Evening star., 1936-08-08
5000 GUARDSMEN
LEAVE FOR CAMP
IN NPENNSYLVAN|A
Troops From Maryland, Vir.
ginia and District Go to
IndiantoWn Gap.
FIRST CONCENTRATION
OF 10Th SINCE WAR
Be Army Trucks Garry Main
Body of Capitals
Units.

Some 5000 National GuardSmen
from the District, Virginia, Maryland
and Pennsylvania were on the march
this morning for Indiantown Gap, Pa,
which will be the scene Of the first
concentration of the 29th Division
since the World War.
Since comparatively few of the part
time soldiers were in the last conflict,
the next two weeks will give them
their first taste of large-scale military
maneuvers.
Airplanes, Artillery, Infantry, Engi-
neers, Signal units and all the various
branches of the service will function
as coordinate parts of single fight
ing machine. Because the 29th Divi-
sion never before has assembled for
peace-time maneuvers and training,
special importance will be laid on
whipping the various units into a
smooth-working division organization
Travel in Army Trucks.
The main body of the Districts
troops, comprising the 121st Engineers
and the 29th Division special troops
clambered into Sc Army trucks at 2
am. and began their journey to the
camp, which is located on the Penn
sylvania State Military Reservation in
the heart of a rolling, mountainous
district 20 miles or so northeast OF
Harrisburg.
With Col John w. Oehmann, head
of the Engineer regiment in command,
the column was expected to reach In
diantown Gap some time in the after
noon. There will be stop for food
at Harrisburg, where arrangements
have been made to serve the men with
hot lunches at the city's fair grounds.
The trucks we're furnished by the
Regular Army and operated by Regu-
lar Army personnel. The National
Guard contingent alone, however. was
estimated to number about 600 officers
and men, 465 of them being engineers.
Advance Details Busy.
On arrival, the troops expected to
find their tents already pitched and
everything in readiness. Since
wednesday advance details have la
bored under the handicap of frequent
heavy rains getting the camp in
shape.
All regiments in the division sent
advance details to the reservation
Maj. William T. Roy, special troops
commander, led one of the District
groups. and Capt. Walter S. Welsh OF
the 121st Engineers the other.
On Thursday, the division head
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First Lieut.. Cooper B. Rhodes. and Co
"A, 104th Quartermaster Regiment
commanded by Second Lieut.. Henry B
Cockrell Travelled to the camp to ar
range for the distribution of supplies
Although all units of the division
left their home stations today, a large
contingent will not arrive until the
first of mex week.
Two-Day Target Practice.
The 58th Brigade, composed of
Maryland troops will go to the Mary
land military reservation at Cascade,
for two days target practice before
proceeding on to Indiantown Cap
where 1t will arrive Wednesday. Mean
time. Governor Nice of Maryland will
review the brigade tomorrow after
noon.
Governor Peery of Virginia likewise
will review the troops of his State
The 91st Brigade will assemble in
Front Royal before leaving the State
and parade before their chief execu-
tive tomorrow morning. The brigade
is scheduled to arrive at Indiantown
Gan later in the daV
The first week of the encampmen>
will be given over to training of each
branch of the service in its particular
work, but with an eye to division CO.
ordination. Meanwhile the general
staff, commanded by Maj. Gen. Mil
ton A. Reckord, will plan the war
games scheduled for the second week.
Monday the division will leave the
permanent camp for a four day field
maneuver. After two days spent in
the theoretical defense of a position,
the troops will change about and at
tack the position they defended.
Friday morning Gen. Malin Craig,
chief of staff of the Army, will re-
view the entire division and on Satur-
day, camp will be struck and the
Guardsmen will leave for home.