Evening star., 1933-05-14
MARINE CORPS NEWS

The Line Board of the corps will
! meet the last week of May, with mem
bership as follows Maj. Gen. Com
mandant Ben H. Fuller, Brig. Gen.
Harry Lee. Brig. Gen. John H. Russell.
Brig Gen. Dion williams, Brig. Gen.
James C. Breckinridge; Maj. Miles r.
Thacher, recorder.
The Staff Board, with membership
as follows, will meet the same week:
Mai. Gen. Commandant Ben H. Fuller,
Brig. Gen. George Richards, paymaster;
Brig. Gen. Rufus H. Lane, adjutant
and inspector; Brig. Gen. Dion Will
liams, Brig. Gen. Hugh Matthews,
quartermaster. with Brig Gen. John
H. Russell. alternate member; Maj.
Miles r. Thacher, recorder.
Col David Dixon Porter, native
of Washington, now on duty as officer
in charge Of the Eastern Recruiting Di-
vision, Philadelphia, is under consid-
Grafton by corps authorities for ap-
pointment as executive officer, head
quarters.
Capt. Arnold c. Larsen. heretofore
attached to the local navy yard bar
racks, has been assigned to duty at
headquarters barracks, Eighth street
southeast.
Capt. Thomas R. Shearer, now at
tached to headquarters. is to be as
signed to duty at the Air Corps Tao
tical School, Maxwell Field, Montgom-
cry. Ala, June Is. :
Capt. George w. SPOTS, student
at the corps company schools at Guam
tico, is listed for duty at the headquar-
Capt. Harry Y. shurtleff has been
detailed to staff duty as an assistant
Quartermaster, effective June /.
Capt. George A. Plambeck has been
detached from all further active duty
and placed upon the retired list as
Of September /. next.
Second Lieutj. Archibald D. Abe,
James M. Daily and William B: Steiner
have joined the air station at Guam
tico after a course of instruction In
Florida.
Mai. Gen. Logan Feland has re-
ceived a letter of commendation from
| Secretary of the Navy Swanson in con-
nection with his severance from fur
ther active duty May 25 and retire
| ment by reason of age and. in addi-
ton, q further coTmendatory letter
from Maj. Gen. Conmandant Ben H.
Fuller.
Col. Walter E. Noa, assistant quar-
termaster heretofore attached to
headquarters, has been assigned duty
at San Diego, Calf.
Mai. Marion B. Humphrey now at
the Army War College, will shortly
report for duty in the Bureau of Ord
nance. Navy Department., city, vice
Maj Earl H. Jenkins, who will be &C.
tached July 15,. to duty at Quantico.
master. with duty at headquarters. will
leave June for duty with the Garde
d. Haiti, Haitien Republic.
The following student officers at
tached to the corps schools at Guam
tico will shortly be detached Ctermine-
ton Of courses, respectively) Cap
tains, John F. Blanoon. to Boston,
Mass; Warren c. Barnaby, Newport,
r. l.: Peter Conachy and Walter j.
Green, Lekehurst N. j.. and First
Lieut.. Roy w. Conkey. Lakehurst. N. J.
Capt. Frank B. Goettge, aide to Mai.
Gen. Commandant Ben H. Fuller. will
leave headquarters on June for a
tour of sea duty as commanding officer
Of the marine detachment aboard the
battleship Pennsylvania.
First Lieut.. Edward A. Robbins and
First Lieut.. Harold E. Eosecrans, COM
pleting the company officers course at
the corps schools. Quantico, are schcd-
uled for duty as advisers and instructors
, to the local Reeervists Of the 9Th Regi-
ment.
The Veteran Marine Corps Legion
| will hold its annual excursion down
the Potomac during this Summer. Ex-
| cursions will likewise be held by men,
bers Of this organization located in
| Baltimore and Philadelphia.