Oops … Make That Company K

In February the News mentioned that Hobart's militia company had moved further along in the alphabet:

The Hobart company is now Co. K, 3rd battalion, 1st regiment, I.N.G., with Col. Gray of Covington as commanding officer of the regiment. Hobart was formerly the 5th separate company.

That is all the explanation we get. I don't understand these things anyway.

Based on what I've seen in the files at the Hobart Historical Society, Company K finished out the war with the same letter.

Company K held regular drills on Tuesday evenings and Sunday afternoons, and invited all Hobart citizens, men and women alike, to come and watch. Captain Charles Allen notified members to be sure to show up on Tuesday, March 5, so they could be measured — the state would soon be providing them with uniforms. They were also promised "equipment, which includes everything except arms and ammunition"!


Source: "Hobart Militia Co. to Receive Uniforms and Equipment." Hobart News 28 Feb. 1918.