Evening star., 1934-04-01
COAST ARTILLERY
CAMP DATE SET
Anti.Aircraft Unit to Have
Road March
July LIS.

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National Guard of the District of Co.
lumbia, commanded by Maj. Walter
w. Burns, became public for the first
time this week with the announce.
ment from Sd Corps Area headquar.
ters in Baltimore, Md, of the dates
for all militia camps in the Sd Corps
Area. Dates for other units In the
Guard had heretofore been Tentatively
announced, but they have been con-
firmed In the orders just issued.
The Coast Artillery training thi,
year will be materially different from
that it has had in prior years and will
bc different from that of other or.
carnations. 1t will consist of a roac
march with all equipment. including
anti-aircraft guns and searchlights
from this city to Fort Story, near Vir-
ginia Beach, Va, where II will stop
on the week end in the middle Of the
training period. and then will return
to Washington. Both ways it will camp
each night along the route and con-
ducl maneuvers at various points dur
Ing the day.
Prior to the date set for the train
ing, which is fixed in the orders as
from July l to Is. detail of officers
and men will 60 out to map the route
and make arrangements for the over
night camps. 1t is estimated that %
oficers and 300 enlisted men will par
ticipate in the training in the four
batteries and combat train.
August to 10 has been definitely
set as the period during which the
other units will take their annual
period of field training. They will 20
to Camp Albert c. Ritchie, the Mary
land State training camp at Cascade,
Md, which is near Pen Mar. Sum-
ner resort in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains.
The units which will go there in
clude the State staff and detachment
Z officers and ~ men; 29th Division
STAFF, officers from this city; Head
quarters and Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, As enlisted men;
Special Troops, 2sth Division, off,
GERS and 81 enlisted men: 12lst Regi-
ment of Engineers. 80 officers and 458
enlisted men; Company A, 372d In
fantry, 4 officers and 66 enlisted men.
In addition to the District Of Co.
lumbia units. the following units from
Maryland also will be in camp with
the local units: Headquarters Com
pany, 58th Infantry Brigade, officers
and AZ enlisted men: headquarters
ana staff, 29th Division. Maryland
contingent officers; LIST Separate
Company. oficers and SO enlisted
men: headquarters and staff. 54th
Held Artillery Brigade, officers.
Capt. Just c. Jansen. ordnance Of
hcer of the local militia. has received
Q letter from the graduate manager
OF athletics, Lieut.. Comdr. H. E.
overesch. U. S. NJ. requesting a rifle
shooting match between a team rep
resentins the local Guard and one
from the United States Naval Acad-
en1y. The date proposed Is May 10.
While 1t was announced at brigade
headquarters here that no reply has
vet been made. it is believed that
the challenge will be accepted and
that the rife team will 60 to An
napolis on that date for the match.
Pvt. (F'irst Glass; Richard G. Rich
ter, Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 12lst Engineers. has been or
dered transferred in the grade of pri-
vate to the Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division, for duty.
Pvts. Albert J. Miller and James H.
Reynolds have been ordered trans
ferred from the active to the Re-
serve list Of the Headquarters Detach-
ment and Comt It Train. 260th Coast
Artillery. because of business inter-
ference with the performance of mill
tary duty.
Company E, l2lst Engineers. is
leading Company A of the same regi-
ment in the chief of the National
Guard Bureau indoor company team
match, it was announced in a bulletin
issued by the National Rifle Associa-
ton, which is keeping the scores dur
Ing the competition.
Company e was given a score of
2,702 and Company A. 1854.
The association also said that the
oflcial bulletin showing national
ranking of teams will be issued as
soon as all targets can be scored.
Orders have been issued by Mai.
William T. Roy. commanding Head
quarters Special Troops, 29th Di-
vision, Tor a regular drill to be held
on the night of April 3. The drill
tor May 20 Is ordered suspended.
After participating in the Armv
day parade here next Fridav the
troops OF the various units will be
returned to their respective arn1ories
ana luncheon will be served. it was
announced by brigade headquarters
capt. Claude Burlingame has been
oeslgnated as officer in charge and
mas been directed to arrange for the
service OF the luncheon as soon as
practicable following the return Of the
troops. % ''''
=. Inc luncheons will be served in
tne pennsylvania Avenue Armorv the
Coast Artillery Armory, Water and
. streets southwest, and the armory
OF the colored Infantry company
The commanding oficer of each
company. battery and deta chment has
oeen ordered to detail two enlisted
men to report to Capt. Burlingans q
IN connection with the preparation NJ
the luncheon. The details are to rs-
port to Capt. Burlingame TUESDAY,
night at 8 o'clock for Instructions
Pvt. John E. Healey has been or.
dered promoted to sergeant and Pvt.
Daniel Davis to be corporal in Bat
tery A, 26oth Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Ross S. Gleeson. Battery r.
2eoth Coast Artillery, has been Or
dered transferred to the Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, same
regiment.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re.
serve list of Battery 3, 260th Coast
Artillery, on account of business in
reference with the performance OF
military duty:
Pvts. George Z. Ellis, William C.
Wellington, John A. Pannetta, John
z. Pollen and Aubrey D. Turner.
Pvt. Thomas A. Thornhill has been
ordered transferred from the reserve
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