| Show ba S bield ra praised fall training successfully completed at camp wilfong in cedar city seven days of field training were successfully concluded saturday at camp wilfong cedar city by the third battalion field artillery regiment and attached units which included included the s service ervice battery from lehi company C a and lid the medical detachment of the engineers major henry E beal of the battalion staff exar expressed essed a most favorable opinion of the camp when v hen he said we feel that it was one of the most enjoyable and inspru instructive 2 camps ever held by the guard in utah range facilities werl were vely fine the program outlined seemed to be highly satisfactory to tile the officers and men and the weather was ideal for the kind 0 of f w work r I 1 we were doing we solved quite a number of problems the firing by the officers was above reproach major beal added that the food was fine which was quite on all item for thanksgiving week tile the march to and from camp was vas made without injury to men or vehicles the camp afforded officers an excellent opportunity to familiarize themselves with the adamini ot tra ration tion and handling of a battalion that operates alone not only those directing the training out aut also visitors from other units were unanimous in their praise of th the organization at work commented major beal it would not surprise me he said if our own experiences perien ces and observations and those made by others would lead to holding more battalion camps visiting officers included brigadier general W G williams sd ad mutant general of utah colonel A E wilfong commander of the 2122 nd field artillery lieutenant colonel J wallace west and lieutenant colonel henry burr parser parker instructor of the national guard in utah major john mcdowall unit instructor U S army bno is regularly stationed at richfield was vas at the camp the entire week the battalion staff officers and major mcdowall battery E under command of captain norman M andreason and tho medical detachment of which dr david 13 gottfredson M D is the training officer returned to richfield late saturday afternoon |
