Evening star., 1940-09-08
ID. &. Militia Makes Preparation
For Call to the CoIors
Local Troops Expect to Go Into
Field With 10Th Division

time the organizations are called
into the service. Some request al
ready have been received from
married men who desire to get out
of the service before the call, because
of the fact that they have de-
pendents and cannot meet their
financial liabilities on the pay of
an enlisted man in the service.
In an effort to bolster up their
recruiting campaign to swell their
ranks at this time, brigade head
quarters officials say that young
men, particularly those within the
age indicated for selective service,
should give some consideration to
the advantages Of an enlistment in
the Guard. They can, through
voluntary enlistment select the arm
of the service In which they desire
to serve, they can serve with men
with whom they are acquainted, and
may select the time of their train
ing. In other words they may get
their training within the next year
and be done with 1t, but If they wait
until they are called, then 1t may
be year later.
One of the greatest shortages in
material faced by the local troops
if they should be called within a
short time is that of motor vehicles.
The 260th Coast Artillery Regiment
is particularly short of its quota.
1t was so short, it was said, that
when it went to camp, it was neces-
sary to ship three carloads of its
field equipment by rail. The regi-
men went to the maneuvers over
land and was delayed at the begin
ming, it was said, because of the
lack of sufficient rolling stock to
carry even its personnel.
1t was indicated that it will re-
ceive within short time four new
searchlight trucks and that other
vehicles may be forthcoming prior
to the time it goes into training, or
possibly after it gets into the field.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding the local militia brigade.
is considering the request of the
United Confederate Veterans for
the participation of the local militia
brigade in a parade at their 50th
annual reunion to be held here Oc-
tober IL. Should the call to the
field finally be decided as october
IS, 1t is likely that the units will be
too busy making ready for depar-
ture to parade.
The team representing the Dis
trict National Guard at the National
Rife Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio,
was announced. 1t is headed by
Maj. Just c. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment as team captain and First
Sergt. Harry B. Parsons, Service
Company, 104th Quartermaster Re-
giment as team coach. The mem
bers are as follows: First 1t. Henry
M. Boudinot, Company B, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment; First 1t.
James D. Tanner, Headquarters I'd
Battalion. 121st Engineers: First 1t.
William D. Putnam, Service Com
pany, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment; Technical Sergt Ernest w
Gonzales. Headquarters DetaclI-
ment, 29th Division; Technical
Sergt. Willard c. Jensen, Headquar-
tersand Service Company 121st En-
gineers: Staff Sergt. Alex j. Thill,
Ordnance Department; Staff Sergt.
John G. Oehmann Headquarters.
I'd Battalion. 121st Engineers; Staff
Sergt. James D. Pierce, Headquarters
lst Battalion and Combat Train,
260th Coast Artillery; Sergt. Cor
nelius c. Moynihan Company E,
121st Engineers; Sergt Eldred r.
Lechner, Battery E, 26Oth Coast
Artillery; Pvt First Class. Warren
c. Snyder, Ordnance Detachment;
Pvt. (First Class, Paul j. Godfrey,
Company c, 121st Engineers.
Pvt. Eugene F. Killeen, 1O4th
Ordnance Company. has been or
dered honorably discharged because
! OF removal from the city.