New Britain herald., 1930-07-31
New Britain National Guard Units
 Leaving Saturday for Camp Devens / For Biggest Maneuvers Since War
150 Men From This City to Be Among 13,ooO Citizen Soldiers at Ayer-Units Together in France Will Be Reunited.

Approximately 150 New Britain National Guardsmen will be among 1o,oOO of New Englands citizen army that will be on the move this week-end This is considered the largest troop movement of the year and is considered the greatest since the World war
 New Britain boys will be among 728S moving toward> the training quarters at Camp Devens. There Will be 5,S64 completing their en- campments and will be on their way home.
 The 43rd National Guard division, which includes the Connecticut troops, will be the largest unit. This group will be under the leadership of Major General Morris B. Payne. This division, one of the two Ma tional Guard divisions allotted to New England, is concentrating at Camp DeVens for the first time since 1t was organized. Its arrival at the Aver army camp will mark the re- union of units which have not been together since the World war notable among them being the 102nd Connecticut Infantry and the 103rd infantry of Maine. These regiments as units of the wartime 26th' division, fought side by side in France.
 5,570 Men in Division
 Composed of National Guardsmen from Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Is- land and Vermont, approximately B. b70 officers and men will arrive with the division at Camp Devens.
 The two infantry brigades in clude the S5th, comprised of the 102d and 169th regiments of Con- necticut and the S6th brigade, com prised of the 172d Vermont and the 103d Maine infantry regiments.
 Brigadier General Albert ". Grcenlaw of Augusta commands the S6th and Brigadier General James A, Haggerty of New Haven, the S5th Brigade.
 The 11Sth Medical Regiment Is commanded by Colonel Charles w Comfort, Jr., who as surgeon of the 162d Infantry. 26th Division, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and an Oak Leaf Cluster for extraordinary heroism at Marche- vile and seicheprey. France.
 Colonel Thomas H. Hammond of Providence is commander of the 116th Engineer regiment of the di- vision. The only field artillery which will accompany the division to camp is the 152d Maine regiment under Colonel Herbert L. Bowen.
 The state staffs of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine, under Adjutants General William F. Ladd, Arthur c. Cole, Herbert T. Johnson and James W. Hanson. re- spectively, will begin their encamp- ment also.
 New England reserve officers will begin their encampment at the Aver army cantonmcnt on Sunday under the command of Colonel Frederick G. knaeenshue, regular army con- mander of Camp Devens. They are members of the 97th division staff, 301st and 319th engineers, 301st and 101st medical regiments and of"the 301st, 302d, 376th and 419th infan- try regiments.
 Going to New London
 Moving to Ft. H. G. Wright, off New London. Saturday will be S70 officers and men of the 24lst Massa- chusetts coast artillery under Col onel George M. King.
 Aeserve officers will arrive at Ft. Ethan Allen. Burlington, Vermont, Sunday. Members of the 301st, 355th, s8Sth and 389th field artillery regi- ments and of the 301st, and 302d cavalry regiments. Their camp Vlll be commanded by Colonel Daniel W. Hand, regular army commander Of the Burlington fort.
 ApproXimatel 100 other reserve officers of the 304th and filth in- fantry regiments will begin their on- campment on Sunday at Ft. Adams, Newport, R. I.
 Officers of the quartermaster re- serve corps and 3S6th infantry will begin their encampment at Ft. Will Hams. Portland, Sunday.
 Coming Home
 In the homeward movement Sat urday will be the $500 New Eng land youths who have attended the four citizens military training camps at Ft Adams. Newport, R. l.: Ft. Ethan Allen, Burlington. Vt; Camp Devens and at Ft Mckinley, Port land, Maine.
 Officers and men of the 101st field artillery, 10th cavalry and of the 3d battalion, 372d infantry. all Bay State national guardsmen, will leave Camp Devens on Saturday for their homes.
 Officers and men of the 243d R. l. coast artillery will leave Ft. Wright and 308 officers and men of the Filth Mass. coast artillery Gst corps cadets) will break camp at South Sandwich, Mass, on Satur- day.