Evening star., 1941-01-05
Induction Of 260th
Coast Arti||eryS Set
For Early Tomorrow
Time Is Moved Up
To Speed Process;
Other Units Wait

Members of the 26Oth Coast Artil-
lery of the District National Guard,
who will depart next week for active
duty at Fort Bliss, Tex, received re-
Wsed orders late yesterday to report
for induction at the National Guard
Armory at Gas am. tomorrow.
Third Corps Area officials moved
up the induction time to the early
morning hours in order to begin as
quickly as possible the mass lnduc-
tion-a process that is expected to
require possibly the entire week.
More than 300 Guardsmen of the
260th are expected to be inducted
for shipment to the military post at
El Paso, on the Mexican border.
Officers of the regiment were given
physical examinations last week, and
a report indicating the number who
measured up to Army standards is
expected to be released within the
next few days.
The 1st Battalion will make up
motor convoy for the heavy
mechaniZed equipment Of the unit,
while the End Battalion will make
the 2,300-mile journey by train.
Motor Convoy Route.
Col. Walter w. Burns, command
ing officer of the regiment, last
night announced the itinery of the
motor convoy. Leaving Washington
on January 13, the convoy will
traverse seven States before arriv-
ing in FL Paso Is days later. The
projected itinerary with mileage fol-
lows:
January 13, Richmond, Va, 10
miles.
January IA, Fort Bragg, N. c., 218
miles.
January IS, Camp Jackson, Co.
lumbia, S. c.. l84 miles.
January Is, Waycross, Ga, 25S
miles
January II, Quitman, Ga, 80 miles
CHECK vehicles and other main
tenance).
January 1S, De Funiak Springs,
Fla, 1876 miles.
January 19, layover in De Funiak.
January 20, Mobile, Ala, 146 miles
January 81, Baton Rouge, La,
ll9 miles.
January %, layover in Baton
Rouge CHECK vehicles, etc).
January %, Lake Charles, La,
l35 miles.
January "a, Houston, Tex, 152
miles.
January 25. San Antonio, 2o8
miles
January 26, layover in San An
tonic tcheck vehicles, ETC..
January 27, Del Rio, 156 miles.
January %, Maria, 23l miles.
January %, El Paso, 1877 miles.
Rail Itinerary Due Later.
Itinerary for Guardsmen of the I'd
Battalion travelling by rail will be an
nolmced later. 1t is anticipated that
the latter will leave the District sew
eral days after the motor convoy is
under way. Col. Burns said all
drivers, motor sergeants and me-
Chanics of the End Battalion will
travel with the 1st Battalion motor
convoy.
War strength for the regiment has
been set at 1900 men, leaving
shortage of about 1000. officials
have indicated that this difference
Will be made up with selective serv-
ice recruits, probably part of some
1000 rockies who will be shipped
from the 3rd Corps Area Reception
Center at Fort Meade, Md. to Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, later this month.
The 260th, an anti-aircraft regi-
ment, will precede other units in the
29th Division to active duty. The
War Department announced yester-
Gay that the induction date for the
remainder of the division has been
set tentatively for February 3, but
that the induction may be subject
to delays which cannot be fore
seen at this time"
The factors governing the final
dates selected in every instance will
be adequacy of shelter and readiness
of utilities and hospital facilities
for the men," the announcement
added.