Milford chronicle., 1955-07-15
1900 State Gudrdssnen
Due To Camp

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camp cook school which will be
conducted by personnel from End
Army Headquarters at Fort George
G. Meade, Md.
The cooks will report to Fort
Miles at 8 a. m on July 81, and
each man attending the school win
be required to bring an up-to-date
food handlers certificate. hot
meal will be served to troops
reaching the two camps at noon
Sunday.
Six training detectives will be
the goal of this years encamp-
ment, according to General Moore
They are:
ITO develop each individual to
| the level of proficiency and leader
ship required by his present or
anticipated assignment; concar-
rently, with the development of
individuals, continued unit train
ing to the extent practicable in
order to nring those units to the
highest proficiency for field oper-
ations; to develop leadership
qualities and abilities in all COM
missioned and non-commissioned
officers; to complete, successfully,
the annual target practice; to
complete the Army Field Force
Tests for qualification as Security
Force units, and to develop prof.
cheney in communications training
with particular emphasis on radio
operation and procedure.
Troops, who will begin leaving.
New Castle at a. m, will go di-
rectly to firing ranges just south
of the Indian River Inlet and be-
tween Bethany Beach and Fen
wick Island to await further or
ders prior to moving to their
base camps. All units are expected
to be in camp by p. m. that
Sunday.
General Moore said the 160th
AAA Grorp, commanded by Col.
Ralph S. Baker. and his two auto
matte weapon battalions, the 945th
and 193rd, will be stationed at
Fort Miles along with other at
tached units and the brigade head
quarters and State Detachment
Col. ]. James Ashton 19Sth AAA
Group, including The 156th and
736th AAA Gun i3attalions and
stationed at Bethany Beach. Both
camps, however, will bsar the
name of William E. Lank, Della
wares grand old soldier and a
retired member of the guard.
Firing Schedules
The 945th and 193rd, COM
manded by 1t. Col. Jerome D. Niles
and 1t. Col. Joshua T. West will
fire 40mm automatic weapons from
the north firing range near the
inlet The 736th, headed by 1t
Col. Lawrence Hayes, and the
156th, commanded by James Ma
loney will fire it's Comm guns at
the south range near Bethany
Beach
Medical detachments will be
stationed with the troops on both
firing ranges, while a base dis
pensary will be set up by the 116th
Surgical Hospital at Fort Miles. |
DR.. Allen G. Wooden, who com |
mands the unit will be in charge |
Sunday will be spent in prepar-
ing the camp while the ranges
will be set up the following day.
Tracking and towing missions.
including the firing at radio con-
trOlled planes are scheduled for
the first week. 1t is not expected |
the 90s will fire at towed targets
until the second week of the train
ing.
A new twist to Governors Day,
to be held Friday, Aug. 5, will |
be nearly all guardsmen riding in
Army vehicles towing their heavy
weapons. Various awards will be !.
made during the ceremonies, at
which time Gov. J. Caleb Boggs
and General Lank are expected to
attend
An entirely new event to be held
this year will be an overnight BIZ
vcuac. The command by General
Moore and his brigade staff.
Maj. Everett j. KINNEY, adiu-
tant of the 261st, announced that
troops will have plenty of time for
recreation and that several sport
ing contests have been arranged.
A track meet is planned for Cover
nor's Day.
He said men not on details will /
be given passes during the evening
Special buses will make nightly /
runs TO Rehoboth and to Ocean
City, Md.
There usually are two total
ar. Of