Evening star., 1941-05-18
fish Will Present
Review at Meade
Before Dienitaries
III Officers of 121st
Engineers Transferred to
Other Branches of Service

Mobile machine-gun fire will
high light a review of the 1l5th In
fantry before Gov. O'Conor and
other dignitaries this afternoon in
one of the features Of the Maryland
regiments first "at home" week end
at Fort Meade, Md.
Another feature of the days pro-
gram will be the unveiling of a
painting Of the crucifixion presented
by the 18th Division Veterans Asso-
ciation. The division was formed at
Meade in 1917. About 500 veterans
are expected to attend the unveiling,
which will be part of a memorial
service in the post chapel at IL am.
today.
Meanwhile it was announced that
IL officers Of the 12lst Engineers,
former District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard regiment, had been
transferred to infantry and field
regiments of the 29th Division.
Regimental Review.
The regimental review, scheduled
for 2:30 o'clock under the command
of Col. D. John Markey, will con-
sist of two parades. One will be in
normal parade and review forma-
ton and in the other the first bat
talon will march with fixed bay
onets, the second battalion in jog
time and the third battalion in COL
umns of companies whose men will
wear gas masks.
The machine gunners will follow
the third battalion, travelling in
trucks going about Is miles an hour,
with all guns firing blanks. The
gunners will be under the command
Of Capt. James S. Morris.
Today's parade also will mark
the first public appearance of the
regiments selectees, who will march
in the review behind the unlettered
units.
In addition to- the parade, other
events on today's schedule include
q band concert at Q am. church
services, 10:30, another band con-
cert, las pm. followed by company
inspections and the parade at 2:30
Ten Vacancies Filled.
Mai. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commander of the Division. ordered
the engineers transfers. 1t was ex-
planned that officers sent from the
Engineers to other units were not,
in most instances professional en-
gineers. 1t was considered they
would be more useful in other as
signments. Ten of the II vacancies
thus made in the 12lst Engineers
were filled by assignments of Of
ficers who were engineers in civil
life.
Washington officers transferred
from the engineers and their new
assignments are 1t. Col. Julian s.
Oliff, attached to 115th Infantry;
Maj. Ralph D. Childs, Capt. Luther
B. Hall and Capt. Edward A. Nc
Mahon, 176th Infantry; Capt.
George w. Johns, 175th Infantry;
Capt. James r. Quade, 111th Field
Artillery; Capt. Charles E. Smith
son, 10th Field Artillery; First 1t.
Lewis A. Jackson, 176th Infantry;
First 1t. j. F. Fitzgerald, 10th Field
Artillery; Second 1t. Ellis H. Mar
tin and Second 1t. Herbert C. Hun
ter, jr.. l16th Infantry.
New officers of the 12lst Engi-
neers and the units from which they
were assigned: Maj. Norman c. At
wood, 176th Field Artillery: Mai.
John r. ONeil1, 104th Quartermas-
ter Regiment; Capt William B. Eu-
bank, 176th Infantry; First 1t. Lloyd
M. Griffin. and First 1t. George T.
Gray, 176th Field ARTILLERY; First
1t. Harold B. Norwood, 10th Quar-
termaster Regiment; First 1t. VIII
liam S. Shoemaker, 115th Infantry;
Second 1t. Arnold w. Ellis. Second
1t. Joseph X. Haley, jr., and Second
1t. Thomas P. Love, 111th Field Ar
tillery.