The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
FAIRNONT. YOUNG
MEN WIN HONORS
ATOFFICERSCANP
Announcement Made Today
of Those Who Were
warded Commissions
MANI FkUM InlO 0lAlL
in Several Instances Pri-
Yates in the Guard Get
Captaincies.
MANY FROM THIS STATE


General Mccain today forwarded In
structions to the commanding onlCer
of the reserve officers training camp
At Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, lndiansp--
oils, Ind, to inform those concerned
Of their appointments to commissions
10 date from August Is. The list IN
cludes the following West Virginians
Third Company.
To be second lieutenant, init. sec"
OFFICERS Reserve Corps-John X. Ash
Sy Charleston; Benjamin G. oberlin,
Charleston; william DeVaugh, Park
ersburg; Harry ]. Anderson, Manning
ton.
Fourth Company.
To be second Lieutenant, init, sec,
OFFICERS Reserve CorpS-Otto 2. Le'
blanc, battalion sergeant major. head
quarters Company, Second w. Va
National guard; Lane S. Anderson
Charleston; Clarence 0. Morris, tirst
sergeant to Supply Co., Of Second W.
va, National Guard.
Fifth Company
To be captain init. Sec, Officers Re-
serve Corps-James A Gartlan, prl'
rate W. va. National Guard; Fred E,
swiger, private, W. Va. National
Guard: Frank H. Geiltuss, regimental
,upply sergeant w. Va, national guard
Wayne c. Lawrence, Jr,, Logan.
To be first lieutenant, init. sec, Oti-
,orS paserva Corns-Charles E. King
private w. Va. national guard.
To be second lieutenant, init. sec,
officer's Reserve Corps-Ronald T.
Calendar, Parkersburg; Fred T.
Wright, battalion sergeant major, W.
Va National Guard; Emery Smith, pri
vate w. Va. National Guard; George
shissler, Sistersville; Harry P. Jones,
Parkersburg; Clarence NJ. Ballard
,ergeant W. Va. National Guard;
George G. Jackson, sergeant w. Va
National Guard.
Sixth Company
To be second lieutenant, init. seco
officers Reserve Corps-Frank E Ar
lett, Clarksburg; Lewis D. Gerhardt
r., sergeant Co. F, First w. Va.
Seventh Company.
To be major, Init. section, Officers
Reserve Corps; Thomas NJ. Hays, OF
huntington.
To be captain, inf. Sec, OFFICERS Re,
serve Corps: Frank H. McGregor, Of
parkersburg; Wallace W, Johns, Hun
ling on; Lindley A. Allen, Wheeling;
Patrick D. Koontz, Charleston; Albert
G. Hallock, Wheeling Frank E. Lin,
uell, Athens; Joseph D. Holloway, Of
Wheeling; Lewis H. Cort Jr., Hunting
ON: Douglas H. Harnish, Parkersburg
Horace G. Freed, Charleston; Dennis
M. Moore, sergeant West Virginia
National Guard
To be first lieutenant init. section
Officers Reserve Corps-Martin w.
Lanham, Grafton, William G. Stath'
srs, Clarksburg; Eugene G. Kersting,
Jlarksburg, W. Va, Thomas w. Pey'
ION. Huntington; Thomas D. Kern,
Charleston; Justus Stalnaker, First
FIRST w. Va. National Guard, Frank
9 Wallace, Huntington; John P. Jones
Princeton; Brown Lewis, Charleston;
Hubert G. Heinisch, Huntington; w,
Hughes, Wheeling; Henry w. Bills,
Wheeling.
To be second lieut., init. Sec, Off,
,er's Reserve Corps-Earl c. Jameson
Huntington; Phillip A, Herscher, OF
Charleston; Watt Stewart, Summer
lille: Leo. A. Coleman, Wheeling; Ho.
ner F. Barnes, Fairmont, Harry w.
Davis, Huntington; Francis o. Roller,
Charleston; William Walters, Wheel.
ing; Whiting C. Faulkner, Martins
burg; William A Richie, Huntington;
Carroll Beckwith, Princeton; William
L snedeker, Wheeling; James E kuy-
kendall, Charleston; Melvin Stewart,
Glendale; Andrew L. Kouns, Hunting
ton; Albert G. Springer, Blackville;
Howard E. Nay, Wheeling; Eugene C.
Langfitt, Parkersburg; Raymond L..
Beuhring, Huntington; Frank S. HUI
ill, ClarSsburg, Clarksburg; Edwin L
Powell, Parkersburg; George G Davis
sutton; George L. CoyIe, Charleston;
Clinton c. Kemp, Wellsburg; Ray
nond L. Biddle, Parkersburg; Burmah
). Dusenberry, Huntington; Charles E
Mahan, Wheeling; Max c. Nelson,
Morgantown; owen R. Rlttenhouse,
?arkersburg; John NJ McConihay, Of
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