Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30
State National Guard
VIII March on armed
Forces Day
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manded by First Lieutenant John
Michael; Medical Detachment,
commanded by Captain Edward
Bowen, III, and the I53rd Signal
Detachment, headed by Warrant
officer Raymond w. Brown. Cap
tain Robert G. O'Dell commands
Battery G at Harrington, with
First Lieutenant Samuel DeBoer
commanding Battery B at Middle
town. Captain Alfonso Vitolo is
the commanding Oncer of the New
Castle Battery d unit.
Seven units of the 945th AAA
Bn. (AW) (MbD are located through
out Sussex County. First Lieuten-
ant Walter L. Johnson commands
Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery at Georgetown with Cap
tain Aubrey G. SmOOt, Jr., in charge
of the Medical Detachment. First
Lieutenant Charles Rider heads the
DagsbOrO Battery B, while First
Lieutenant James Myers is in COM
mand of Battery A at Laurel. Cap
tain Harold Coulbourn is the COM
manding officer of Battery d at
Seaford First Lieutenant Dallas
Butler commands Battery G at Mill
ford and Second Lieutenant John
Buel heads the 20Sth AAA Detach-
ment (RCAT) which is located at
Fort Miles.
286th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Op-
erations Detachment (NGUS) is
commanded by Major James L.
Marvel and is attached to the 16Oth
AAA Group.
National Guard units will as
semble at the Dover Air Base at
$500 p. m. on May Is. Lieutenant
Colonel West will have units of the
19Srd AAA Bn. (AW) (MbD meet
first at the Dover ArmOry and then
travel to the air base as a battal-
ion. Lieutenant Colonel Niles has
ordered units of the 945th AAA Bn.
(AW) (Mbl to meet just south
of the air base and they will move
to the assembly area Immediately
following the 193rd AAA Bn. (AW)
(MbD Headquarters and Head
quarters Battery, 16Oth AAA Group,
which is commanded by Captain
Charles f. Bryan, Jr., will be one
of the first units to arrive followed
by the 2S6th AAA Operations Det
tNGUS) and the 208th AAA De-
tachment (RCAT). All movements
will be made by the latest type
motor vehicles which are assigned
TO the Delaware National Guard.
Delaware National Guards will
march as three units in the Armed
Forces Day Parade. Headquarters
and Headquarters Battery, 160th
AAA Group with 286th AAA OPP
eratiOns Detachment and 2O8th
AAA Detachment (RCAT) will lead
the National Guard contingent.
Next in line will be the 160th AAA
Group COlors followed by the 193rd
AAA Bn. (AW) (MbD marching
as a Battalion in mass headed by
Lieutenant Colonel West. 945th
AA Bn. (AW) (MbD, commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel Niles will
follow also in mass formation.
Lieutenant Colonel Albert W..
Adams, executive officer, 160th AAA
Group, will be in command of the
parade as Colonel Ralph S. Baker,
commanding officer Of the lower
Delaware National Guards. will be
IN the reviewing stand with many
other dignitaries.
Major Hirsch, project officer, has
been assured by Brigadier General
Joseph J. Scannell, Adiutant Gen
eTal, State Of Delaware, that he
will be present for the ceremonies
and will also take a place in the
reviewing party. The 287th Army
Band, Delaware National Guards
highly rated unit, and headed by
CWO Edwin Williams, Sill be a
marching unit in the parade and
preceding the activities will pre-
sent 80 minute band concert. The
National Guard is rated with one
Of the best in the country and has
received several high honors.
Colonel Ralph S. Baker, a veter-
an of many years in the National
Guard, Reserve and on active duty
during World War II, has an
nOunced that the units of the 16Oth
AAA Group are making plans to
transport all the Boy Scout Troops
of lower Delaware to the Dover
Air Base on Armed Forces Day.
May Is. Boy Scouts will assemble
at the various armOries throughout
lower Delaware where they will
board the army trucks for the trip
to the base. Boy Scouts will be in
the charge Of their respective scout
masters. A representative of the
160th AAA Group will meet with
the scoutmasters at Bridgeville and
CheswOld this week to make final
plans. It is the opinion of the 16Oth
AAA Group Commander that this
will be a great opportunity for the
boy scouts, our leaders of tomOr-
row, to see the elaborate display of
equipment that will be at the Do
yer Air Base on Armed Forces Day.
There is also a strong possibility
that the Boy Scouts may march as
troop units in the civilian element
of the parade.
Every effort is being made by the
Delaware National Guard to Join
with the Air Force in making this
years Armed Forces Day one of
the most interesting ever held.
Governor j. Caleb Boggs issued
proclamation last week proclaim
ing the week of May 10 to May II
as Armed Forces Week and he has
urged the citizens to turn out in
force to see what the Armed
Forces are doing toward being
prepared to defend our country if
the need should ever come.