Evening star., 1934-06-17

the basis for the details for
7 the movement of units Of the
~ National Guard Of the Dis
trict of Columbia into their
respective training camps were issued
by Guard headquarters here during
the week by Col. John w. Oehmann,
acting commander of the local Militia.
Encampment of local units at Camp
Ritchie, Cascade, Md, will follow i'm
mediately after those Of the Maryland
National Guard regiments, and will
coincide with the following, accord
ing to the orders: Headquarters Com
pany, 58th Infantry Brigade, Mary
land National Guard; Headquarters
Company, 9lst Infantry Brigade, Vir-
ginia National Guard; 29th Signal
Company, Virginia National Guard,
and 1st Separate Company, Maryland
National Guard.
The local units which will 60 TO
Camp Ritchie from August 5 to 10
are the Headquarters and Headquar-
tiers Detachment, 29th Division; State
Staff and Detachment; Headquarters
and Headquarters Detachment, Spe-
cial Troops, 29th Division: 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers; 29th Division
Military Police Company: Company A,
372d Infantry
The 26oth Coast Artillery will con-
duct a road march from Washington
to Fort Story, Va. from July to Is,
the troops going down by way of the
Richmond Highway and returning
through the Shenandoah Valley.
Col. John w. Oehmann has been
designated as camp commander at
Ritchie, except for the 29th Division
Headquarters and other division units,
which. of course will be commanded
by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, the
new commander of the Guard Division.
Members of the State Staff and
State Detachment of the local Mi
litia have been directed to report to
the commanding officer, 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers, for assignment to
duty in camp, unless ordered to other
duties. The Quartermaster Detach-
ment is to be used for transport pur-
poses. Camp supply detachments are
10 be designated later by the Guard
headquarters here. Advance and rear
detachments are to be designated by
the regimental and separate unit COM
manders. The United States property
and disbursing offlcer is to provide
rail transportation.
The regimental and separate bat
talon commanders have been directed
to send to Guard headquarters not
later than 80 days prior to the date
set for the camp to begin a list OF
personnel whom they recommend for
authorization to proceed to and from
the encampment in privately owned
vehicles. The order says that the
numbers of enlisted men allowed to
make the trip in privately owned
vehicles must be kept to the absolutely
necessary minimum, and the recon-
| mendations must give reasons why
| such travel is deemed necessary and
the advantage of such travel to the
United States Government.
The 26oth Coast Artillery is direct
ed to proceed by Government-owned
motor vehicles, utilizing the road
march and convoy for instruction and
maneuver purposes.
Each camp commander is to des1g-
nate a supply officer. The allowance
! for subsistence is fixed at As cents
per man per day. Advance and rear
| detachments are to be subsisted within
| authorized travel and camp rations
and will not receive communication OF
subsistence. The personnel Is to be
paid Immediately upon return to
| WASHINGTON from the encampment
and just prior to dismissal from ac-
tive duty.
Attention is called to the regula-
| ton which provides that officers be-
longing to companies or similar units
will not be entitled to pay and that
| units will not be sent to field train
| ing camps unless the unit concerned
has a necessary minimum mainte-
nance strength and unless so per cent
of the officers and go per cent OF the
actually enrolled enlisted men at
tend camp.
The orders also direct that boards
| of inquiry be appointed in all cases Of
| injury or sickness necessitating nos
pital treatment during or subsequent
to the encampment. Regimental ana
separate organization commanders
have been informed that they will be
held personally responsible that per-
sonnel of their command who are In
need of hospital or medical treatment
at the close of their field training
camps are transferred to a military
, hospital on the last day OF their camp
if their condition permits such trans
fer. and that medical boards are con-
vened and report.
The order also says that enlisted
men of the National Guard who have
been enrolled in the Civilian Con-
servation Corps may be granted leaVes
| of absence for the purpose OF attend
ing annual field training with. their
organizations. Under such conditions
they will forfeit their Civilian Con-
servation Corps pay for the entire
period of their absence from the G. q.
G. camp. Their transportation ex-
penses to and from National Guard
camps must be borne by the indi-
vidual concerned. Enlisted men de-
string to take advantage OF this pro-
vision should apply to their immediate
c. c. c. superiors for the necessary
leave.
Corpl. Edward D. Mulvanity, Bat
! terry E, 260th Coast Artillery, has been
ordered transferred, in the grade OF
private, to the Headquarters Detach-
ment, Special Troops, 29th Division.
Corpl. Fred D. Vechery, Company B,
12lst Engineers, has been ordered
honorably discharged. at his own re-
quest, he having completed two years
Of three year re-enlistment.
The following have been transferred
from the inactive to the active list of
their respective organizations: Pvt.
William P. Brown, Headquarters De-
tachment, 29th Division; Pvt. Earl F.
Fischer, Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division, Special Troops; Pvt.
Robert H. Hartshorn, Medical De-
partment Detachment, l2lst Engi-
neers.
Pvt. James M. Bourgeois, Battery z,
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
honorably discharged because of re-
moval from the District.