Evening star., 1936-08-21
OFFICIALS REVIEW
5000 GUARDSMEN
goth Division Parades Be-
&fore Gen. Craig, Gov. Nice
: and Other NotabIes.
BY WILLIAM s. TARvER,
Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

rain, the 5000 officers and men OF
the 29th National Guard Division to-
day passed in review before Gen.
Malin Craig, chief of staff of the
Army, and other dignitaries, includ-
ing Gov. Harry W. Nice of Maryland
and District Commissioner Dan
Sultan.
Washingtons 12fst Engineers turned
out early and laid of the parade
ground in sectors, allotting to each
organization the space it was to oc-
eupy in the impressive ceremony.
Gen. Craig arrived shortly before
the review, which got under way at
II am.
. With him in the reviewing stand
were numerous other high ranking
officers, including Maj. Gen. Edward
Croft, chief of Infantry; Maj. Gen.
Albert j. Bowley, commanding general
of the Sd Corps Area; Maj. Gen.
Albert H. Blanding, chief of the Ma
tional Guard Bureau Maj. Gen. E. c.
Shannon, commanding the 28th Ma
tional Guard Division of Pennsyl-
Vania, and Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord commander of the 29th.
Today's ceremony marked the first
time the entire division has passed
in review since it left France in 1918.
Never before in peace time have all its
units trained together.
Maj. William T. Roy of Washington
and his 29th Division Special Troops
led the parading troops. Next in line
were the 91st Brigade of Virginia, the
5sth Brigade, Maryland; the 121st
Engineers. Maryland, and the 104th
Medical Regiment. Virginia.
The 11lth Field Artillery of Virginia
was the first motor outfit to cross the
parade ground. followed by the 10th
of Maryland and the 176th of Penn
sylvania. The 104th Provisional
Quartermaster Regiment brought UP
the rear
Soaring overhead, the 104th Obser-
tation Squadron dipped in graceful
salute to the distinguished guests.
These included Brig. Gen. Frederick
3. Kerr, adjutant general of Pennsyl-
vania, Col A. S. Janeway, deputy ad-
jutant general Of Pennsylvania: Col.
j. A. Baer, chief of staff of the Sd
Corps Area; Col. Louis A. Kunzig, as
sistant chief of staff of the Corps
Area: Col A. F. Commiskey. National
Guard officer for the Corps Area;
Col. Fay Brabson, Col. Walter " Ship
ley and Maj. Coleman B. Marks, su-
perintendent of the reservation. All
lunched with Gen. Reckord after the
review.
Both the 121st Engineers and their
commander, Col John w. Oehmann,
were praised by Gen. Reckord and
Col. Rowan p Lemly, senior Regular
Army umpire in the mimic battle COM
pleted yesterday. To the engineers
fell the task of installing six bridges
for the infantry brigades to cross an
unfordable stream.
Col Lemly also commended Techni-
cal Sergt. Frank B. Kaye. Sergt.
Lester M. Luther and Pvt. G. Fred
erick Nahas. all enlisted men, on their
mapping work.
: First Sergt. Harold A. Mayer, Com
pany A, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
n1ent, 1887 Twenty-seventh street
northeast. was in the Harrisburg, Pa,
hospital today, suffering from injuries
received when his automobile collided
with the rear of a truck. His right
hip was dislocated, his forehead cut
and tendon in his knee severed.
BY nightfan tomorrow all National
Guardsmen will have left camp.
The aviation unit held its annual
bombing contest yesterday. Diving
from high altitude the planes
dropped 50-pound bombs. The victor
was Lieut.. Joshua w. Rowe, Balti-
more, who made two bulls eyes d.
rectly in the center of the target.
Lieut.. Col. William D. Upton, division
air officer. was second.
All Maryland troops in camp took
part in q special parade and review
just prior to divisional review, the
feature of which was the presentation
Of SIS citizenship medals donated by
the Sons of the American Revolution
to enlisted men from Maryland deemed
the best all-around soldiers in their
organizations.
The medals were presented by Judge
Of Appeals, who later took the review
with the commander Of the 58th
Brigade, Brig. Gen. Washington
Bowie. jr. Those who received the
medals were:
1st Infantry-Corpl. Grover A. Pom
ton. First Sergt. Charles B. Minnen-
braker, First Sergt. Maurice G. Gift,
Sergt. Emory L. McFadden, Sergt
Frank r. Frazer. First Sergt. j. B.
Troy. First Sergt Robert L. Van Horn,
First Sergt. Benton b. Royer, Sergt.
John r. Seal. First Sergt. Charles z.
Anthony. Sergt. George T. Marshall
First Sergt. Isaac w. Boone, Corpl
joseph H Holdcroft, Sergt. Edwin r.
Jefferson. Staff Sergt. Albert E. Ed
mondston, Corpl. George B. Benson,
6ergt. John N. Fisher, Master Sergt.
James r. Peacock and Sergt. Joseph
W.. Storey.
Fifth Infantry-First Sergt. Edward
Brenner. First Sergt. william G.
Bowen, First Sergt. Carroll j. Graney,
Pvt. (First Glass; John Lezon, Sergt.
Edward G. Barrett, First Sergt. Her
bert F. Cover. Sergt. Edward Evans,
Sergt. Charles T. Sands, jr.; Sergt.
Oscar H. Grimm. First Sergt. William
E. Eaves. First Sergt Edward J. Cof-
fin, First Sergt. Charles j. Weide.
6ergt William J. Grause, Staff Sergt.
August T. Waldsache, Corp. Jerome H.
Wallace, Staff Sergt. Arthur B. Ahl-
gren, Sergt Jerome H. Grollman,
Corpl Harold P. Mays and Staff Sergt.
Richard NJ Guerin.
18th Division Aviation - Master
sergt. Allen Clark.
104th Medical Regiment-Technica
6ergt. Benjamin F. Cassel, Staff Sergt
Joseph Kralick, Technical Sergt. W.
p. Jones and Technical Sergt. Burling
L. Rogers.
Headquarters Company. 58th Brig
ade-Master Sergt. James Sxymanski
110th Field Artillery-First Sergt.