Evening star., 1941-03-02
Another Guard
Unit Preparing
For Mobilization
Formal Orders
Are Received Here
For 372d Infantry


For 372d Infantry
Activities of the brigade head
quarters of the District National
Guard are now centered in the
matter of taking care Of post
mobilization changes in personnel,
the preparation of one more unit
for induction into the Federal serv-
Ice and, the preparation of another
for formal recognition by the War
Department.
1t. Col. william T. Roy, unassigned
list and former commanding officer
of the Special Troops, 29th Division,
has been placed on the retired list
by direction of the President; the
acceptance by the latter Of the res
ignation of Capt. John A. Bartlett,
unassigned list, formerly attached
to the 260th Coast Artillery, now
in training at Fort Bliss, Tex, and
the appointment Of the Rev. James
A. Mayo as a first lieutenant in the
Chaplains Corp of the local mill
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quarters, 372d Infantry.
Formal orders were received last
week directing the mobilization of
the Headquarters Company, 372d
Infantry, on March 10 and its induc-
ton into the Federal service. This
is the only unit Of this regiment
assigned to the local militia bri-
gade and it will be sent to Fort
Dix, N. j.
Although 1t Is designated as a
motorized infantry unit, it has never
received any of its automotive
equipment. However, 1t was said
that this deficiency will be supplied
Immediately upon its reporting at
the training camp, when 80 vehicles
of various types will be assigned 1t
in order that it may start training.
It was announced at brigade
headquarters that the following
medals and bars had been ordered
awarded to members of the Guard
for long and faithful services: Col
John w. Oehmann, commanding the
l21st Regiment of Engineers, a bar
for 40 years of service; Capt. Charles
E. Smithson, Headquarters, I'd Bat
talon. 121st Engineers; Capt. George
w. Johns, commanding Company F,
121st Engineers, and Sergt. Walter
L. Redfeld, Band, 121st Engineers
a medal for Is years of service.
Maj. Sidney Morgan, Inspector
General Department, State staff,
a bar for 20 years Of service; 1t
LIE Roy S. Mann, Headquarters, 26oth
Coast Artillery; Capt. Edward A.
Mcmahon, Headquarters, 12lst En-
gineers; Capt. William D. Putnam
Headquarters Company, 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment; First Sergt
William H. Nation, Company D,
121st Engineers; First Sergt. Robert
e. Shanahan, Headquarters Com
pany, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, each a 15-year bar.
Capt. Henry M. Boudinot, Com
pany B, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment; First 1t. Harold w. Leath,
Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 121st
Engineers; First 1t. Howard A. Burd,
Headquarters and Service Company
121st Engineers; First 1t. Edward 0.
Hamilton, Company D, 121st Engi-
neers; First Sergt. Morris Violin,
29th Division Military Police Com
pany; staff Sergt. Taylor A. Marsh,
Company D, 121st Engineers, each
medal for 10 years of continuous
and faithful service.
Although the 121st Engineers was
considerably short of its allotted
field equipment which it needed to
carry on it's work as the division
engineers of combat brigade, it
was said by brigade headquarters
officers that they have been notified
that this paraphernalia is pouring
into the regiments camp at its
training center at Fort George G
Meade 1t was said that the latter
part of this week 10 carloads OF
equipment had been placed on the
siding and crews of engineers would
be assigned to unload it and set IL
up ready for use.
Such equipment as is not i'm
mediately needed by the troops dur
ing their armory training period
will be stored in large, new buildings
which are being erected at the
Guards rifle range reservation at
Camp Simms, Congress Heights
D. G. That which will be in weekly
use at drills will be placed in the
new armory which is under con-
struction at the eastern end of East
Capitol street.
While the proposed new aircraft
| squadron at one time had sufficient
men on its rolls for muster, officers
said that the long delay In mastering
them for formal Federal recogni-
ton as Guard unit had resulted ir
the loss of some of the personnel
1t was Indicated that last week the
organization did not have more thar
half of the necessary enlisted per.
sonnel to enable it to qualify fol
Federal recognition.
1t was said that a hangar for the
squadron Is to be built at Belts.
vile, Md, and that as soon as there
is a definite place for training an.
other recruiting campaign will bt
started and plans made for q quicl
| muster for Federal recognition.