Evening star., 1938-05-15

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a high mark in the summer training
camp period, seven officers and IS
enlisted men of the 260th Regiment
Of Coast Artillery have volunteered to
give up their Decoration Day holiday
to prepare for the service.
This group is part of the Head
quarters. 1st Battalion, and they COM
prise what is known as the range
school, who have been studying range
finding during the winter armory
drill work. Col. John w. Oehmann,
commanding the militia, gave per-
mission for this group to 60 to Fort
Story. Va, near Virginia Beach, on
May %, and remain until the 30th.
However, whether the plan is carried
out depends entirely on whether per-
mission may be received from the
Army post commandant for the
Guardsmen to use the instruments
there during this period.
Fort Story is where the local artil-
lerymen, an anti-aircraft outfit, will
hold their annual field training, and
as the instruments are fixed in place
and will be the ones which the local
artillerymen will use to show how
good they are with the big guns, the
range school decided that it would ike
to become familiar with them before
going into the encampment
According to the plans so far made
the group will leave here by Govern
ment truck on the afternoon of May
% and arrive at Fort Story that night.
Sunday and most of Monday would
be given over to training with the in
struments, the detail to return to
Washington on the night of May 80.
Col Oehmann has authorized the
5th Battalion of the Fleet Marine
Force to use the targets at the Camp
Simms rifle range at such times as
they are available and will not inter-
fere with previously scheduled prac-
tice. Maj. Just c. Jensen, COM
mandant of the range, has been in
structed to assign the targets to the
marines.
Maj. Jensen is keeping a close
watch on the new men of the Guard
as they fire their regular qualification
scores on the Camp Simms range. He
not only is observing the firing, but
is studying the scores of these men
with view to finding prospective
candidates for the team which will
represent the militia at the national
matches in September at Camp Perry.
Ohio.
Col. Oehmann is giving serious CON-
sideration to the preparation and pub
lication of a history of the local mill
tia. 1t is also proposed to have pho
tographs of the various company and
battery units, with biographies of
some of the outstanding officers and
men who have been connected with
the local outfit.
Pvt Edgar B. johnson, Headquar-
ters Detachment, I'd Battalion, 260th
Coast Artillery. has applied for per-
mission to take the series of artillery
extension courses in order to qualify
for commission either in the local
Guard or in the National Guard of
the United States. '''
Pvt. Frederick p Pickard, Head
quarters Company. 104th Quartermas-
ter Regiment. has applied for COM
mission as a second lieutenant in the
National Guard of the United States.
He has completed the series of ex-
tension courses for the quartermaster
service. He has been in the local
Guard since 1896. but had prior serv-
ice, for four years, in the National
Guard of the State Of Washington.
A military field camp will be set up
at Camp Slnms on May % to remain
until May 20. Battery F. 260th Coast
Artillery. will take this training, under
the direction of Capt. A. B. c. Graves.
battery commander.
The Guard has been invited to have
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