The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-15
$4,000 Fort Lewis Troops to
Beqin March South on Monday

Hq. and Hq. Troops. 115th Cav
airy; I'D Quartermaster, Hq. and
Hq. Battery, 2o5th Coast Artillery
(anti-aircrafD; Battery B, 9sth
Field Artillery mule packl; Co.
A, 5sth Quartermaster; I'd Batta-
lion. 47th Quartermaster: s0th
Ordnance, seth Medical Battalion
and the e1st and 116th Observa-
ton Squadrons.
Arrive on Sixth Day
This group. approximately 49,
600 men. will hivouac overnight
at Salem and Roseburg, Ore. and
at Weed. Woodland and Salinas.
Cal. arriving at Jolon. Cal, its
destination, on the sixth day.
The 41st Division. following
u. S. 81. will halt overnight at
Vancouver, Wash, Bend and Kla-
math Falls, Ore, and Marysville
and Modesto. Cal, also arriving
at Jolon on the sixth day. This
caravan will comprise about 1000
officers and men.
The train trip will take about
As hours and both officers and
men win sleep each night in either
standard or tourist berths. In
addition to the 3s5 cars that will
make up the 25 trains. there will
be SO freight cars and 10 flat cars
filled with miscellaneous equip
ment. and II stock cars, carrying
horses of the 115th Cavalry and
mules of the esth Field Artillery.
VIII Form blue" Army
In the California maneuver
area, where the Fort Lewis troops
will form a blue" army opposing
the red" army of It'll Division
and various Fourth Army troops.
most of the men will be billeted
on the Hunter Liggett reserva-
f ton.
Exceptions will be the e1st and
10th Observation Squadrons. at
Salinas, and Co. A, 5sth Quarter
master and I'd Signal Co. at Fort
f Ord.
Troops win leave by motor rs
follows:
May 1s. via L. S. s9-7th In
fsntry. Hq. and NJ. P. Cos. of Sd
Division; 20eth NJ. P. Co, Hq. and
Hq. Co. * Army Corps; SSH
Medical Bill, I'd Bill, 47th Q. NJ.
10th Engineers. Sd Q. NJ. Sd Ord
nance. Co. D. Esd Q. NJ. and sotf
ordnance-approximately $500 of.
fieers and men, $40 vehicles.
May IS. via L. s. s7-161st IN.
fantry. 163d Infantry. 116th Q. NJ.
Cos. D and H, 116th Medical Bit.
and Co. A. 116th Engineers-ap,
proximately $500 officers anc
men. 425 vehicles.
MAY 20. Via L. :. 9e-15th In,
lfsntry. eeth Anti-Tank Bit. anC
Sd Signal Co. = approximatel,
1900 officers and men, 400 vehi
cles.
May 20, via Z. s. sT-Hq. Bat.
seth F. A. Brigade; 146th. 14stl
and 2lsth F. A. regiments. an,
Co. B, 1I6th Engineers-approxi
mately 1000 officers and men
425 vehicles.
| May 81. via [. s. s9-Hq. Bat
Sd Division F. A: 9th. 10th. seu
and 4lst F. A. Bats. - approx
mately 400 officers and men
500 vehicles.
May 81. via Z. :. s7-116th En-
gineers. less Cos. A and B: 116u
Quartermaster. less detachment
1i6th Medical regiment, Hos
Special Troops; 41st Signal CO
and 1I6th Ordnance = approx
. mately $500 men, 200 vehicles.
MAY %, via e. s. s9-s0th In
fantry. Sd Reconnaissance TrooF
seth Engineers. lI6th and els
! Observation Squadrons - approx
! mately 1000 officers and men. 40
vehicles.
MAY -. via Z. s. 9T-162d an
1s6th Infsntries - approximate
1000 officers and 400 vehicles.
Nav IS. via L. S. SD Med
cal Bat, Sd Q. NJ. Hq. and HI
Bat. 18th Cavalry and 6oth SIS
nal Bat-about 100 officers an
men. 225 vehicles.
Trains win leave "a follows:
MAY IS. Sis p. INST Bat
y tn Infantry: $50 ?. MD Bat