The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
Home Defense State Guard
Planned by Gen. Thompson
Tacoma Hdqrs. for Infantry Regiment:
l8 Cities Designated as Home Stotions

headquarters. headquarters deiseh-
ment. medical detachment and }
hattallons Each battalion Of the
Home Defense Infantry regiment
will consist of a battalion head
quarters. combined battalion
headquarters and medical detaeh.
ment and companies. The head.
quarters OF the regiment will con.
sist of l colonel, commanding the
regiment: lieutenant colonel.
executive officer. major. supply
officer. captain, adjutant; and
chaplain.
The rerimental headquarters de-
tachment will consist of first
lieutenant. second lieutenant, mas
ter sergeant, first sergeant. tech
meal sergeant. supply sergeant. 2
sergeants. 2 corporals. 6 privates
first class and 10 privates. The
medical detachment will consist Of
a ma jor. medical corps: ? captains.
medical corps; first sergeant. 2
sergeants, 2 eorporsls. I privstes
first class and s privates. Eacn
battalion headquarters will consist
Of one lieutenant colonel. COM
handing the battalion. a ma 1or.
executive officer. major. medical
corps. captain. medical corps, first
lieutenant. alJutant.
Fire Control Section
Each battalion headquarters de-
taehment will consist of one frat
lieutenant, sdjutant; SECOND lien-
tenant. supply officer: first ser
geant, sergeants, 2 oorporals. Z
privstes first class and privates
of infantry: sergeant. z priyates
first class and 4 privates. medical
corps
Each company In a battalion Of
Home Defense Infantry will con-
sist of a headquarters section. a
rifle platoon. a demolition and
rescue section. a fire control sec
ton and = first aid section. Each
company headquarters section will
consist of captain, first ser
geant. supply sergeant and z
clerks. Each rifle platoon Will
consist Of frat lieutenant. ser
eeants 8 oorporals. IA priyates
first class and 30 privatss Each
demolition section will consist Of
a first lieutenant. sergeant. 2 cor
porals. 3 privstss first class and
8 privaies Each fire control acc.
ton and first AID section will con-
tain the san1. number Of com.
nissioned and non-eonnnissionsd
officers and privatss a. a dsmoll-
ton section.
Tacoma Designated
The Engineer. Anti-aircrsf, and
Anti-tank battalions Of the stats
Guard Will be organized with the
same number OF officers. non
missioned ofieers. and enlisted men
as IL authorized for . bat,lion Of
Home Defense Infantry
Upon termlnst ton Of the present
emergency, or upon tho relief from
federal ssrvies and the return 70
state status Of the organizations
ard units Of the Washington Ma
tionsl Guard row or hereafter Or
1sred into federal service. N.
Washington stst. Guard v1li be
di.osns.d. ara al officer, .n1 sn.
listed men thereof honorssly Dis
charged
Tacoma will 30 headquarters for
the infantry regiment. with head
quarters detaehment ard medical
detachment also stationed her. az
well as 2 companies. c ard II. Of
the second battalion
Home Defense Anti aircraft
battalion headquarters and head
quarters detachment viii be a.
Olympia, with units stationed al
Olympia. Centrslia. Enunnelsw and
Kelso.
Headquarters and headquarters
detachment for Home Defense En-
gineer battalion yfli be a. Aoer-
deem. while headquarters ard head
quarters detachment # the sat.-
tank battalion will De al Pullman