Evening star., 1933-07-30
District National Guard

The feld training season for the
National Guard Of the District Of Co.
1umbia was formally opened yesterday
when the 260th Regiment OF Coast
Artillery, commanded by Mai. Walter
Nv. Burns, left Washington overland
for Fort Monroe. Va, where 1t will en-
gage in anti-aircraft firing and search
iiqht work for the next two weeks.
The artillerymen, in their march TO
The Virginia Army post, Will follow
route mapped out by a reconnaissance
party sent out earlier In the month.
The organization, soon after leaving
Washington, executed field war prob
lem and ended the day by setting up
q temporary camp at Fort HumphrleS,
Wa, leaving early today to resume the
march to Richmond, where anotner
might stop will be made =,
The reconnaissance party which
mapped out the route was composed OF
Mai. Burns, First. Lieut.. Lee j. Ratz,
Headquarters; First Lieut.. Samuel r.
Taggart, Medical Corps Detachment;
second Lieut.. Walter c. Jourdan, Jr.,
BATTERY B; First Sergt. Robert Mooney,
HEADQUARTERS Detachment and Combat
Train: Corpl. Walter C. Tyner. Head
Quarters Detachment and Combat
brain; Corpl. Guy T. Bolton. Battery
"a: Pvt. William E. CrosSfleld, Head
uuarters Detachment and Compat
Train; Pvt George E. Mortimer. Head.
Quarters Detachment and Combat
FTrain: Pvt. Parson M. Howell, Bat
terry A.
It also was announced at the Bri-
oYron0PmQntC
have been made for the transportation
of the units which will 60 to Cascade
Md, from August to 20, inclusive.
They will travel over the Pennsylvania
and Western Maryland Railroads to
Buena Vista, Pa, which Is only short
distance from the camp site.
The troops will leave here at 3
O'Clock on the morning Of August in
3 special train consisting OF 16 cars.
The following members of the School
FOR Mess Sergeants and Cooks are an
nounced as on the honor roll Tor at
tendants =.
121st Engineers-Sergt. Joseph NJ
Owens. Company C: Sergt. Andy d.
Flores, Company D; Pvt. James c. So
renson, Company E.
26oth Coast -Sergt. August
C johnson, Battery B; Pvt. CF1rst
Class Harry Gershenson, Battery a.;
pvt. First Glass; Walter E. Terret1'
Battery A.
pany-Pvt. James j. Walling.
Quartermaster Corps. State DeIacn-
ment-Corpl. Martin r. Keough, Com
pany A, 372d Infantry; Pvt Henry WILL
Hams
II was announced that last year there
we're only two names on this roll.
Company E, 121st Engineers. was
commended in orders because OF the
fact that it made no changes IN per-
konnel attending the school, and also
because it had the highest attendance
record. Both Of these factors, the
prders continue, evidence a high spirlt
bf cooperation with the wishes OF the
commanding general.
The following promotions have been
ordered In the Headquarters Detacn-
ment, 29th Division:
Staff Sergt. George A. Mccarthy 10
be master sergeant. ,,
Serpts. William E. Bahre, Ernest v.
Gonzales and Garrett C. Rush, jr, to
staff sergeants.
n. Phillips to be sergeants.
The following changes in grade In
The 29th Division Military Police Com
pany have been ordered: Corpl. MIL
lord Morris to be private.
Pvts. (First Glass; James A: Allen.
Joseph E. Royston and william 1.
Fisher to be corporals.
sergt. Wayne c. Trackler has been
ordered promoted to be staff sergeant
In the Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division.
Pvt. Dudley C. Webb has been order
ed transferred from the Reserve to the
active list of Battery E, 26oth Coast
Artillery.
The following have been ordered
Transferred from the Reserve to the
actiye lists of their respective units:
Pvt. Charles r. Thompson, Company
ID. 121st Engineers; Pvt. Glenn c. Cur
Eier, Company c, 121st Engineers; Pvt.
Merrick Zielinski, Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery; Pvt. woodrow w.
Kirksey, Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division.
The following have been ordered hon.
orably discharged on account OF re-
moval from the city:
Pvt. Jose j. Carballo, Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers,
and Pvt. Hubert c. Cooper, Company r,
121st Engineers.
Transfers from the active to the re-
serve lists have been ordered for the
following, and for the reasons given:
Business interference with the per-
formance of military duty-Pvt. George
r. johnson, Company F, 121st Engl-
~ ~ r,.oJ p,,fI, Goth Division