History of the 80th Infantry Brigade, California National Guard

1929-1939

This history was completed in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in conjunction with the

California National Guard and the California State Library.

Digitized by the History Office, Camp San Luis Obispo, 24 January 2015

Original document on file at the California State Library

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dquarters., BOth Br1gnde, 40th Di7ie1on, Califor-nia Uat1o .Referencet .Adjutant Geoel'o.l Files Location: Los Angel.es~ Los Aneele~ County /'·Ol•ga niz.ed: tiay G, 1929 -

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Snyder L. Pecble.:., Major­-Exvcutive Officer (Assigned . .Apr. 24., l.9Z9

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r. ll, 1929

J'une 5, 1933

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r. 25, 1929

J'une 15, 1933

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* Headquarters 79th Br!gade,redesignated Headquarters 80th Intantry ~Brigade, Uay 61 1929, ·

Jutant General Report, 1928-1930, page 9.

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, "'r •, Captain-.June 5, 19

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pr~ 12, 1934

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AW!:. 30, 1935

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Bri6nt B. Wells. lst Lieut.--A1de Apr. 5, 1927 (Promoted, CapU!in June 16,193¢)

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nod Dee. 13, 1929) c. 20, 1927

.. Vincent, 1st Lieut.-

ted Capt pr. 12., , 1931

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He~y R. Tho~pson, lst Lieut.­:-:'A:tde {transferred fro!l l60th In.f.Reg.Aug .. 25, 193 .. Sept. 9, l93S) trrsnsferred to Headqus:-ters. l60th

lnf .. Sept. 7, 1938) 'I )

Harding Palmer, 2nd Lieut.--Aide. · . Apr. 29, 1936 (1'rCJ.:nsferrGd rro:n l60th Int .. Reg. · Dec. 20, 1937) {Promoted, lst L1eut.,Jan.20, l9Z8)

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J'an. 20, 1938

lct1vities

General Story Colonel Bareour to Bri~adier Ge

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~ to Brigadier Ganernl de, which ru:cr he held leven ~rea~s alter,~ on

t."'!Orll.~S3i0::1Cd ~!jOl" Qer..e.ral,

Brigade by ho aas ;prom?t6

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re1ed the Croix de Guerre for durtng the Soissons Offensive in July,

ct1ons in which the First Division, ranee.

servie 1916.

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General Hervey grnduated !rom the Unlver the class or 1916. While attending the instructor in rencin~. *

~t referred to when the 80th Brigade, the 40tb Tank C

ce Company and Company D, 115tb -~s at San Luis Obispo.

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in action erved in all

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After attending the camp and noting the various operations or the eucampmeut Colonel Burt made the .following re~rks:

"I caae here on a very lon which included Yisits at reaching the Pacific Coast, and !ind here the National Guard ver.r wonderfully sit

•I t ure in

5. -J~Na ti ona1 Guardsman,July 1937, page 11.

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rucks to infantry units and had made the old tyoe roll

* California Guardsman, August, 19311 page 5 •

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HEADQUARTERS., 80th BRIGADE

The construction ot a rolling kitchen suitable for modern involved several problems. One was the designing ot axle~,

.eels '~· and tires, capable of carcy!ng ben.,. loa.da at high peec! oYer rough terrain._

Another proble%1 ·~~- .the supply ·tof sutficient water for i1Ded1at needs wbUe on the ~road. - · · ~

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he modern kitchen must provide facU!ties for the preparation of rood while enroute. That was possible in the old horsedr. 1tcben, but there is a difference between cooking

vehicle is movi~g at the rate o! four ~ilea per ho bile trnveling over rough ground at perhaps !orcy

hour.

A new portable electric generator was also constructed under the direction of Gener..:: l Story. · This unit was mounted on a four wheel chassis'. The power was furnished by a gasoline motor · connected to a three phase,heavy duty generator. power output is sufficient for lighting a brigad

pools or cable are carried for making temporary

Another problem that confronted the Brigade Starr in 1936 • that of writing a detailed mobili~ation plan.to be used in th vent t hat Bat1onal Guard troops of Southern California r.ere rdcr ed t o duty in a local emergency.

General Story had been assigned !n Southern California, includi San Bernadino and ,a number of s

sector composed of eleven count! the cities of San Diego, Los Angel ler communities.

nd .er.tcency

The full" cooperation of Yari~Jus c1Yic and indust rial orian1zat1on was obtained and Generttl St<>cy is confident that Southern Califor­nia would be prepared to cope with anr emergency.

The foregoing i te~ aotb Brigade Starr. transmitting orders during encampments

illustrate to some degree the working of the Added to these are the routine matters of

to the units in the brigade, especially nd emergencies •

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