Evening star., 1936-07-19
ARTILLERY UNIT
ON WAY TO CAMP
D. c. Force Uses so Trucks
and Cars for
Transport.

to enter 1t are not parts Of the 29th
National Guard Division and there.
fore are having separate encampments.
The second largest unit of the
Guard, the 260th Regiment Of Coast
Artillery, commanded by Lieut.. Col.
Walter w. Burns. left yesterday. 1t
was preceded on Wednesday by an
advance detail. which went overland
by motor truck to prepare the camp
for the larger unit, which consists
of 80 officers and almost 400 en-
listed men.
More than SO motor vehicles. in
cluding II brand new trucks, slowly
wended their way out of the city yes
terday from the armory headquarters
at Water and o streets southwest,
heading for Richmond. where . stop
will be made before going to the
camp site at Fort Monroe. Va.
Training during the next two weeks
will include instruction in field du-
ties for all members Of the Artillery
regiment. firing Of anti-aircraft guns
and machine guns at towed targets
in the Chesapeake Bay, application
or searchlights against night aerial
attacks, varied by several social events,
fishing trips and daily athletics and
swimming.
Company A, 372d Infantry, left
last Saturday for Camp Albert c.
Ritchie at Cascade. Md. where it Is
now in the field under the command
of Capt. Arthur C. Newman. 1t will
return to the city next Sunday, when
the men will be released from active
duty for another year.
However. the biggest movement Of
troops will begin on August next,
when the l2lst Regiment Of Engi-
neers and the 29th Division troops
allocated to this territory will move
with other divisional units from Mary
land and Virginia to the first divi-
sional mobilization since the division
was formed subsequent to the World
War. The units will move overland
in motor trucks to Indiantown Gap.
Pa, where divisional maneuvers in
attack and defense will be held.
For the purposes OF this encamp-
ment, Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord.
commanding the National Guard of
Maryland and the 29th Division, has
assumed command of all units which
he will retain during the period of
the encampment. The division quar-
termaster has been directed to organ
ize and operate the l04th Quarter
master Regiment during the period of
the encampment. Detailed orders COW
ering the administration Of the divi-
sion while in the field have been pub
lished to the command by Gen. Reck-
ord.
The orders provide that all units
be presented for muster not later than
noon on August Is. several days prior
to the end of the encampment which
Is to be on August ~.
The 29th Division Military Police
Company, q local outfit, has been in
structed to assign one non commits
stoned officer and one other enlisted
man to each camp entrance to direct
visitors, detain suspicious persons and
prevent removal Of Government prop
erty without proper authority.
The commanding officer of Comany
A. 121st Engineers. has announced
awards Of several prizes to members
of his organization for outstanding
attendance at drills. First Sergt. Rob-
ertson has been awarded . garrison
belt for attending l03 consecutive
drills, Sergt. Jessop q belt for 240
drills and Sergt. Gingrich a razor 1t
was pointed out that $40 drills repre-
sent perfect attendance over a period
OF five years.
Because of business interference
with the performance of military duty
or temporary removal from the city,
the following have been ordered trans
ferred from the active to the inactive
lists Of their respective units:
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train, 260th Coast Artillery: Pvts.
Tony M. Bartholomew, William &.
CroSsfield, John w. Lippold, Edward
NJ Roberts and Clyde r. Skunk.
Headquarters Company, 29th Di-
vision: Pvts. Irving L. Olifi and John
l. Lacombe.
Pvt Ruel A. Compton, Headquarters
Company. 29th Division. has been or
dered transferred to Company A, l04th
Quartermaster Regiment.
The acceptance by the President of
the United States of the resignation
of First Lieut.. David w. Milne, In
,santry. has been announced.
Pvt. John C. Deck. jr., Medical De-
partment Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery. has been ordered transferred
to the inactive list of that unit be-
cause of business interference with the
performance of military duty.
The appointment Of Sergt. Harry
Gaberman, Company F, i2lst Engi-
neers, as q second lieutenant, Corps
of Engineers, has been announced. He
has been ordered discharged from his
enlistment to permit him to accept the
commission and has been assigned to
duty with Company d. l2lst Engi-
neers.
The appointment also was an
nounced of Sergt. Henry D. Green, Sd,
Company E, l21st Engineers, rs .
second lieutenant, Corps OF Engineers.
He has been ordered discharged from
his enlistment and assigned to Com
pany c for duty.
Sergt. William C. Conlyn has been
ordered discharged from Company C.
l2lst Engineers, to permit him to ac-
eept An appointment IS q second lieu
tenant. Corps Of Engineers. He has
been assigned to Company B. Engi-
neer Regiment. for duty.
The following members of Battery
=, 260th Coast Artillery, have been
ordered transferred from the active
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