Evening star., 1940-08-04

The brigade ofIicials formed a
service company for the 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment by taking a GER
tain portion of each OF the other
units of this regiment and sending
them to the new unit. It was neces-
sary to rush officers boards, also to
provide the officers for the unit, and
this was done. together with the
naming of another board Of officers
10 examine officers for promotion
In the 260th Coast Artillery Regi-
ment, which was authorized to
increase its commissioned personnel
to peace strength. It has been op-
Grating, as other units Of the Guard
at what is known as National
Guard strength" This fact alone, 1t
was pointed out by officers as an
indication that the Guard would be
taken into the service in q short
time. or as soon as Congress au-
thorizes, to form the nucleus Of a
training organization, together with
the Regular Army, for handling the
hundreds of thousands of conscripts.
Despite the heavy pressure that
was put onto the brigade headquar-
tiers and the headquarters units of
the regiments and battalions, every
thing was in readiness for an early
start this morning by train and by
truck to the Northern New York
theater Of operations, where the
troops will be engaged for three
weeks. The advance detachments
were sent away earlier in the week
and much of the extra equipment
was loaded on the cars and sent
forward, so that the advance guard
will have the camp sites ready when
the main bodies arrive. The 260th
Coast Artillery and 104th Quarter
master Regiments are rolling over
land and will make nightly bivouacs
until they reach the base camp
They will be several days behind the
troops which went by train, 1t was
said.
Technical Sergts. John G. Clary
and Edmond R. Day, Headquarters
Company, 104th Quartermaster Reg
iment, were ordered before a board
Of officers, of which 1t Col. Eugene
Villaret, U. S. A., is president, to be
examined for promotion to the rank
of second lieutenants in the Quar-
termaster Corps.
Capt. Charles P. Reichel, First 1t.
Frank H. Babers and Second 1t.
John M. Fisher have been named by
Col. Walter w. Burns, commanding
the 260th Coast Artillery Regiment,
as a board of officers to act in the
case Of all accidents involving motor
vehicles.
Another board, consisting of Mai.
Stewart M. Grayson. Medical Corps;
Capt. John r. Mcintyre, Dental
Corps, and First 1t. Gerald M. Teir-
ney, Medical Corps, to report on all
cases Of sickness or injury incurred
by members of the artillery regi-
ment.
Master Sergt. Frank B Kaye, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, has been awarded the
meritorious service medal of the
District Guard. The citation, signed
by Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding the local brigade, says:
Master Sergt Kaye in his 18 years
of service with the District of Column
bia National Guard as chief photog-
rapher and chief of the map repro
duction section of Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
has rendered consistent and superior
service, his unusual devotion to duty,
his quiet leadership, his technical
skill, and his ingenuity have MAIN
tanned his section at a high level
Of effectiveness and loyalty to their
tasks, much to the credit of his regi-
ment and to the substantial benefit
Of Columbia National Guard as a
whole