Evening star., 1941-02-02
Nearby Guard
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Tomorrow
Four Units Lose
Stote Designations
For Federal Service
(Another nearby Guard story,
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Answering the mobilization call of
the 29th Division, National Guard
units in nearby Maryland and Vlr-
ginia will report at their armories
tomorrow morning to be mustered
into Federal service for year OF
active duty at Fort Meade.
At midnight tonight, the COM
panies in Hyattsvile, Silver Spring
and Kensington automatically will
lose their identity as units of the
Maryland National Guard and the
Alexandria Light Infantry with the
Virginia National Guard, and take
their places on the muster rolls OF
the 29th Division, United States
Army.
Commanders of the Service Com
pany of Silver Spring, Company
of HyattSville, and the Anti-Tank
Company, formerly the Howitzer
Company, of Kensington, have an
nounced that a few vacancies re-
main to be filled in their organiza-
tions and that enlistments will be
accepted until midnight tonight,
when they become part of the ma
tional Army.
Registrants Are Eligible.
Registrants under the Selective
Service Act are eligible for the
units as long as they remain under
their National Guard status and
selectees can be accepted unless
they have already received notice
to report for induction at this
months call, 1t was announced.
Members of the various units are
expecting to remain at their armory
headquarters for a week or 10 days
while various official processes are
undergone before leaving for Fort
Meade, where the Maryland units
will be redesignated as the 115th
Infantry and the Virginia COM
panies as the 176th Infantry, 29th
Division.
A going away" party was held
last night for members of Company
r at the HyattSville Armory under
the auspices of Snyder Farmer Post
No. 3, American Legion. Included
in the honor guest list we're Brig.
Gen. D. John Markey, commanding
general of the 1st Infantry, M. N. G.,
and 1t. Coils. Elmer Munshower and
Thompson A. Lyon, a former COM
mander of Company F. Arrange
ments for the party in the First
Methodist Church were in charge
of John T. Neitzey, post commander,
and Charles v. Joyce.
A farewell party also is being ar
ranged for the Service Company
by a Silver Spring citizens COM
mittee headed by Frank L. Hewitt,
former commander of the company.
All residents of the community are
invited to participate and contribu-
tions of 81 are being solicited by
John j. Dolan, committee treasurer,
and Fred L. Lutes, secretary.
County and State officials will at
tend the function which will be in
the Silver Spring Armory Wednes-
day night.
Records To Be Made Up.
The first day or two of the mobili-
zation period will be spent in max
ing up records for the War Depart
ment and issuing equipment in
preparation for their years active
duty service, while physical exam
nations will be started Wednesday,
according to present plans. Mem
bers of the Alexandria Light Infan-
try, which will become Company I,
176th Infantry, and the Silver
Spring company will undergo their
physical examinations Wednesday
at the District Armory in WASH
ington. Trucks of the Silver Spring
Service Company will be used to
transport the Alexandrians.
New equipment already has been
received at some of the company
headquarters ready to be unpacked
and issued tomorrow, while a new
fleet of trucks for the Service Com
pany will be ready for service.
With the mobilization into Fed
eral service, the personnel of several
of the units is expected to undergo
many changes due to promotions
which will become effective Mon
day morning. Some of the COM
panies have notable records dating
back to colonial days and the Alex
andria company to 1893. All saw
service during the World War and
many World War veterans are still
serving in companies to which they
belonged more than 20 years ago.
Once Led by Washington.
The Alexandria unit, known 10
cally as the Alexandria Light In
fantry, has been under the COM
mand of Capt. w. Cameron Roberts,
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