Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-02 | Page 7 | National Guard to Fire Sunday

NATIONAL GUARD TO FIRE SUNDAY 4 First of the field artillery's spring pring firing sessions sessions' will be held at Camp W. W G. G Williams at Jordan Narrows Sunday at a. a m. m Captain C. C E. E Smith adjutant of the tho field artillery Utah national guard said ald Saturday I Units participating will be the fIrst battalion commanded by Major Hajor L. L Newey and the second battalion commanded by Major William Villiam F. F Weller Weiler Colonel Carl CarlA A. A Badger will be lie in charge First battalion units include battery bat- bat tery cry B of Bountiful comma commanded ded by Lieutenant Donald L. L Smith and battery A of Salt Lake City Captain Frank Trank S. S Hummel Officers Officer to Servo Serve Second battalion units include batter battery F of or Provo Captain Thorit C. C Herbertson and battery D of ot Salt Lake Lako City Captain Reed H. H Richards Officers of oC artillery ry headquarters headquarters battery and service battery will fire with the two battalions Firing will be continued on May 10 0 On May 24 2 regimental and battalion commanders will observe I firing iring by battery E at ManU Mantl and battery C at Logan Ono One thousand rounds will be fired during the month of ot May Captain Smith said The firing practice serves as a refresher course and ando to o pr prepare pare officers and men for summer encampment at Jordan Narrows Will vm Take Positions This program has proved beneficial beneficial benefi benefi- cial cia 1 in the past and last year enabled enabled enabled en- en en en- Utah national guard units to rank among the best in the in the nation Training in road marching and occupancy oc oc- occupancy oc- oc of positions also will be gained during these firing sessions Captain Smith said Similar sessions sessions ses ses- ses- ses I will vili be conducted in the fall after summer encampment