Evening star., 1933-06-11
District National Guard

First Lieut.. John G. Wade, Corps of
Engineers, who has been on duty as in
structor with the 121st Engineer Regi-
ment of the local guard for the past
four years, has been relieved, and Capt.
David L. Hooper, Corps of Engineers,
has been ordered here for that duty.
Lieut.. Wade reported at Fort Monroe,
Va, and was there assigned to group
of the Civilian Conservation Corps
which he accompanied to Fort Douglas,
Utah. He now is at the Civilian Con-
servation Camp at Milford, Utah.
After the completion Of this tempo
rary duty, Lieut.. Wade, whose tour of
duty with the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard would ordinarily have ter
minated after the close Of the engineer
camp this Summer, is assigned to Rari-
tan Arsenal, N. j., and he Is Sched-
uled to report at that station upon
his return from the West, which prob
ably will be at the close of the conser-
walton camps, presumably in about six
months.
Capt. Hooper, who has been ordered
to the local guard as inspector r-instruc-
tor, has been attending the Army In
dustrial College here, and upon COM
pletion Of this course viii proceed to the
Sd Corps Area Headquarters at Balti-
more, Nd, for instruction as to his new
station.
The Special Troops, goth Division.
again in May headed the list Of the
larger units of the local guard in the
matter of attendance, according to fig
ures compiled from the drill reports and
made public at the brigade headquar-
tiers. This unit had a percentage of
9627. The other percentages in this
group were given as follows: 260th
Coast Artillery, 84.13; 121st Regiment
of Engineers, 82.55; 372d Infantry,
1894.
Among the smaller units, the Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops,
29th Division, jumped from third place
the previous month to first place in May
With percentage Of 100, placing 1t at
the top of the list In the classification
of superior in attendance.
The other units in this group follow,
with percentages: 29th Division Military
Police Company, 1896; Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division, 9483; State
Detachment, 9431; Company r, 121st
Engineers, 94.21: Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
92.47; Battery A, 260th Coast Artil-
lery. 92.46.
The other units, in their respective
classifcations, follow, with their per-
centages:
Excellent-Medical Department De-
tachment, 121st Engineers, SO; Med
ical Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1927; Battery E, 26oth
Coast Artillery, 1886; Company B,
121st Engineers, IS. 5.95; Band, 121st En-
gineers, 85.10; Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1850; Company e, 121st En-
gineers, 80.66.
Very satisfactory-Headqua De-
tachment and Combat Train. 260th
Coast Artillery, 1882; Company C.
372d Infantry, 1884; Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery. rs; Company D, l21st
Engineers, 1852.
Satisfactory-Compan A, 121st En-
gineers, $3.50.
The memorandum concludes with the
statement that all units should en-
deavor to maintain or raise their pres
ent percentage during the current
months, particularly those which fall
below their regimental average.
Staff Sergt. Harold w. Leath, Head
quarters and Service Company, 1915
Engineers has been ordered to report
to Col. John w. Oehmann, president oi
an Officers Examining Board for exam
ination for appointment as second lieu
tenant of Engineers.
The following members of Company
d, l21st Engineers, have been ordered
transferred to the Reserve list of tina
command on account of business In
terference with the performance o
military duty: Pvts. Richard G. An
derson, Barney T. Moose, Donald M
Harding.
Pvt (First Glass; Harry w. Latch
ford, Company D, 121st Engineers, ha
been ordered honorably discharged o.
account Of removal from the District.
The following have been ordere
honorably discharged on their own ap
plication:
Corpl. G. w. McClain, Company I
12lst Engineers; Pvt. Carl F. T1erney
Company B, 12lst Engineers; Pvt. Syl
vester Fant, Company A, 372d In
fantry: Pvt. Earl j. Brown, Medics
Department Detachment, 121st En-
gineers.
Pvt Wilmer D. Hollowell, Compan
d, 121st Engineers, has been ordere
transferred to the Headquarters De
tachment, Special Troops, 29th d
vision, for duty.
The following have been ordere
transferred to the active lists Of the
respective commands:
Pvt. Wade II. Marin, HeadquaYtel
and Service Company, 12lst Engineer,