Evening star., 1941-01-26
Field Service Plans Occupy
Attention of &C. Militia
Equipment and Personnel Being
Prepared for Federal Service

field at Fort George @. Meade, as
did also 1t. Col. Peyton G. Nevltt,
division adjutant and 20 enlisted
men of the headquarters detach-
ment.
While it was explained at the
local brigade headquarters that all
are heing ordered into the field for
additional training duty" and not
for formal induction into Federal
service. they will not return 10 the
city but will continue in the field
until the units to which they are
attached are inducted into the serv-
ice and they will be placed from
field training status TO Federal
status at the Maryland Army post.
During the time that they are in
the field in advance of the main
body of troops of the division they
will make preparations for the re-
ception and placement of the units
and establish the necessary Offices
that will be used in running the
division while it is in the field. They
will prepare the formal orders for
camp operation in their area. which
will be handed to the commanding
officers of the various units as soon
as they report on the ground.
In connection with the prospective
mobilizat ton of the remainder of
the local troops. officers at brigade
headquarters said that the call will
include those who have been made
on the inactive lists of their various
units from time to time. These
lists include large number Of
enlisted men who have been placed
there, who obviate the necessity of
their attending drills, because of
business and educational inter-
ference with the performance OF
military duty and because Of tenn
porary removal from the city.
Those who are on the list because
of temporary absence from the city
are to be notified of the War De-
partment's call and given instruc-
tions to return to the city in time
to formally report for duty with
their organizations on mobilization
day.
Technical Sergt. Vernon Reid has
been made a first sergeant and
Sergt Edward P. Brown has been
promoted to technical sergeant IN
the 104th Ordnance Company.
Pvt. First Class Emmett D.
Owens, Company C. l21st Engineers
| has been honorabIy discharged, upon
his own request. he having COM
pleted one year of three-year
re-enlistment period.
Because of educational inter
ference with the performance OF
military duty the following have
been honorably discharged: Pvt
Lucien B. Tancill. Headquarters
Company, 372d Infantry; Pvt Roy
j. Hollingsworth, Company B. 12lst
Engineers; Pvts. Manyer D. Rich
ards and Carlisle A Oberle. 104th
Ordnance Company, and Pvt
Charles Davy. Headquarters Battery
260th Coast Artillery.
! The following have been honora
bly, discharged to permit them &c
enlist in the United States Marine
| Corps: Pvts. John A. MayheW
Robert T Mahew and Joseph ]
Koontz. Headquarters Company
29th Division.
The following have been hon
orably discharged because of re-
moval from the city: Sergt. Rob
ert D. Hayes and Pvts. Edward j
Earle, Franklin R. Clayton, William
E. Spencer. Francis M. O'Brien
Sidney Sugarman and Bert K
Wigiins, all of the Medical Depart
ment, l2lst Engineers.
Pvts. Robert Craig, Nathaniel c
Gerson, Levyl A. Greeson. JOSEPH
E. Young. Charles D BOYD ant
Robert J. Simmons. all of Compan,
&C. l2lst Engineers.