigned To the 320th
Infantry; Second Lieut., James r.
Craighill. Field Artillery Reserve. hav-
ing been relieved from assignment to
The Field Artillery group. is assigned
20 the 3l3th Field Artillery; Second
1Aeuts. Alexander L. Craighill and
Milton l.. Golf. ir., both Field Artillery
Reserve. assigned 70 the 313th Field
ARTILLERY: First Lieut.. Frank B. Mar.
tin. Engineer Reserve. assigned TO the
So5th Engineers PVT Adriano kima-
yong. Infantry Enlisted Reserve a
resident of Washington. is assigned
70 the 320th Infantry
4 brief description Is given in the
following Of another correspondence
course for Reserve Coast Artillery
officers. Following the anti-airCraft
gunnery course. Reserve second lieu
tenants belonging to anti-airCraft or
Plantations VIII be required to take
suhCourse SA Of the basic officers
course. I. G.. anti-aircraft fire control
This suhCourse has been primarily
designed TO cover the fire control in
strumentS used NY anti-airCraft artl-
lery units Antl aircraft artillery be
Ing a comparatively new branch. rapid
strides are being made with new
weapons and new fire control lnStru
ments. and new fire control theories
and instruments 10 apply them are
constantly being developed and tested
The type of each instrument which
ks considered in this subcourse is that
which is standard at the present
time. Mastering the operation of
these instruments, il is pointed out
makes IL very easy for the student
pfficer to become efficient in the op-
pration of other types of hre-control
Instruments The subjects embraced
In this subCourse include the follow
lng: The anti-airCraft telescope and
his operation: fire control anti-aircraft
eearchlight control, including general
principles and apparatus: the stadia
and forward area sight; altimeter and
It's operation, the r. a. corrector and
MS operation communications: the
plotting system of anti-aircraft search
Gehts, and the identification of air
craft An examination is given on
the completion OF this suhcourse.