Evening star., 1936-12-06
MILITIA PROPERTY
TO Be EXAMINED
U. S. Officer to Check All
Equipment Issued Local
Troops.

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Troops.
A complete inventory Of all physical
property loaned the District National
Guard by the War Department has
been ordered by local militia head
quarters. and the task Of checking has
been started by the United States in
spector instructor assigned to the local
troops by the War Department.
The check will give q complete
picture of not only what equipment
the guard has on hand. but will indi-
cate what additions are needed not
only to carry out a complete training
program both in the armory and during
the field training encampment. but
also in the event that it Is called into
the service should a national emer-
gency develop.
The companies which were inven-
toried during the past week we're the
Headquarters and Service Company.
Medical Department Detachment, and
Companies A. B and c, 12lst Engi-
neers; the Medical Department De-
tachment and Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train and Batteries
A, B and c, 260th Coast Artillery;
Headquarters Company, Headquarters
Detachment. Special Troops; Head
quarters Detachment. 29th Division;
29th Division Military Police Com
pany and Medical Department De-
tachment, 29th Division and Head
quarters Company and Company A,
104th Quartermaster Regiment.
Dates for the examination of the
property of the older units are as fol-
lows
December 7, Company c, 12lst En-
kineers: Headquarters Detachment. I'd
Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery, and
Company A. 272d Infantry.
December 8-Company E, 12lst En-
eineers, Battery E, 260th Coast Artil-
lery.
December 9-Battery F, 260th Coast
Artillery; December 10. property of the
United States property and disbursing
ofilcer at the armory. and December IL,
property of the United States property
and disbursing officer at the rifle range
1t Camp Simms.
Ofhcers have been elected by the
newly organized commissioned
Officers Club of the l2lst Regiment
Of Engineers as follows: Sergt S. L.
Roskes. Company A. president: Sergt
A. G. Conlyn. Company C, vice presi-
dent; Corpl. L. M. Sheers. Headquar-
ters and Service Company. secretary,
and sergt. A. J. Sweeney, Company D,
treasurer.
Comprehensive plans for the con-
duct of schools for line officers of the
Engineer Regiment have been made
by Col. John w. Oehmann. All Off
GERS have been instructed to present
themselves at each class in order that
they will benefit by the whole course,
as different subjects will be taken up
by a special instructor at each ses-
sion.
The remaining sessions of the school
will be held in the armory. This week
the class will be instructed in pho
togrammetry by Master Sergt. Frank
December 1s. the same subject will be
discussed by Lieut. Leath.
On January 20, Lieut.. Hamilton will
instruct on road building: February S,
Lieut.. Martin will discuss bridges;
February 10, Lieut.. Feldt, camouflage:
March S, Lieut.. jackson, demolition;
March 1s, rife craftsmanship. Lieut..
Tanner; April 2, rifle craftsmanship,
Lieut.. w. j. Conlyn. and April 16, au-
tomato rife and pistol craftsmanship,
Lieut.. Hall.
Recruits enlisting in the 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers during the year are
to have the benefit of considerable
special instruction before they are
sent to the ranks of the various COM
mands for routine duties. BY the time
they are graduated from the new
Recruit School, which has been Or
dered established. they will be so well
trained in the duties of the soldier
that they will not tend to hold back
the armory instruction of the older
men, and also they will be better
fitted to keep up with these men dur
ing their training camp work next
Summer, 1t was pointed out.
Orders have been issued directing
each company commander to send to
the school his best nom commissioned
officer and these will form the faculty
of the school, They also must be
men who are regular in their attend
Ance at the weekly drills. Each of the
instructors will be required to remain
with the school only for two months,
30 that q period of rotation will be
provided, which will avoid company
being handicapped by having its best
men away all the time.
All recruits joining the regiment
will be required to take the course
in the school. The normal period Of
recruit training will consist Of six ses-
sions the first two drills being with
his company to complete his enlist
ment and issuance Of equipment and
the next four in the Recruit School.
A detailed and progressive program
Of instruction has been provided for
the school and will end with an ex-
animation during the fourth session at
the Recruit School. If the recruit
passes he will be sent to the regi-
ment.
pvts. First Class James r. Mitchell
and John A. Porch have been pro-
NOTED to corporals in Company A,
121st Engineers.
Pvt. Lewis Heiss has been transferred
from the inactive to the active list
of the 29th Division, Military Police
Company, and Pvts. George A. Fredi-
ami and Ellis r. Pitts. to the active
list of Company c, 121st Engineers.
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