Evening star., 1938-12-11
Guard Units to Take Reserve
Officers to Camp This Year
PIoh to Inoueurote New System Of Giving
Group Troining With Troops in Field

W1en b numOer OF the local Ma.
tional Guard units 60 to their an
nual training camps next summer
1t is expected that they will have
commissioned personnel augmented
by number Of Reserve officers in
this vicinity. It marks q new de-
parture in the training Of National
Guard units, as, except in special
circumstances, the organizations
heretofore when they have gone
into the field have taken only their
own officers.
However. upon the calling Of the
troops into the service in time of
emergency, their peace strengths
would be so increased that additional
officers would be required. While,
of course, many Of these vacancies
would be filled by enlisted men, who
hold commissions in the National
Guard Of the United States, never
theless number would have to be
taken from the Reserve Corps. It
is believed that. the War DEPART
ment, realizing that these ofncers
probably would be ordered to Guard
units, now Is q good time to start
their training with them.
In making preparations to carry
out the extended program Of train
Ing these officers, the commanding
general of the Sd Army Corps
Area at Baltimore, Md, has asked
the local Guard commander, Brig,
Gen. Albert L. Cox, If he desired to
have any in his units. Most of the
local organizations have asked that
these officers be assigned to them.
The only ones replying that they did
not need the officers were the 12lst
Regiment of Engineers, and Com
pany A, 372d Infantry. In the case
OF the engineers, 1t was explained
this unit is organized for the field
on a one platoon basis, and that
1t did not have the field equipment
for using an additional number of
officers, such as the Army proposes
to assign from the Reserve Corps.
Brigade headquarters said the
260th Regiment Of Coast Artillery,
commanded by Col. Walter w Burns,
wanted 4 captains and Is leu
tenants. The Special Troops, 10Th
Division, commanded by Maj. Will
liam T. Roy, wants six first lieuten-
ants, adding that they would like
to have at least one medical officer,
one dental officer and two quarter
master corps officers. The Quarter
master Corps wants two medical
officers, one dental officer and five
second lieutenants of the Quarter
master Reserve Corps.
It is expected the officers will be
assigned by the time they are ready
to proceed to their training camps,
the details of which have not vet
been perfected, but which are now
in the formative stage.
The Maryland elections have
created q vacancy among the gen.
eral officers Of the 10Th National
Guard Division. which is composed
Of the militia Of this city, Maryland
and Virginia and . portion of the
troops in Pennsylvania.
Brig. Gen. ]. Craig McI.anahan,
commander Of the 54th Field Artil-
lery Brigade Of this division, was
elected Judge of the Superior Court
Of Baltimore City. It was said that
with this position he is prohibited
from holding any other military or
civil once and therefore resigned
his commission.
Pending the selection of some one
to fill the vacancy as brigadier gen.
eral, Col. William r. Dunlop, COM
manding the 176th Field Artillery
Regiment, at Pittsburgh, the senior
ofncer In the 29th Division Field
Artillery Brigade will assume COM
mand. In view Of the fact that
the division is divided among the
three States and the District of Co.
lumbia, 1t was explained that the
higher officials of the Guard of
these respective units will be called
upon to confer and agree on some
one who is to get the commission.
A number Of officers have expressed
desire to be considered for the ap-
pointment. In view Of the fact that
the ofacership was held by Mary
land, 1t was indicated that by a
system of rotation which heretofore
has been agreed upon the new officer
will come from one of the States
other than Maryland.