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Show National Guard Practice at Camp Williams Utah's national guardsmen of the 222nd field artillery began two weeks of Intensive gunnery drills Monday morning at the Camp Williams Wil-liams at Jordan Narrows. The first day of firing was directed direct-ed by Lieutenant Colonel Albert E. Wilfong, who described the field work as satisfactory. The 850 officers and men arose at 5 a. m. and a formal guard mount was conducted) until 5:30 a. m., when a retreat parade was held. The entire contingent was on the march by 8 a. m. and the firing began be-gan a short time later when the motorized- field pieces were placed on the range. The firing of the 37-millimeter pieces continued Tuesday. Brigadier General W. G. Williams will be in command of the troops and Colonel Hamilton Gardner will direct much of the activity. By Saturday night the Lehi Service Ser-vice battery had the camp prepared for the other units of the artillery. The 101 station wagons and trucks compose the largest assemblage of motorized war equipment in the history his-tory of Utah. The 850 guardsmen also make up the greatest arm strength ever assembled in the state, officers in charge report. I n |
