Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
Civilian Army News

washington were announced last week
! by Organized Reserve headquarters:
Lieut.. Col. Francis A. Awl. Infantry
reserve. having moved to the 9th
Corps Area. is relieved from assign
ment 10 the 18th Division; Second
Lieut. Milton r. Scott. Field Artillery
reserve. having moved to the LIST
Corps Area. is relieved from assign
ment to the Field Artillery group;
Capt Russell c. Enberg. Infantry re-
serve. having moved to the 9th Corps
Area. is relieved from assignment to
the 52lst Infantry Battalion. zone OF
the Interior First Lieut.. William n.
McGrath. Engineer reserve, having
transferred to the Military lnteln-
gence Division reserve, Is renewed
from assignment to the ed Cavalry
Division: First Lieuts. William T.
Lynch and John NJ. Hager. both Air
Corps reserves, assigned TO the SOth
Division: Second Lieut.. Samuel r.
Turner Field Artillery reserve. as
signed to the Field Artillery group.
Capt. Edward r. Odom and Second
Lieut. Thomas }. Rogers. both In
fantrN reserve. assigned to the 5l9th
Infantry Battalion. zone of the IN
terror: Second Lieuts. Alfred ii. Clark.
George NJ. McCauley and James }.
Madden. all Infantry reserve, attached
to 521st Infantry Battalion, zone of
the interior: Lieut.. Col. Abra nam Z.
L. Percefull Medical reserve. assigned
chief of medical service, 3lst EVacua-
ton Hospital list Army: First Lieut..
William G. Meiman, Medical reserve.
assigned medical ward officer, 14th
General Hospital, zone of the interior.
AT the request of the National Rifle
Association the rifle and pistol matches
announced for Camp Meade. Md, Tor
September 10. IL and - are postponed
one week. to September II, lS and ~,
on account of the matches to be heid
at Sea Grit. y. j. The competitions
will be in the form of individual
matches. but teams of six men each
from the services or from civilian
componentS or clubs may be formed
TO compete for any trophies that may
be offered as prizes, either for the rlf1e
or pistol
The National Rifle Association Of
ferS five medals for each 100 entrants
at Camp Meade and Fort Eustis, Va,
for both rifle and pistol matches, one
gold. one silver and three bronze. For
so competitors. silver and three
bronze medals are offered, and TOR ~
to % entrants, three bronze medals.
Except to former regular officers OF
the Marine Corps who apply within
one year after their separation from
the service commissions in the Fleet
Marine Corps reserve are granted
only in the grade of second lieutenant
These former regular officers, it was
pointed out al Marine Corps headquar-
ters this week. may he commissioned
in the rank held by them on the date
they left the service.
Candidates. except these former
regular officers. must be under 20
wears of age and have one of the fol
loving qualifications: (a) Previous ac-
tive service as a commissioned officer
in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps
or the reserve of one of these services.
% Previous service for actual train
ing of at least 90 days as an officer
of the Army reserve, naval reserve or
National Guard. tC) One years serV-
ice and attendance at one camp OF IN
structiOn as an enlisted man IN the
Marine Corps reserve, class ~ or vi,
and recommendation from company
commander or reserve area com
mander. td) Record OF completion OF
the advanced r. O. Il. G. course. te)
certificate of successful completion or
one of the baSic correspondence courses
a given by the Army or Marine Corps.
In addition, the candidate must satisfy
the reserve examining board that he
is officer material. as evidenced by ms
military record his record in civil lie.
his habits, manner and bearing, ana
that he has capacity for leadership
and is of good character.