Evening star., 1921-12-08
.CO[0RS PRESENTED
TO D. c. REGIMENT
Merit Badges and Prizes Also
Presented to Local
Guardsmen.

National colors were presented to
the Engineer Regiment, District of
Columbia National Guard. Tuesday
night at the armory by Miss Valerie
Padelford, granddaughter Of Gen. Albert
Ordway, organizer and first command
ing general Of the District of Colum-
bia militia. At the same time merit
badges and prizes won for excellence
in rifle shooting were awarded to
guardsmen.
The colors were received by Brig,
Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding the
District guard, who. In brief speech
expressed the appreciation of the
guard. The coiors were then turned
over to the color guard and saluted
by the battalion.
In presenting the colors Miss Padel-
father Gen. Albert Ordway. organizer
and first commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard
1. Valerie Padelford, present this flag
to the 1st Battalion of Engineers
District of Columbia National Guard
Two Given 2O-Year Bar.
Service medals were presented to
the following:
.Twenty-five-year gold medal-Lieut.
Twenty-year bar-Maj. c. Fred
Cook, adjutant generals department
/ Maj. John w. Oehmann, Engineers.
Fifteen-year medal-Private Julian
S. Oliff. Company c. Engineers.
| Fifteen-year bar Staff Sergt
Charles S. Woodin, Headquarters and
Service Company.
Ten-year medal-Capt. Edward H
, Grove, Quartermaster Corps; Capt
| Henry H. Leizear. Ordnance Depart
ment; Band Leader Malcolm Horton
/ Headquarters and Service Company
quarters and Service Company.
Three-Year Medal.
Maj. William T. Galliher. Quarter
inspector generals department; Capt
Harry E. Gladman, Engineers; Capt
George ]. Allen, Medical Corps; Capt
| George L. Evans, Engineers; Capt
John r. Kain, Engineers.
Headquarters and Supply Company
! Engineer Regiment-Master Sergt
Fletcher Bernsdorff, Master Sergt
| Bernard A. Buscher. Staff Sergt. Ray
| mond H. Gibson. Sergt. Andrew p
| Helwig. Sergt. John P. Sneigoski
| Corp. Charles B. Mcpherson, Private
(first CLASSY Lemuel o. Fletcher, Pri-
F. Biggins. Private Arsenic Branca
| Private Otto Hammerbacher. Private
LaMonte K. Johnson, Private Cor
| nelius f. Murphy, jr.; Private Joseph
H. Neely. Private Walter L. Redtield
Private Charles w. See, Private Ben
staff Sergt. William f. Buechler
| Staff Sergt Oswald Z. Camp, Sergt
| Arthur B. Alley, Sergt. George w
Johns; Corp sslsador a1sad5 rHsasPisE H: rstEons
Schwab. Private Joseph B. Herbert
| Private Arthur c. Taylor.
Company B, Engineer Regiment
Corp. Halvern L. Norris, Corp. VIII.
liam H. Scott, Private Earl A
Wheeler.
Staff Sergt. Wilfred f. Garlick.
Wins Evening Star Medal.
Technical sergt. Joseph H. Robert
| District Guard rifle championship. ant
The Evening Star medal for the cham
pionship at 200 yards rapid fire was
| presented to Lieut.. Sidney Morgan
| Medals. were also presented to thu
winners Of the company team matcf
won by the headquarters and service
| company, team. composed Of: Firs,
Lieut.. Sidney Morgan. Stan Sergt: -"
E. Thorne, staff Sergt. r. D. McElroy
| and Private J. c. Jensen.
| Workmanship insignia were pre-
| sented to the following:
Sharpshooters-Staff Sergt. w. q
Thorne. Headquarters and Suppl,
Company; Bugler H. B. Sampson
Company A. Engineer Regiment
Private w. r.. Whitlock. Company c
Private J. c. Wheate, Company c.
Marksmen Brig. Gen. Antor
Stephan, First Lieut.. w. F. Jorgen'
sen. Second Lieut.. Goodwin p. Dunn
Master Sergt. F. F. Bernsdorff, Head.
quarters and Supply Company. Sergt
L. II. Barnard, Company A; Sergt. H
| H. Meares. Company c; Corp. L; T
Rhea, Company c; Corp. H. p. Mul.
ford, Company B; Private tfirst class)
| E. B. Richmond, Company B; Private
F.. D. Andrus. Company A; Private X
v. Kirkpatrick, Company c: Private
N. D. Price. Company B: Private J. L
Voegler, Company c; Private C. B
McCuller Company c.