Evening star., 1946-04-05
.2-H|our Parade
ksArmy Day
Here Tomorrow
$500 Troops to
March; Special
Displays Arranged

The first national celebration OF
Army Day since 1941 will be held
tomorrow, honoring the Army fol
Its heroic performance during the
war, with $500 veteran troops
scheduled to march down Constitu-
ton avenue to highlight observance
of the day in the Nations Capital.
This 10Th celebration of Army
Day-and the 29th anniversary OF
the United States entry into the
World War-serves the double pur-
pose of acquainting the people OF
the Nation with the Army and the
necessity for maintaining a strong
armed force.
Sponsored by the Military Order
Of World Wars, Army Day is pro-
claimed annually by the President
who in turn calls on the Governors
of the States to take similar action
The parade will feature members
of the 82nd "All-American" Air
borne Division and a large number
of other troops. Seven bands will
march, including the 82nd Airborne
Band, the Army Air Forces Band.
two Cadet bands from local high
schools and three Army Ground
Forces bands.
President to Be in Chicago.
President Truman, General Eisen-
hover and Secretary of War Patter-
son will be in Chicago to participate
in the largest of the four prin-
clpal Army Day observances. But
Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young. COM
manding general of the Military
District of Washington, said large
group of officials will review the
parade from the reviewing stand
on Constitution avenue just south of
the White House, including Under
secretary OF War Kenneth C. Roy
all; Gen. Courtney B. Hodges. COM
manding general of the 1st Army:
Gen. Thomas T. Handy, Deputy
Chief OF Staff; Brig. Gen. Albert C.
Cox, former commanding officer of
the District National Guard, and a
number of Government leaders.
The s2d, oldest paratroop division
In the Army, went into action at Celia
Sicily; Salerno and Anzio, Italy:
Normandy on D day; Nijmegen in
Holland and the Battle of the
Ardennes Forest where they held
the northern flank of Won Run
stedt's breakthrough.
In addition to the two combat
teams of the 82d and their attached
artillery battalions, the following
units will participate: A combat
team of the 25th Infantry Regiment,
composed of Negro troops; the 3Oth
Field Artillery Battalion, with trac-
tor-drawn 155-mm. howitzers and g.
inch guns; the 394th F. A. B., with
l05-mm. hoWitzers; the 43d Cavalry
Reconnaissance Squadron, the 49th
Infantry Scout Dog Platoon and a
contingent of 1000 Washington high
school cadets.
900 Vehicles.
Parade-goers will see more than
300 vehicles, including scout cars
tanks, jeeps. half -tracs, motorcycles
weasels, 21a ton tracks, amtracs and
self-propelled cannon. 1t. Col. Elias
C. Townsend, provost marshal of the
military district, will be parade mar
shal.
The 250th Military Police Com
pany, which is scheduled to march
will be disbanded Immediately after
the parade at Fort Myer. High.
point men will be discharged and
low-pointers will be transferred to
other units.
The 300th Military Police Company
will form an escort to the parade
along its entire length.
Army posts in the Washington
area have scheduled a variety Of
open house" programs for civilian
visitors. The Army Medical Center
at Walter Reed Hospital will receive
visitors from 10 am. to 5 pm, with
escorted tours scheduled to leave
the Red Cross House at short inter-
vals to see occupational therapy
and vocational shops, the artificial
limb workshop. the X-ray therapy
department and one of the Nations
largest indoor swimming pools
There will also be exhibits showing
research and development of the
artificial plastic eye and the CO.'S
metic prosthetic hand.
/ Planes on Exhibit.
Andrews Field, Md, will conduct
inspection tours for guests between
I and pm, with displays of hell
copter flying, American fighter ano
pomber plane inspections and ex-
hlbits OF Allied and enemy weapons
There will be an exhibition of C-47
transport planes dropping para.
chute cargo loads.
Boiling Field will show visitors 2
display OF AAF bombers, includine
the B-29 and Bit, between l and
4 pm. Fort Belvoir, Va, will throw
open the huge Army Service Forces
iWhere hundreds of CT technicians
were trained in the operation and
repair of all kinds of enginee,
equipment.
special demonstrations of NINE
idetector equipment and bridge
building will be featured on the
Fort Belvoir Army Day schedule.
I Eisenhower to Broadcast.
Gen. Eisenhower will be featured
as principal speaker in a special
Army Day command performance
radio show for troops overseas and
in military hospitals in this coun-
try. The program will include Bette
Davis, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Di-
nah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy
Ourante, the Andrews Sisters, Spike
Jones and his City Slickers, the
Homer Hall Chorus, Robert Max
well, Harry Won Zell and Meredith
f, Wilson.
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