Evening star., 1941-02-05
Special Troops
Leave for Duty
AT Fort Meade
Guurdsmen From
Two Nearby Areas
Receiving Tests

approximately 140 officers and
men of the 29th Division Special
Troops left the District for Fort
George G.. Meade. Md, shortly after
10 o'clock today-a few hours before
the scheduled departure of an addi-
tional $50 National Guardsmen
making UP the 1st Battalion, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment.
In command of Maj. Louis M.
Gosorn, the special troops left in
"A cargo trucks, two trailers and
two reconnaissance trucks. Most of
their heavy equipment and baggage
was transported to Fort Meade late
yesterday.
The quartermaster troops, who
will join the special unit in making
last minute preparations at Meade
for arrival of the bulk of the 10000
Guardsmen in the 29th Division,
was scheduled to leave the Penn
sylvania avenue armory at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon.
121st Under stand BY" Orders.
Most Of the quartermaster bag
gage was piled into trucks of this
special troops this morning so all
transportation space possible would
be made available for the men this
afternoon.
With the exception Of a few men
in its headquarters company. the
l21st Engineers, lone District Guard
unit remaining in the city after to-
day, will be kept under stand by"
orders until the latter part of next
week. This regiment numbers more
than 500 officers and men. Mai.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, commando
ing officer of the 29th Division. or
dered the unit held back when IL
became apparent construction of
housing and hospital facilities at
Fort Meade for the division was
tagging. Ten men of the Head
quarters and Service Company OF
the regiment, however, went to the
post yesterday to receive instruc-
ton in operation of the heating
and air-conditioning plants attached
to the new buildings which viii
house the division Officers said
these District Guardsmen later will
be charged with teaching others as
they arrive details of the system.
Nearby Group Gets Tests.
Examination facilities at the
armory today were used for tests on
Guardsmen from Silver Spring. Nd,
and Alexandria, Va. The Mary.
londerS ore AF
Infantry. They were to be trans
ported to the srmory in trucks,
which later were to be. used to pick
up the Alexandria unit, Company
I, lst Infantry. .sIa
On completion of examinations
Of these nearby men, tests will be-
gin for the bulk of the local quar-.
termaster troops. Officers said ex-
aminations for this unit probably
would require three days. A num-
Der OF the quartermaster troops are
quartered in the armory, but the
majority have been given permis-
sion TO live at home until the regi-
ment departs for Fort Meade.
1t. Allen Wins In Appeal.
While Maryland communities near
Washington were planning a rousing
sendof for their modified National
Guardsmen, number of high-rank-
ing Guard officers in Virginia were
fighting today against medical dis.
qualification from Federal service.
, Successful in his appeal against
physical disqualification was 1t.
Paul w. Allen of the Alexandria
Vao Guard. After being relieved
from duty by brigade headquarters,
1t. Allen sought advice of physicians
in Baltimore and carried his case
to a medical appeals board at Fort
Myer. There no disqualifying dis
ability was found, it was reported
by his commanding officer, 1t. Will
liam M Glasgow.
In Richmond there was specula-
ton about who will lead the 176th
Infantry. Col. j. Fulmer Bright,
commander, and former mayor. was
relieved of duty for physical reasons,
and 1t was reported by the Asso-
ciated Press that his second in com.
mand, 1t. Col. Sheppard Crump,
has failed his physical examination.
Several of 18 officers relieved from
duty indicated they would appeal.
Will Receive Cup.
Capt. Ward W. Caddington, COM
mander of the Silver Spring outfit,
will be presented with an inscribed
silver cup tonight at a countrywide
farewell celebration in the armory
at Silver Spring. The unit moves
to Fort Meade soon.
A cup will be given to Capt. Frank
L. Hewitt, World War commanding
officer of the group, whose three sons
are now members. They are Will
liam E., %; Richard H., 81, and
John Proctor Hewitt, 20.
The Arnold Wilburn American
Legion post Of Kensington will give
a banquet for the local National
Guard unit, now being modified in
the anti-tank force at pm tomor-
row in the Log Cabin Inn, near
Wheaton.
Guests will be the 80 men of the
company and 20 members of the
post, with Frank r. Long as chair