Evening star., 1939-11-19

The field problems which would
confront division and brigade COM
manders in time of national con-
flict will be presented to the division
and brigade stats Of the 29th Ma
tional Guard Division during the
current week, which 1t will spend at
Fort George G. Meade, Md, as a
part of the winter field exercises.
Many of the division headquarters
troops are allocated to this city, as
the division is composed Of. the
militia units of this city and the
States of Maryland and Virginia
and a field artillery brigade from
the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Some of the sting Of a winter
campaign will be taken out of the
exercises, for it was announced that
during the time that they are at
Fort Meade the officers will be
quartered in heated buildings for
merly occupied by the c. c. c. The
troops will be quartered in tents
But the tents will be boarded up
half way, with wood floors, and they
will have tent stoves.
The troops will be required to
spend some time going over the ter
rain in order to work out the prob
lens which will be submitted to
them by the Regular Army instruc-
tors. In addition to the division
headquarters, which will be headed
by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord
commanding the division, and his
staff, there will be the staffs of the
54th Field Artillery Brigade, from
Pennsylvania; the 58th Infantry
Brigade. from Virginia, and the 9lst
Infantry Brigade, from Maryland
The troops will include the brigade
headquarters battery for the field
artillery and the headquarters COM
panies for the infantry units. The
29th Division Signal Company also
will be in the field for the purpose
of laying and keeping open the most
important communication lines, and
the 29th Division Special Troops
from this city, including the military
police and the medical department
detachment.
1t. Edward D. Mulvanity has been
detailed as quartermaster for the
organizations which will take to the
field next week. Maj. William T
Roy, commanding the division head
quarters units, with his units, left
last night for Meade so as to be on
hand early today to establish the
camp for the reception of those OF
the high command. The 1st Bat
talon of the 104th Quartermaste1
Regiment of this city will furnish
the transportation to and from the
camp area.
The Medical Department Detach.
ment, 121st Engineers, headed the
list of units of the local brigade ir
attendance last month. 1t had 10(
per cent attendance, the only unit
in the command with such a record
during the month.
The other units, with their per-
centages. follow in their relative
order; Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers, 9872
State Detachment, 9632; Headquar.
tiers Company, 104th Quartermastel
Regiment. 1923; Headquarters De.
tachment, 29th Division, 9398
Medical Department Detachment
Special Troops, 29th Division, 81 Sc
29th Division Military Police Com.
pany, 88.18; Headquarters Detach
ment, Special Troops, 29th Division
$3.50; Company A, 104th Quarter.
master Regiment, 8642; Band, 26Otf
Coast Artillery, 1878; Company A
372d Infantry, 1851; Headquarter.
Company, 10Th Division, 1888; Com.
pany A, 121st Engineers, 84-24
Medical Department Detachment
lO4th Quartermaster Regiment
1888; Headquarters Detachment
I'd Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery
8307; 104th Ordnance Company
810O: Headquarters Detachment
1st Battalion. 260th Coast Artillery
1864; Company B, 104th Quarter
master Regiment, 78.45; Company
B, 121st Engineers, 1925; Batter!
D, 260th Coast Artillery, 1859
Medical Department Detachment