Evening star., 1939-03-05
Only One National Guard Unit
Left Out of Moneuver Plans
Anti-Aircroft Coast Artillery Regiment
Will Participate in Big War Games

First onlcial information received
at brigade headquarters Of the Dis
trict National Guard on the pro-
posed Army Corps maneuvers to be
held in Northern Virginia next
August indicates that only one unit
OF the local organization will be
excluded from the plans. That one
will be Company A, 372d Infantry,
and plans now are being formulated
to have that organization take its
field training in q fixed camp at
Cascade, Nd. together with the
1st Separate Battalion of the Mary
land National Guard.
The communication also cleared
up the point as to whether the
260th Coast Artillery, an anti-air-
craft organization, would be used
in the maneuvers or be sent to Fort
Monroe, Va. 1t was indicated in this
column last week that in view of
the fact that the artillery had just
received some modern equipment,
that it would undoubtedly be con-
sidered in the plans for the maneu-
vers, and this has been confirmed
by the dispatch from corps area
headquarters at Baltimore.
Funds for these maneuvers are in
cluded in the Army's fund bill
now before Congress, and If in
cluded in the measure as finally
enacted, the plans now being tenta-
lively made will be pushed forward
so that the militia troops can be-
gin to make their preparations.
In view of the fact that all arms
of the service will be involved in
the biggest war game that has been
held in this part of the country for
years, including aircraft, the Coast
Artillery unit will be able to re-
ceive some instruction in actual field
work in operating its powerful
searchlights and anti-aircraft guns,
and to test its apparatus for detect
ing the presence Of planes even be-
fore they can be seen by the naked
eyes of the ground observers.
1t was announced at brigade head
quarters that practically all OF the
personnel necessary for the forma-
ton Of the new Ordnance Company,
29th Division, had been obtained
and the company will be ready for
Federal recognition as Of April /.
Under the orders for activation it
cannot be recognized before that
date, so the men who have been
enlisted have been placed in mac
tive status in other commands of
the guard. but will be transferred
on the night that the company is
mustered into the guard by an Of
flcer Of the regular Army.
Two units of the Guard had lOC
per cent attendance during January
according to drill attendance figures
just compiled and promulgated by
brigade headquarters. They are
the Headquarters and Service Com
pany, i21st Engineers, and the
Headquarters Company, 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment. The other
units. with their percentages, follow
In relative order.
Medical Department Detachment,
Special Troops. 18th Division, 97.O5;
29th Division Military Police Com
pany, 94.67; Company A. 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment, 9409; Head
quarters Company, 29th Division,
9408; Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division. 92.l9; Band, 260th
Coast Artillery, 9037: Company A,
372d Infantry. 1886; Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst En-
gineers. 1901: State Detachment,
1887; 1887: Band. 121st Engineers,
S7.5o; Company A. l2lst Engineers,
85.l9; Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops. 29th Division, $500;
Company B. 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, BATS; Service Battery
260th Coast Artillery, 84.12; Battery
D, 260th Coast Artillery. sal2; Bat
terry D. 260th Coast Artillery, 75.45;
Company B, 121st Engineers, 1925;
Company D, 12lst Engineers, 73A6;
Company F, 12lst Engineers. 1888;
Headquarters Battery. 260th Coast
Artillery, 1855; Battery F, 260th
Coast Artillery, 70.44: Company C.
121st Engineers. 1880; Battery A
260th Coast Artillery, 1929; Medical
Department Detachment, 260tll
Coast Artillery. $3.50; Headquarters
Detachment, I'd Battalion, 260th
Coast Artillery, 6493; Company E
121st Engineers. 6400; Battery B
26Oth Coast Artillery, 62.10; Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery, 6o80; Battery c, 26oth
Coast Artillery. $500; Battery E
26Oth Coast Artillery, $500.
Among the large groups, the Spe-
cial Troops, 29th Division, headed
the list with a percentage of 95.08
with the others In the following
order: 1st Battalion, 104th quarter
master Regiment, Gilt; Company
A. 372d Infantry, 1898: 12lst Regi-
ment of Engineers, 7769: 260th
Regiment of Coast Artillery, 69ll.
Battery D, 26Oth Coast Artillery,
Is planning a party to be held after
its annual inspection on March %.
Second 1t. Harry Gaberman, in
active list, 12lst Engineers, has re-
quested to be assigned to the ac-
tive list to participate in the ap-
preaching maneuvers. However, at
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