Evening star., 1941-02-21
29th Division Force at Meade
To Be at Full Strength Today
Maryland Regiment Streaming Into Camp
To Join Outfit of World War Fame

a horse in camp, it's not for military
use but for the ptrsonal diversion Of
officers.
This division, though not classed
in the military sense as completely
| mechanical. has trucks for all its
| ordnance, equipment and supplies in
the field, and can shuttle all its men
in motor vehicles by making two
trips. For a fully motorized field
: excursion, 1t still would have to bor-
row trucks, perhaps from corps
pool.
Has Is Anti-Tank Guns.
There are more machine guns and
they are distributed TO center
f1ercer fire where needed. The divi-
sion has 16 anti-tank guns which
did not exist in war days. There
is a full medical regiment-more
than a mere change in name from
the old Sanitary Train, more in
efficient disqualification and up-to-
the minute medical protection. An
other innovation is complete quar-
termaster regiment, the better to
keep up WIN supplies.
Two of the four infantry regi-
mentS in the new division are armed
almost entirely with the Garand
semi-automatic rife. The other
two still have the bolt action Spring.
field, but probably will get Garands
before long.
The last large component of the
division to arrive was the l15th
(MarylandD Infantry, the bulk of
which was streaming into camp
today.
This regiment, the proud old 1st
Maryland, brought companies from
Silver Spring Frederick, KenSing-
ton, Easton, Hagerstown, Cambridge,
Bel Air, Cumberland, Laurel, Elk
ton, HyattSville, Westminster, Girls
field. Pocomoke City, Salisbury, Gen.
terville, Annapolis and Chestertown.
With their arrival, the division
was mustered to its present peace
strength of almost 10000 officers and
men. 1t will be raised to war
strength of about 10000 with Sc
lective service recruits in the late
spring.
The commander, Mai. Gen. Milton
A. Reckord, held the first divisional
staff conference yesterday afternoon.
Attending were the commanders
of the three brigades, Brig. Gems.
Amos w. w. Woodcock, 58th Infan-
try Brigade; George M. Alexander
88th Infantry Brigade, and William
H. Sands, Saith Field Artillery Bri-
gade Others present were the regi-
mental commanders, the general
staff officers and officers from the
Adjutant Generals Division.
The 176th Field Artillery Regi-
ment arrived last night after chill,
250-mile jaunt in motor convoy
from Pittsburgh. The artillerymen
left Pittsburgh shortly after mid
night, but stopped several times en-
route for meals and rest. An escort
of Maryland State police met the
convoy at the Pennsylvania line. An
advance detachment, here for sew
eral days, had prepared barracks,
mess halls and kitchens for the
Pennsylvanians, and there was hot
meal ready when they reached
camp, most of them after dark. The
regiment consists of so officers and
$50 men.
Other late arrivals included the
I'd Battalion of the 111th Field Ar
tillery, from Eastern Virginia.
The entire division has air
heated barracks, though some units
are occupying temporary quarters
until their permanent barracks are
completed.
121st Men Sign Pay Roll.
The Districts 121st Engineers, the
divisions combat engineers. have
been in camp since late last week
They were signing the first pay roll
| today since their mobilization in the
Washington Armory more than two
weeks ago.
A substantial portion of the divi-
sion will have week end leave be-
ginning tonight. Tomorrow, Wash
ington's Birthday, is camp holiday
and only necessary guard duty and
supply work will be done.
The divisions training program,
prescribed in detail by the War De-
partment, will begin Monday.