The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
135THOBSERVATION
 SQUADRON NOW A RECOGNIZED UNIT.
Colonel Moon, Adiutant Gen. eraI of State, MuSterS In Body-Maior Claggett,
 U. s. A., InSpeCtS


 Officers and enlisted men of the l35th Observation squadron were mustered into the Alabama National Guard and received federal inspec- ton at an impressive ceremony in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel last night,
 Col. Hartley Moon, adjutant gen. eral of the Alabama National Guard, mustered in the squadron, which will be composed of % officers and 1O9 enlisted men, according to the roster of the squadron.
 All but three officers and several enlisted men were on hand for the occasion, and those who were unable to be on hand will be mustered in at later date.
 With full attendance at all forma- tons, the squadron will have q yearly pay roll Of s30.000, Major James Meissner. commanding officer, told the group after being mustered in.
 Officers Are On Hand
 Col. Hartley Moon explained the work which would be expected of the squadron. told of the scope of the national guard units in Alabama and encouraged the men to put forth ef- forts in the squadron not only as a military duty. but for the moral and physical benefits to be derived.
 Maj. Henry Claggett, head of the Fourth aero corps, came from At lanta for federal inspection of the body. He held conferences with the officers following the official mus tering in.
 Major Meissner announced that the squadron would meet twice each week with optional attendance on either day by the. members. Each Thursday at D. m. members will gather at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium, and at D. m Sunday at Roberts field, the landing field of the squadron, which has been put in ac- ceptable shape for federal inspectiJ Jn by efforts of the squadron members with some outside assistance during the past months.
 Roberts field was inspected by Ma jor Claggett yesterday afternoon. He expressed pleasure and eommenda- tfon at the progress made.
 Officers
 The personnel of the officers of the squadron contains the names of sew eral men who saw actual service
 
 title of faces" from their record in bringing down enemy planes.
 The officers of the squadron who were mustered fin are: James A. Meissner, major; William V. M. Rob ertson, Jr, captain; Sumpter Smith, captain; James A. Simpson, captain Samuel C. Bowman first lieutenant; Tank B. Cornell, first lieutenant: w. P. McCrossin, IT,, first lieutenant: Henry G. Heydorn first lieutenant; Edgar w. Stanford, first lieutenant. Henry L. Badham, Jr. first Heuten- ant; Thomas c. Wingo, first lieuten- ant; Jack B. Smith, first lieutenant; George ". Archer, first lieutenant: Key A. Foster. second lieutenant: John F. Scott, second lieutenant, Harry F. Rees, second lieutenant: John ]. Beggs, second lieutenant: Philip N. Bush, second lieutenant James D. Kirkpatrick, Jr., second lieutenant; William A. McNeeiy sec . ond lieutenant: James II. Willis. sec ohd lieutenant. and James r. Kirk nam, second lieutenant. Edward R saunders, first lieutenant Percy G Cowin, second lieutenant. and Basil M- Clark second lieutenant, were not present but are members of the squadron.
 The following Is the list of enlisted men most of whom were mustered in last night:
 Harold C. Allen. William D. Ayers. Marion ". Bagwell. Howard s. Ban ton, Clarence A. Barinowski. William ID. Berry, Charles C. Best, Albert Bishop, Joseph O. Blackman Ellison .. Blackstone, Paul 1T. Blackwell. samuel H. Brown. George H. Buchan- ap Charles W. Campbell. Wilbur g Carlton, Blaine M Claypool, Harry Chapman, George H. Coker. Ollie T Cost, George B. Cotton. Sol M. Crum- rine, William l.. Davis, Simmon R Dean, George F. DeFoor, Jesse c. DeFoor, Alton Dennis. Thomas w Doster, Carl G. Dykes Henry M. Do- zier, Jr.. orman R. Edgar, John l.. Elder Joseph E. Embry. Clifford Emond. Samuel Evans. Dave M. Friedman, Coleman w Gillian, John c. Golightly, Robert NJ Gray, Harry J. Greenberg, John F. Griffin Louis G. Griffin, Russell r. Griffin, Clyde W. Guthrie, Charles w Henry Stroup k. Hickman, Bryce Holden, John L. Howard, Crawford l.. Huckaby, Ar thur A. Humphrey, Nelson P. Hurry stewart M. Jackson, Vivian NJ Jones, James c. Kirby. Phillip J. Lavigne Curtis W. Layton. James N Lentz, Mitchell H. Laveille, Jr.. Dewitt T. Ieverett, Allison R. McBee William J. Mccullough, Lou McCray. John w. McDougaH John McGinty, Walton C. McHale, Emmett M. Mckee, Virgil E. McNatt. James V. Mcqueen, Orma F. McRae, Joe M. Marston, George L. Mattinson, Miles B. Parsons. Eugene A. Pigg. zack W. Rees Murry " Re- gan, Clyde A. Fucker, Howard w Russell, Luther c. Sadler, Russell D. Shaeff. Lloyd Shaffer, John J. Shaw, Robert H. Snapp. Joseph F. Spain, Roland IA Sparkman, Cecil C. Steed. Abner N. Stone, James N. Summers James R. Tice Weimar J. Turner Floyd P. Van Landingham. Elmer Walker, Samuel L. Wallace. Roy T Watson. Ross G. Watts, Herman IT. White, Hulan E. Whitehead, Stanley H. Whiten, Ebert T. Whitson. Will liam B. Wier. George W. Wilson, C. H. Wood. Clarence E. Yates. Ar gus W. Young, James A. Young, Gra- ham E. Zimmerman, Fred D. Bog gan, Wade H. Allen, Conrad K Young, James G. Adams.
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