Smyrna times., 1947-07-31
CAMP
FOR GUARD UNIT
400 Guard Officers and Men
To Leave For Field Train
ing at Bethany Beach
GET BAND INSTRUMENTS

The first advance detail left
Tuesday to prepare for the arrival
of the 400 officers and men of the
Delaware Guard ground forces at
Bethany Beach early Saturday
morning for two weeks field train
ing. Additional advance details
yesterday and today are preparing
the camp for the arrival of the
198th A.A.A. Group, to draw food
and other supplies, and have them
on hand. Because of the success
of the current campaign for en-
listments, Capt. John w. Ellis, adj
jutant of the group, said it is prob
able that the number at the Camp
Walter w. Bacon, to be conducted
from Saturday to Aug. 16, will be
about 400. Approximately 80 men
have signed up in the campaign
conducted under direction of Lieut.
Col. j. James Ashton, commanding
officer of the 746th A. A. Gun Bat
talon of the group
Group to Draw Food
Tech. Sergt. David A. Freeman
will leave at 1 o'clock to-day
Thursday with four men to draw
rations from Fort Miles early Fri
day morning so it can be prepared
for arrival of the main body of the
198th A. A. A. Group early Satur-
day morning. A group drill will
will be held at 8 o'clock Friday
night in each armory of the state
so the equipment of the units may
be loaded on trucks for the early
Saturday morning start of con-
voys. Units will take off at 1901
a. m. Saturday. This means the
Milford and Georgetown batteries
will arrive at camp first, shortly
after 1 a. M, Dover units, next,
about 2 a. M, and the Wilmington
units and those from New Castle
and Newark at 3 a. m.
Band Gets % Instruments
/ Lieutenant Holland has announc-
ed % band instruments have been
received from the Philadelphia
Quartermaster Depot of the Army
for the 287th A. G. F. Band of the
Delaware National Guard The
band, now in formation under di-
rection of Warrant officer q. g)
Donald c. Ramos, will be at camp.
Lieut.-Col. John B. Moore, execu-
tive officer. who has been working
with Maj. Paul 1. Donnelly, plans
and training officer, on the sched-
ule of camp activities, announced
the following events: Visit of the
Army inspection team from First
Army headquarters, Governors ISL
adm, N. Y, Aug. IL to 13; small
arms inspection team of Army to
be at camp Aug. 4 to 15, to ex-
anime all firearms used, and Chem
ical Warfare team to give DEM
instration on Aug. IL. There may
be air contact for the first time in
Delaware National Guard history
during the entire period of the an
nual encampment between Bethany
Beach and the New Castle County
Airport, under plans disclosed
Monday night. Only War Depart
ment approval providing for pay
ment of salaries of pilots involved,
remains before putting the plan
into effect This is expected at
any time from the National Guard
Bureau in Washington, D. c., it
was indicated. 1t is planned to
have four pilots of the 142nd
Fighter Squadron, Delaware Ma
tional Guard, Air, assigned to ac-
tive duty during the ground forces
encampment period, Aug. PIG in
elusive, for the special flying be-
tween Bethany Beach and New
Castle County Airport. Capt. w.
D. Livergood and First Lieut.. E. B.
Gravatt are to be on this special
duty the first week of the encamp-
ment; and First Lieut.. c. E. Atkin-
son and Second Lieut.. Frank Stern,
! the second week.