Evening star., 1938-05-22
Field Camps for 29th Guard
DiuisiOn war Are Studied
Col. S. L. Pike, U. S. Army Instructor.
Makes Trip to Proposed Theater
of Operations.

Studies Of the "theater of war"
which the 29th National Guard Di-
vision will wage in the Valley of Vir-
ginia this summer. when 1t is taking
its annual field training, were made
last week by Col. s. L. Pike, U. S.
Army, senior instructor of the di-
vision. which Is composed OF the citi-
zen soldiers Of this city and of Mary
land and Virginia. The whole di-
vision will not be In the field. but the
entire staff and the divisional head
quarters troops will be, and the move
ments involving larger bodies Of troops
which the generals will find it neces-
sary to change as their problem pro-
crosses will be represented by detach-
ments from the staff corps.
Mai. Gen. Milton A. Rockford Of
Maryland. commander Of the division,
and Col. Pike have held several con-
ferences, and the former has tenta-
lively selected the area in which he
proposes to operate and the tentative
camp sites which will be needed dur
ing the movements. 1t was for the
purpose of making personal inspec-
ton Of these that Col. Pike went into
the war" territory last week. and he
will make a report to Gen. Reckord,
probably this week.
1t was indicated the operations gen.
orally will center in the area in the
vicinity Of Strasburg. MiddletoWn and
Toms Brook. The camp sites gener-
ally, 1t was said, will be east of the
pike, and nearer the mountain range,
and along little used highways. Under
the plans as now contemplated it is
proposed to establish only camps which
can be moved on short notice, such
as would be necessary in field cam
paign. Therefore. it will be neces-
sary for Col. Pike to decide on a
number of sites which will be satis-
factory of camps, even for an over
night period.
The 29th Division Special Troops,
which are assigned to the local Guard,
are making preparations for a full
field campaign. and are getting their
equipment in shape for the hard wear
of a constantly moving camp.
As soon as the maneuvering terri
tory and the camp sites are definitely
decided. then the work of preparing
the program will begin. and this will
include a series of incidents which
will be given the various officers COM
posing the division staff to work out
in the same manner that they would
be expected to carry on their work
under actual service conditions in an
emergency.
Second II. Edward D Mulvanity,
lo4th Quartermaster Regiment, has
been recommended for placement on
the eligible list for promotion to the
rank of first lieutenant in the Quar-
termaster Corps by board of exam
ination which was composed of 1t.
Col. D. S. Lenzner, president; Maj.
Sidney Morgan and Maj. j. J. Green
law. He had previously completed the
recourse extension course. The recon-
mendation will have to be approved
by the War Department before it is
effective.
Sixteen non-commissioned officers
and enlisted men of the 260th Coast
Artillery have passed the tests for
expert gunners in that branch Of the
service. it was announced by Col
Walter w. Burns. commanding the
unit, at the same time that five others
had passed the tests for first class
gunners.
The successful candidates for expert
gunners. with their percentages, were
named as follows:
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train: First Sergt. H. o. Nc
quarry, jr.. 994: Battery A. Master
Sergt. J. P. King, 982; Staff Sergt.
R. w. King. 936: Sergt. C. NJ Howell.
902: Sergt. c. j. Taylor, 93.5: Corp.
w. E. Staymates. 900: Pvt. First
Glass, r. O. Eathorn. go. Battery
C. Sergt. j. E. Payne. 900: Battery D.
staff Serpt E Valentine, 92.7; Sergt.