1951 BETHANY BEACH FIRING
RANGE
ACTIVITIES
Approximately 600 Regular
Army troops of the 19th AAA Group from Fort George Meade ,
Maryland, are scheduled to
arrive between January 10th and 12th for two
weeks of anti aircraft practice on the Bethany Beach ranges,
starting January 15th. This was announced by Colonel
Osgood McIntyre, commanding officer at Fort Miles, Lewes. Other
groups are expected in February and on progressively in 1951
maneuvers because of the war emergency.
All of the firing for the
first two weeks will be on the Bethany Beach range says Lt. Col.
Walter Abrams, Fort Miles executive officer. Practice hours are 8
am to 5 pm during the winter and from 1 pm to 7 pm in the summer
maneuvers.
These troops, all new
recruits, will be billeted at the Bethany barracks and not at Fort
Miles.
Anti aircraft practices in
the northern most ranges above Indian River Inlet will be held in
February.
Wilmington Morning News,
Saturday, December 30, 1950.
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