Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12
BATTERY + PREPARES
,.s FOR STATE INSPECTION

AT exactly $50 D. m Monday. the
State ArmOry Of Milford was plunged
into darkness and the battle that fol-
lowed was the worst that the members
of Battery + had experienced in years.
Just as the lights were turned out the
strong. stern voice of Captain anthony
Summers rang out with the command
ing order that "a quadron Of bOmbers
was sighted over Dagsboro travelling
north very fast" This meant trouble
and demanded immediate and rapid ac-
ton on the part OF Battery T. which
was laying i'm ambush to protect the
City of Milford. Orders to Prepare for
action from 1t. William l.. Mowlds.
platoon commander. and Sgt. Clement
J. Nevins. platoon sergeant, caused the
armory to be a scene of intense activl-
ty. Noise of machine guns and equip
nent being set UP for action and
the commands from the officers conSti-
tIIted a realistic situation. ENactluy IA
minutes after notice of the approaching
bombers was received. the battery was
ready to meet the emergency which
arose five minutes later. The patrol Of
the enemy forces. had informed the air
forces OF the position of Battery F and
the squadron commander. knowing that
the Milford Anti-aircraft battery was
in readiness for southern attack. took
an out of-the-way course and attacked
the city from the North, but even in
the darkness. the communications de-
tail. ed by 1t. William T.. Holleger. with
their sound detecting Instruments. To-
Gated the exact position of the bomffrs
and a very severe combat between land
and air forces was experienced. hut
when the attack had been repulsed
without and casualties and the City of
Milford was out OF danger. the nights
came ON and Captain Summers COM
mended the boys on their rapid work in
assembling machine guns and equip
t.x f.xs. Fs.K. h. "a
spection of the Delaware National
Guard to he held in Milford on March
"a. Captain Summers is to be commend
ed for his accomplishments in this par
ticular work. He is very much interest
ed in the welfare of his men. Wishes
that, when the new Armory in Milford
becomes reality instead of a topic for
public discussion, he might have the
crack outfit" of the Delaware National
Guard.
After the regular drill period the non
commissioned officers club met and dis
cussed arrangements for the amateur
boxing matches to be held tonight. All
committees reported that every detail
was in readiness to give the public even
better bouts than were held February
26. and set April 3. as tentative date
Tor the next show. Corporal Ashton ~
Lane was commended for his splendid
" ork i'm qualifying as a first-class gun
ner was an average OF 92So. William y
Stevens. Chester Marvel. and Lee NJ
Chandler were enlisted and qualified as
privates in the battery for period OF
three years. All three of these boys are /
very enthusiastic about their enlist
men tand Immediately questioned Mess I
Sergeant Charles 4. Peet as to what /
kind OF chow he served at the Held 1
training camp in Bethany Beach during |
he month of August. The meeting clos
ID with the reading of list OF men
who had qualified for perfect attend
lnce medals as follows: Silver Medal
five years perfect attendance)-First
sergeant Clarence C. Smith; silver bars
additional annual perfect attendance
,ver Ave years)-Sergeants G.ement D.
levins. Herman Deputy and William
Marvel Bronze medals Zone year per-
ect attendance)-Pr first class
Toward Bennett. William Harrington.
Maurice Dodd and Matthew Renner.
Ironze bars tone to four years perfect
acknowledgements Reuben Cady'
,haries A. Peet. John T. Whaley; Cor
'orals Harry l.. Hill. Jr., Albert Phil
ps. George Smoot. Norval Parsons.
sobert Smith: Privates Alfred Jones
nd BENJAMIN Holston.