Evening star., 1940-06-02
THE SUNDAY WASHINGTON c. JUNE 1s4o-PARr FIVE
High School Graduates Sought
For Service in Guard
Brigade Headquarters Points
To Advantages in Enlistment Now

In its drive for recruits to I'LL up
its ranks before going into the field
for maneuvers this summer. the Dis
trict National Guard announced
that 1t was trying to obtain young
men with . high school education.
1t was pointed out at brigade head
quarters that there are many OPP
portunities for such young men to
obtain commissions In the National
Guard Of the United States while
remaining in their enlisted status
in the ranks of the local brigade.
Such young men when they have
enlisted, 1t was said, may apply
to take the Army correspondence
courses. upon the successful COM
pletion OF which they may apply
for commissions. Once commits
stoned in the National Guard of the
United States, the commissions will
become effective in the event the
units are called to the colors. On
the day Of mobilization the men
In the ranks Immediately assume
their commissioned status and are
assigned to duties to which their
commissions entitle. them. But as
long as they remain In the Guard
they remain in an enlisted status.
Even when they accept these COM
missions the young men are not
barred from seeking commissions in
the organized militia, which they
may attain as vacancies occur in
the ranks of this service.
The local brigade needs 800 new
men before 1t goes into field training
this summer.
Two units had perfect attendance
last month, according to figures
compiled and promulgated by bri-
gade headquarters. Those which
had 100 per cent attendance during
the month were the Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst En-
gineers, and the Headquarters De-
tachment. Special Troops, 10th Di-
vision. The other organizations,
with their attendance percentages
for the month, follow in their rela-
tive order:
Headquarters Company, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, 99.55:
Medical Department Detachment,
Special Troops, 10Th Division, 1884;
Headquarters Detachment, 10th Di-
vision, 1881; band. 260th Coast Ar
tillery, 1916; 18th Division Military
Police Company. $3.50; Headquar-
tiers and Service Company. l2lst
Engineers. 9194; Medical Depart
ment Detachment, l04th Quarter
master Regiment, 9l66: Company
A, 121st Engineers. 9l.l0: Headquar-
tiers Company, 29th Division, 90.62:
Company A, 372d Infantry, 90.02;
State Detachment, 1887; 104th Ord
nance Company, 1928: band, 121st
Engineers, 8805; Company A, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment. 86!08;
Company F, 121st Engineers, 82.67;
Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion,
260th Coast Artillery, 1912; Com
pany B, 12lst Engineers, 1887; Bat
terry B. 260th Coast Artillery, 1904;
Company B, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, 1927; Company D, 12lst
Engineers, 72l8; Headquarters Bat
terry, 260th Coast Artillery, 7l.55:
Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery,
7o97: Battery H. 26oth Coast Ar
tillery. 1000; Company c. Nlst En-
gineers, $500; Company E, l21st
Engineers. 600; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 6S.47; Battery G,
260th Coast Artillery, 66.3l; Battery
F, 260th Coast Artillery. 64.93; Bat
terry C, 260th Coast Artillery. 60.06;
Medical Department Detachment,
260th Coast Artillery, 5000; Battery
D, 260th Coast Artillery, 59.56;
Headquarters Battery. I'd Battalion,
260th Coast Artillery.
The lst Battalion, 104th Quarter
master Regiment. lead the list
among the larger groups, with per-
centage Of 1919. The other units
finished the month as follows: Spe-
cial Troops, 10Th Division, 1886;
372d Infantry. SO .12: 121st Engineers,
5000; 26oth Coast Artillery, 676S.
Although the local brigade head
quarters Is without definite informa-
ton from the War Department as
to whether it will participate In the
proposed maneuvers to be given in
Northern New York State, 1t was
pointed out that orders have been
issued to certain units of the Mary
land National Guard which is a part
of the same National Guard division
to which the local troops are at
tached, announcing certain plans
for maneuvers. It was said that the
10th Field Artillery Of the Mary
land Guard. has received orders to
proceed to Fort Hoyle, Nd, on Au-