Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-04
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Second Increment
Awaits Passage of
Legislation
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.

BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.
With $4,000 National Guardsmen
from Is States already ordered to
active duty for year, the calling
of other Guard organizations, in
Guiding those of the District Of
Columbia, is awaiting only passage
according to War Department and
Guard officials.
The date VIXEN the second incre-
fnent of the National Guard will
be indicted into the Federal service
depends chiefly upon the passage
OF the pending appropriation legiS.
lation, but may be further altered
by CONSUMPTION legislation and other
pending measures.
One of the primary purposes for
the calling certain Guard units into
service is to prepare for the training
of conscripts. it was pointed out.
Calling of some Guard units into
service also will depend upon deliv-
cry of new equipment now on order,
such as anti-aircraft guns and fire.
control equipment, tanks and heavy
and light artillery.
Undecided on ID. C.. Call.
Whether District National Guard
units will be included in the second
increment to be called has not yet
been decided In the case of the
260th Coast Artillery anti-aircraf0
Regiment, largest unit in the local
Guard, this may depend upon the
capacity of the temporary anti-air-
craft firing center at Fort Storey,
Virginia Beach, Va.
Two coast artillery regiments, the
2l3th (anti- aircraft), from Pennsyl-
vania, and the oath, 155-millime-
ter gun regiment, from New York,
both in the initial increment, will
go to Virginia Beach this month
The 213th will train there until
new anti-aircraft firing center near
Savannah, Ga, has been completed.
1t is possible that the 260th Regi-
ment, from the District. also will
go to Virginia Beach, where it has
trained during the past few years,
for temporary training and that it
also may 60 later to Savannah to
spend the balance of its year of
Federal duty at the new firing
center
1t also is regarded as likely that
other units of the District National
Guard, with the exception of the
Headquarters Company, 372d In
= farltry, a colored organization, may
60 Ito Fort Meade, Md, for their
year of training. s
50 Nearly Up to Strength.
The District Guard is at or near
allotted strength figures, except the
Special Troops, which are at present
overstrength, according to 1t. Col
Peyton G. hewitt, assistant adjutant
general. These strengths today are
as follows:
The 260th Coast Artillery (anti-
aircraft) Regiment, SO officers,
warrant officer, 1,187 enlisted men.
The 121st Engineers. 81 officers,
warrant officer, 551 enlisted men.
The 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, 1st Battalion, officers, 81
enlisted men; Headquarters, Head
quarters Company, Service Company
and Medical Detachment, 10 officers,
80 enlisted men, or a total OF ID
officers and lit enlisted men.
Special Troops, including Head;
quarters Detachment, 29th Division;
Headquarters Company, 29th Divl-
sion; 18th Military Police Company
and 104th Ordnance Company, II
officers. 1874 enlisted men.
Headquarters Company, 372d In
fantry, officers, 1913 enlisted men.
State Staff and Detachment, 8
officers, % enlisted men.
In addition, the newly authorized
l21st Observation Squadron, not yet
federally recognized but already in
process of organizing. will have an
allotted strength of 81 officers ana
1l6 enlisted men.
Total allotted strength for all Dis
trict of Columbia units is 161 Off
GERS, warrant officers and 1855 en-
listed men, or grand total OF 1888
officers and men.
The 26oth Coast Artillery this year
of training at Virginia Beach for
the first time in number of years
to train at Fort Ontario, N. Y, In
connection with the recent 1st Army
maneuvers.
Training Points Designated.
The War Department late yester-
day announced officially the initial
and some of the final training points
for the National Guard outfits which
will be indicted into service Sep
TENDER 16, as follows:
The 44th Division, from New York
and New Jersey, at Fort Dix, N. j.
The 30th Division, from North
Carolina and Georgia, at Camp
jackson, S. G.
The 45th Division, from Oklahoma.
Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado,
at Fort Sill, Okla.
The 41st Division, from Washing
ton, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and
Wyoming at Fort Lewis, Wash,
where the National Guard has a
camp and training installations.
= The 10Th Coast Artillery (anti-
aircraft), from New Hampshire; the
203rd Coast Artillery (anti-aircraft),
from Missouri, and the 211th Coast
Artillery (anti-aircraft), from Mas
sachusetts, to Camp Hulen, Tex.
The 198th Coast Artillery (anti-
aircraft, from Delaware, at Camp
Upton, N. Y, temporarily, pending
transfer to the new firing center
near Savannah.
The 202d Coast Artillery (anti-
aircraft), from Illinois, at Fort Bliss,
Tex.
The 213th Coast artillery (anti-
aircraf), from Pennsylvania, to Viz
ginia Beach, Va, and later to Sa-
vannah.
The 251st Coast Artillery (anti-
aircraft, from California, at Ven
tura, Calf. until new center near
March Field, Calf, is ready.
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