Evening star., 1941-02-17
29th Division
Units Head for
Fort Meade
First Nearby Group
Scheduled to Go
To Comp Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

by Lne Associated PreSS.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
Feb. 17-Detachments of the 29th
Division, all of whose more than
1900 men are expected to be con-
centrated here by the end Of the
week, headed today toward this post
and years active duty with the
armed forces.
Advance units of the 175th In
fantry of Baltimore, the 116th In
fantry and 176th Infantry Of Vir-
ginia and the 29th Signal Corps
of Norfolk we're expected to arrive
today to prepare the way for the
body of troops to follow later.
Sixty-nine men comprising the
Service Company, 115th Infantry,
at Silver Spring, will make up the
first National Guard unit from
nearby Maryland TO be transferred
to Fort Meade tomorrow.
At regimental headquarters in
Frederick it was announced that
the Silver Spring unit would be
transferred at the same time that
the regimental headquarters CON-
pany leaves Frederick.
Others to Leave Friday.
The Kensington Anti-Tank Com
pany and Company F, stationed at
Hyattsville. will leave for Fort
Meade Friday, headquarters an
nounced. Forty-three men will be
shifted from Kensington and IS
from Hyattsville.
The Kensington Chamber Of Com
merce has made tentative plans
for "send-off party" for the anti
tank unit, officials of the trade body
said.
Regimental headquarters also an
nounced that 26 men in the Head
quarters Detachment, I'd BattaI-
ion, stationed at Laurel, and Com
pany M, comprised Of 55 officers and
men, stationed at Annapolis, will
leave their posts Friday for Fort
Meade
Alexandria troops will leave for
Fort Meade on Wednesday, accord
ing to an announcement last week
from Richmond.
Two Sent TO Fort Benn1ng.
The assignment Of two of its men
to the Motor Mechanics School at
Fort Benning, Ga, was announced
today by the Silver Spring COM
pany. They are Pvt. First Class
Elmer L. Greenfield and Pvt. Will
liam H Price.
There men have been assigned
to the Cooks and Bakers School at
Fort Meade They are Sergt. Arthur
w. Jones, Pvt. Edward w. Dabbs
and Pvt. Robert A. Strock. Two
second lieutenants from this same
unit have been assigned to the
29th Division Officers School. They
are 1t. John P. Kemon and 1t.
Robert B. Griffin.
Scheduled TO arrive by the end
of the week are other units, including
the l15th Maryland Infantry, the
10th Maryland Field Artillery, the
111th Virginia Field Artillery and
the 176th Field Artillery of Pitts
burgh.
Maj Gen. Milton A. Reckord Of
Baltimore, division commander. is
sued orders last week for all troops
to proceed here following assurance
that hospital and housing facilities
would be available.
CHARTERED in Armories.
Former National Guard units Of
the division have been quartered in
theil local armories since mobiliza-
ton February 3.
Orders came yesterday for the first
separate company. colored unit of
the Maryland National Guard, to
mobilize March 10 for service at Fort
Dix, N. j., with the 372d Infantry.
The company numbers about rs men
and officers.
Meanwhile, local draft boards in
Maryland were preparing to call up
732 men-624 white and 1O8 colored
who make up the States first
March quota. They will be called
between March II and 20. The sec
ond quota will be called between
March 20 and 81.