Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Strategic Post Given
Mai. Gen. Reckord as
Third Corps Chief
New Commander for
18th Guard Division
May Be Named Soon

Designation of q new commander
Of the 29th. National Guard Division
of the District, Maryland and Vir-
ginia is expected to be announced
soon to succeed Maj. Gen. Milton A
Reckord, veteran Marylander. who
was assigned yesterday to command
the Sd Corps Area headquarters in
Baltimore.
Maj Gen. Henry C. Pratt, who
has been in command in Baltimore
since August IA, was given another
command yesterday There has
been no announcement from the
War Department. however, as to the
nature of his new duties.
Gen Reckord's transfer from
combat forcse to administrative
duties has been expected ever since
he reached his ed birthday ami
versary December %.
Strategic Post.
Ondcials at the War Department
said that Gen. Reckord'S services
would be available to the Army in
one Of the most important posts in
the nine corps areas of the military
establishment. The Baltimore head
quarters has jurisdiction over the
District, Maryland, Virginia and
Pennsylvania, and next to the LIST
Corps Area is probably one of the
most strategic spots.
Gen. Reckord is one of the best
known as well as one of the ableSt
National Guard officers in the coun-
try. He has spent SO years in the
Maryland National Guard, serving
from private to its highest command
He has taken prominent part
IN Maryland politics as we'll as its
National Guard and was adjutant
general of the State when called
into active Federal duty on Febru-
ary ), 194l. He is also national
executive vice president of the Ma
tlonal Rifle Association of America
Served in France.
Gen. Reckord served with the
29th Division in France during the
World War as commanding officer of
the 115th Infantry. The Army
awarded him the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal
When the 10Th Division was de-
modified in 1919 he accepted a
commission as colonel of infantry in
the Ofncers' Reserve Corps and two
years later was made a colonel in
the adjutant generals office of the
Maryland National Guard. He was
promoted to brigadier general
IN July. 1921: to brigadier general
OF the line on March 81, 1924. and
to major general on April IA, 1894.
AS commanding officer of the 18th
Division at Fort Meade. Gen. Rec
kord supervised the training Of this
National Guard outfit since the mo-
bilization started. He was in COM
mand Of its field maneuvers in Vir-
ginia and more recently in the
Carolinas.
Gen. Pratt Is 50.
Gen. Pratt, whom he succeeds at
headquarters OF the Third Corps
Area. is SO years old and a West
Point graduate OF 1904. Serving in
the Cavalry during his earlier years
IN the Army he transferred to the
Air Corps Immediately after the
World War From 1880 to 1884 he
served as assistant chief Of the Air
Corps.
Gen. Pratt has been commander Of
the Air Corps Tactical School and
in 1910 commanded the Philippine
Division. In that year he was
promoted to major general and as
signed to headquarters of the 9th
Corps Area in San Francisco.
He was made commander of the
Second Army Corps on November
20. 1910, with headquarters at Fort
Meade. Md. The headquarters Of
this command subsequently was
changed to Wilmington, Del, and
on August H. last he took over
duties with the Third Corps Area.