Milford chronicle., 1933-08-11
STATE TROOPS
ARE ENJOYING
CAMP LIFE
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ters Battery under Captain William
]. B. Regan with score of $3.50
points. Battery G commanded by
Captain Henry w. Roscoe, Jr., was
third with a mark of $3.50.
The Second Battalion, which is
the machine gun unit, held its first
firing for record on Monday in the
gun positions four miles north of
camp. They fired at 25-foot target,
white in color, towed 100000 feet
in the air at a speed of 80 miles per
hour by airplane piloted by Lieuten-
ant Lloyd w. Rawlings, of the 18th
Observation Squadron, New Jersey
National Guard.
Target Is Riddled
Batteries E, F, G and H, of New
ark, Milford, Dover and New Castle,
respectively, participated in the fir
ing. Excellent scores were made,
and in one instance the target was
riddled by bullets.
Battery F on Saturday put 3O2
bullets into the target, enough to de-
stroy the largest enemy aircraft.
Communication with the airplane
while practice is going on is done by
means of white cloth blocks, laid on
the ground, with large letters on
their surface. Each letter has a
military meaning, readable by the
pilot of the plane, who judges his
altitude, flight, speed and distance
of target from the plaRe by these
white orders. A special crew, train
ed in signaling, is in charge of the
communications In addition, a
telephone line from the quarters of
Major John w. Davis, commanding
officer of the Second Battalion, has
been run along the four miles of
road leading into camp and to camp
headquarters, where orders may be
relayed from Colonel Schulz.
Thousands of persons visited the
camp on Wednesday, which was
Governors Day." This is the big
gest day in the life of the soldier at
the camp, officers and enlisted men
alike, are on their mettle that day.
The schedule for activities for this
day follows: d,
II a. m.-Arrival of Governor Buck
at the camp, firing of the 19-gun
salute as he reaches the entrance of
the camp. Music, "Flourishes" and
Hail to the Chief" by the 19Sth
C. A. band, under Lieutenant j. Nor
ris Robinson. The formation of an
escort to o-.act as guard of honor.
which will be Battery c, of Dover,
under Captain Henry K. Roscoe, Jr.
11.SO a. m.-Preliminary firing at
towed targets by the machine gun
batteries, Second Battalion, under
Major John w. Davis.
11.45 a. m.-Balloon firing by ma
chine gun batteries under Major
Davis.
IL noon-Small arm firing. 80 cal
ibre Springfields, by Battery A, 261st
Coast Artillery. Harbor Defense, d.
N. G., under Lieut.. Luke L. Light.
1890 p. m.-Artillery drill by the
three-inch gun batteries, B, c and D,
First Battalion, under Major Henry
c.. Ray.
12.45 p. m.-Recall.
100 p. m.-Luncheon.
230-Band concert at the tent of
the &C. O." Colonel George J, Schulz.
800 p. m.-Aid demonstration by
Captains John A. Carr and Lieuten-
ant Lloyd w. Rawlings, 10th Obser-
vation Squadron, New Jersey Ma
tional Guard.
2.3O p. m.-First call for review.
$40 p. m.-Assembly and review
by the Governor and his staff.
500 p. m.-Band concert at Col
onel Schulz's tent.
500 p. m.-Night firing at hydro
gen balloons by the machine gun |
batteries, under Major Davis, with
of balloons furnished |
by the two million-candle power |
searchlights of Battery A, 19Sth c.
A., under Captain John B. Moore.