The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-13
INDIANA TROOPS
GIVEN PART IN
MIMIC BATTLE
ManeuVerS Scheduled for
Tomorrow to Climax
Camp Stay.
BY JAMES DOSS
Times stan Writer

Times stan Writer
TT. KNOX. Ky. Aug l3.-The
outstanding tactical problem OF the
training for the 5000 members OF
the Thirty-eight Division. comprls-
ing the National Guardsmen of In
diana. Kentucky and West Virginia.
vill start tomorrow when they stage
a tVo-dav and one night battle
with an army invading Fl. Knox
from Louisville
This climax Of the field training
for the Thirty-eighth Division. COM
manded BY Mai. Gen. Robert H.
Tyndall. Indiansp polls. of Rainbow
Division fame during the World
War. will be followed Thursday by
the division review in which every
man. horse. gun and truck Will pass
before Mai. Gen. Albert j. Bow
lev. Fl. HAYES. commander Of the
Fifth Corps Area. and distinguished
guests.
The Indiana National Guard and
the regular army shared honOrs last
night when Gov McNutt arrived
from the HOosier capital He was
greeted 10 miles away by an escort
Of three planes from the One Hun
dred Thirteenth Observation Squad
ron, commanded by Mai. Oliver
Stout. indianapolis. and Troop A Of
the First Cavalry. commanded by
Capt. C. J. Ropsenberger, Evansville.
and Lieut. Kelvin o. Shea. Lexing-
ton. XIV.
The first cavalry. OF which about
Il per cent Of the personnel is from
Indianapolis and immediate vicin-
itv. is the first completely mechan-
ized cavalry regiment in the regu-
lar army.
Fifteen armored trucks. each
mounting two bristling machine
guns. we're inspected by Gov Nc
Mutt after he was greeted at the
landing field bv Gen. Tyndall,
United States Senator Sherman
Minton Of Indiana. and Adit. Gen.
Elmer F. Straub of Indiana.
McNutts Arrival Delayed
The Governor arrived too late for
the l9-gun salute he rates by virtue
of his office and a detachment of
the I39th Field Artillery from In
diana. had TO pull away in disap-
pointment
The Governor missed retreat by a
few minutes and was scheduled to
get his delayed salute at reveille
this morning.
The assumed situation for the
battle" tomorrow will be that Gen.
TyndsllS troops. operating in
friendly territory here at Fl. Knox.
will come in contact with an enemy
force. estimated as a reinforced
brigade. approaching the fort from
Louisville.
After a light assumed combat.
the Indiana troops will take up a
defensive position and the men will
remain in bivouac areas. assuming
actual field conditions.
Indiana troops to be used in the
maneuvers include the 10th Bri-
gade. comprising the 151st and
I52d Infantry: Field Artillery Bril-
gade. Headquarters and Headquar
ters Battery: 10th Field Artillery:
one battalion of the 150th Field
Artillery; Engineers. Gary, and the
18th medical regiment, Indianapo-
lis.
Wedding on Slate Today
Officers of the post had planned
a dinner dance and reception for
Gov. McNutt last night. but called
il off on his insistence that he pre-
ferred his visit to be marked by as
little oStentatiOn as possible. He
will take the target range tomorrow
with the l39th Field Artillery. per-
sonnet Of which is chiefly from In
6isnapolis
A feature of the activities at the
fort today will be the wedding this
afternoon at 4 OF Capt William R.
McHanna. Company C. 15lst In
fantrv. and Miss ElOiSe Gretchen
Dyer. both of Delphi.
The ceremony. one rarely per-
formed under such circumstances
and in such a setting. will be read
in the presence of the entire regi-
ment by Capt. Louis Richmond OF
Terre Haute. the chaplain. Mai.
Gen Tyndall and Brig. Gen. d.
Wray De PREF, Shelbyville, will be
special guests.
Artillery Drill Ends Today
The regiment will pass in regi-
mental parade before Col. A. H.
whitcomb. indianapolis. the COM
handing officer. and Capt. McHanns.
Artillery practice for the Indiana
guard is scheduled to end today.
This writer took the range yester-
DAY and. aided by James Nav, An
derson. former artillery captain.
managed to understand that ar
tillery technique is rather involved
business.
The two units witnessed in action
were from the l50th Field Artillery.
commanded by Col. Walter H. IN
verSaw. Kokomo. The guardsmen
were firing both l55 millimeter how
itzers and IS millimeter field guns.
II gives an observer almost
feeling of opulence to watch one of
these howitzers fired. Every time
load of Shrapnel screams toward a
target. which is perhaps seven miles
away. the government is out ap
proximately $50 It's an expensive