Evening star., 1940-04-21


Cavalry Division; Brig. Gen. 8.
Gardner Waller, adjutant general Of
Virginia, and 1t. Col. Peyton G.
Nevitt Of this city, adjutant general
Of the 18th National Guard Division.
It was said that the conference
went at quite some length into the
proposed maneuver plans, the PROS
pective dates and the travel in
volved, but it was decided to hold
these confidential until action on
the appropriation bill, without the
funds in which it would be impos-
sible to carry out any details of the
plans, but would largely result in
the troops holding base training
camps this summer.
A number of officers Of the 18th
National Guard Division, including
Col. John w. Oehmann, commanding
the 121st Regiment of Engineers,
left here Friday for Fort Benning,
Ca, to take three days Of field serv-
ice. The other officers include Maj.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Col. Herbert
L. Grymes, 1t. Col. George Hender-
son, Col. Ralph Hutchins, Brig. Gen.
s. Gardner Waller, Brig. Gen. Will
liam B. Sands, Col. John A. Cutchins,
chief Of staff Of the 18th National
Guard Division; 1t. Edwin p. Con-
quest and 1t. Col. Kenneth H. Purdy.
Pvt. James D. Pierce, Headquar-
ters Battery, 1st Battalion, 260th
Coast Artillery; Pvt. Norman F.
Redford, Company C, 12lst En-
gineers, and Pvt. John G. Suther-
land, Company A, 121st Engineers,
have been returned to the active
lists as was Sergt. Richard P. Grah-
man Of the Headquarters Company,
104th Quartermaster Regiment.
Local brigade headquarters has
been informed that large amount
OF additional motor transport equip
ment is being allocated to the local
troops, particularly for the lst Bat
talon, l04th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, the unit charged with the duty
OF getting the troops into the field
and keep up the service of supplies.
The 260th Coast Artillery had much
OF their new equipment in the recent
Army Day parade.
Col. Charles A. Dravo, U. S. A..
adjutant general of the local Guard
who has been on leave, is scheduled
to return this week.
The rifle team which will repre-
sent the local brigade at matches
this year, including the rifle tourna-
ment at Camp Perry, Ohio, is being
selected by Maj. Just C. Jensen.
The record shooting is in full swing
at the Guard range at Camp Simnls.
Because of business interference
with the performance of military
duty. the following have been
placed on the inactive lists: Pvts.
Samuel H. Musick, jr.; Donald M.
Musick, Paul E. B. NOVEL;, Ferdi-
nand F. Putnam, James A. Van
Horn and Maurice Weiss, Battery
E, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvt. Les
ter E. Hovis, Headquarters Com
pany, l04th Quartermaster Regi-
ment; Pvt. George M. Kober,
Headquarters Battery and Combat
Train, I'd Battalion, 26oth Coast
Artillery.
An Official review of the brigade
is being planned by Brig. Gen. AL
bert L. Cox. commanding. It will
be in honor of the subcommittee of
the House and Senate Appropria-
ton Committees which handle Dis
trict fund bills and the members
of the House and Senate District
Committees. 1t will be held on the
Mall parade ground in the vicinity
Of Sixth street April %.
Pvts. Irving Krantu, Company A,
121st Engineers. and John w. Ken
lon, Headquarters Company, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, have been
returned to the active lists of their
respective units.
Pvts. Floyd M. Tillotson and
Charles M. Mercer, Headquarters
Company, 29th Division, have been
ordered to the inactive list because
of business interference with the
performance of military duty.