Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-16
GRAND RAPIDS
MEN WELL
j. Xii

Out of the sixteen men that enter
ed the Training Camp at Fort Sheri-
dan three months ago, seven of them
have been selected as commissioned
officers. This IS a pretty good per
cent for selection of the number of
entries considering the fact that the
physical examinations are very strict
and the further fact that several of
our boys were pretty young. Most OF
those who failed to secure commits
sion, lacked in physical examination
and others their youth was the only
thing that barred them. They may
come in for commissions little later
Every Grand Rapids man that entered
the Sheridan camp did so Of his own
free will and accord without any soli-
citation whatever. This fact is self
evidence of his willingness to serve
his country without solicitation on the
part of anybody. We join with the
citizens of Grand Rapids in extending
our congratulations to all of those who
are successful and to all those who
showed willingness to serve and were
barred for physical disability or on
account of their youth. The following
is the list of the seven Grand Rapids
men who were granted commissions
at the Officers Training Camp, Fort
Sheridan, announcement of the ap-
pointments being made Monday.
Guy Nash was the only one receiv-
ing a captains commission, being as
signed to the Field Artillery in the
National Army.
The following are those from this
city who received commissions:
Earl M. Hill-Second Lieutenant, in
fantry section, Officers Reserve
Corps.
Earl Melton, second lieutenant, in
fantry section, Officers Reserve Corps.
Myron Hill, first lieutenant, infan-
try section, Officers Reserve Corps.
Edmund P. Arpin, second lieutenant
infantry section, Officers Reserve
Corps.
Arthur J. Crowns, first lieutenant,
Field Artillery section, Officers Re-
serve Corps.
Guy Nash, captain, Field Artillery
in national army.
Geo. DeBruin, second lieutenant
quartermaster corps, national army
C. G. Mullen, second lieutenant,
quartermaster corps, National army
Charles Harold Babcock, second
lieutenant, infantry section Officers
Reserve Corps.
Lieut.. Earl Hill will not return home
with the other Grand Rapids men.
Word was received here announcing
the fact that he had been detailed with
four others of his company to go to
Cambridge, Mass, to take a special
course in trench work He will leave
for there on Thursday.
Officers graduated from the training
camps are appointed to the Officers
Reserve Corps because they will thus
become available for call into service
after the present war. They will be
detailed from the Reserve Corps to
command units in the National Army
or Regular Army but at the conclusion
of hostilities will be retained to the
inactive list.
Those officers appointed directly
from the training camps to the Ma
tional Army will be mustered out af-
ter the war, and so will not be auto
matically available in the event of any
subsequent need.
The War Department has therefore
adopted the policy of appointing to the
Officers Reserve Corps all men whose
age permits and who are otherwise
satisfactory. The maximum age limits
for appointment to the Officers Re-
| serve Corps are: For major As; fol-
captain 40; for first lieutenant, So;
for Second lieutenant 80. There is NJ
age limit for appointment of officers
to the National Army.