Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17


headquarters assigning the local or
ganixation to anti-aircraft armament.
Although Mai Walter w. Burns.
commanding the unit, has prepared
his schedule of training for the
coming Summer encampment. based
: on practice with the big coast defense
guns, 1t will now be necessary 10
;. change the whole schedule. 1t was an
nounced. in order to make prepara-
lions for beginning the training dur
ing the Summer with the anti-aircraft
equipment in place at Fort Monroe,
where the organization VIII camp.
Orders from the headquarters OF
the Sd Coast Artillery District. at
Fort Monroe. Va. say that in order
that full advantage may be taken of
the Summer training period the local
organization should Immediately alter
its preliminary training schedule in
preparation FOR work with antt'air-
craft material while at Fort Monroe.
II is suggested that the local COM
mander engage in correspondence
with the regular 61st Coast Artillery.
anti.a!rcraft, at Fort Monroe, for the
purpose OF obtaining much informa.
ton beneficial to the planning OF the
regiments training schedule for ne
Summer.
Under the change of organization
Battery A of the local outfit will be
equipped, as the searchlight battery,
with twelve anti.aircraft searchlight&;
Battery B and Battery c will be the
firing batteries, the former to be
equipped with four three.inch anti
aircraft guns and the latter with
three taree-inch guns. Correspond
ence already has been instituted with
the headquarters with a view to OBJ
tanning the necessary armory equip
ment with which the organization
may train during the year. but 1t Is
not expected that much will be done
with IL before the field training period
next month and that much valuable
information will be received from the
regular batteries at that time.
The table of organization accom-
panying the order provides that in
time of war this organization will eX-
pand into a full regiment with
colonel in command. 1t will have a
headquarters company and band and
in addition to the three peace-t!me
batteries, already formed here. will
have two additional batteries, each to
be equipped with twelve anti-aircraft
machine guns. II will also be
provided with considerable more mo-
tor equipment than it now has.
The first Motor Transport unit of
the 29th National Guard Division, with
headquarters here, has been author
i2ed, and efforts are being made to
perfect it's organization by Capt. +. +.
Bernsdorff, who will command 1t. The
organization will be equipped with Is
motor scars and trucks and motor
cycles, and the whole outfit and equip
ment will be taken to the training
camp, which is to be held this year at
Pen.Mar, Md. This is the division
train, and is always up at the front
wherever the division command Is. and
Capt. Bernsdorff points out that the
work Is interesting and that the camp
site in the Blue Ridge Mountains this
year is an attractive one. Enlistments
now are being made for the organiza.
ton, the size of which Is limited, All
Of the motor equipment is in hand,
A falling off in the attendance rec.
ords of the units of the local Guard
was indicated during the week, with
three organizations reporting as being
below the maintenance strength re-
Quired by the War Department. These
organizations are Company A. 121st
Engineers: the Medical Detachment, |
121st Engineers. and Company B.
The Headquarters Detachment. |
360th Coast Artillery, a new organiEa-
zion. heads the list in the matter Of |
attendance with percentage total Of
ts.61, and the other organizations,
with their percentage of attendance.
follow in their relative order: Band,
12lst Engineers. 1853: Battery c.,
26oth Coast Artillery. 1859: Battery
B. 26oth Coast Artillery, 1924: Head.
quarters Detachment, Special Troops. |
29th Division. 66.67; Headquarters De. |
pany G, 121st Engineers. 65.5S: Com
pany f, 121st Engineers. 63.77; Com. |
pany A, 121st Engineers, 6l.67: Bat. |
terry A, 260th Coast Artillery. 60.79: |
Company A, 372d Infantry, 60; Medi. |
cal Detachment, 121st Engineers, so;
Headquarters and Service Company, !
121st Engineers. 1894: Company F, |
121st Engineers, $685.; 29th Military |
Police Company, $3.50: Company D, |
12ist Engineers, 1857; Company D, |
12lst Engineers, 1851.
The following members Of the l21st
Engineers have qualified in rifle prac.
tice during the year. according to Col.
John w. Oehmann. and unit com.
manders have been instructed TO for.
ward acquisitions for the necessary
badges direct to the United States
property and disbursing officer:
Expert rifieman-Capt. Clarence s.
Shields, Company E; First Lieut.. Just
g. Jensen, Company D; First Lieut.
Walter A. Knight, Company B;
Sergts. F.. F. Bernsdorff, Head.
quarters and Service Company; Lloyd
T. Needs. Company e; Thaddeus A.
Riley, Company E; John a. Schricker,
Gov, AIavandar Tbtll CNx,,
pany A; Edward d. Andrus, Company
Z; George B. Martin. Company E;
Hugh z. Riley, Company Z; Walter
NJ. Slavik, Company E; Corp. Leon M.
Smith, Company r; Pvts. James NJ.
Barry, Company E; Hugh Everett, jr.,
Company f; Edward A. Mcmahon,
Company B; Clay D. Perkins, jr., Com
pany E.
Sharpshooter-Capts. Sidney Morgan.
Headquarters and Service Company;
Ralph S. Childs, Company B, and
William F. Jorgensen. Company c;
First Lieuts. Goodwin p. Dunn, Head.
quarters and Service Company;
George L. Evans, Company E; viii.
liam l. Mushake, Headquarters and
Service Company; Second Lieut.. AL
fred L. Jorgensen, Company 3;
Sergts. Henry III. Mears, Headquarters
&HQ 0GEfItC NOlip dIlyJ w.
foot. Headquarters and Service Com.
pany: William II. Scott, Company B:
Charles Dunn, Company C: Holland
II. Green, Company D: Richard T.
Jones, Company r; John w. Mellick,
Company B: John d. Powers. Com.
pahy F; Learner T. Rhea. Company
G; Albert Silver. Company A: Corp.
James C. Wheate, Company z: Pvts.
Raymond A. Gallatin. Company r;
Adam G. Mouton, Company r: VII.
liam j. Stone, Company B.
:. MarkSman: Capt. Samuel r. Turner,
Company D: Second Lieut.. James r.
Quade, Company Z; Sergts. John B.
Coffman, Headquarters and Service
Company; George c. Deuhring. Com.
nary Z: John f. Temple, Company