Evening star., 1933-10-01

of active duty.
The squadron was mobilized at the
Anacostia Naval Air Station on Sep
tember and moved all officer and en-
listed personnel, baggage, bedding
commissary stores, ordnance stores
Office stores and other equipment te
Cape May by planes, trucks and auto
mobiles of squadron members.
At Cape May the new unit installed
self-sustaining squadron organiza-
ton. conducting its own flight opera
tions, engineering and ordnance main
tenance, Office, barracks and commits
sary. Pilots and enlisted men of the
squadron were trained in aerial ma
chine gunnery and dive bombing target
practice. The whole training program
for the two weeks closely simulated
actual wartime conditions.
The value of the training was greatly
increased by the cooperation of Lieut.
Sanderson's squadron from the avia-
ton force of the Marine Corps East
Coast Expeditionary Force at Quantico
Va. Sanderson and his veteran Ma
rine aviators, several Of whom saw
arduous combat service in connection
with the Marine campaign in Nicaragua
impaired the experience and the flavor
of seasoned combat squadron which
probably could not be duplicated in
years of the curtailed peace-time Re-
serve training.
mot only was the problem worked
out jointly by VF-9M (Sanderson's
squadron) and VJ7MR benefit to the
squadron it was stated by the squa-
dron instructor, but It was also dis
tlnctive in that 1t was the first time 9
regular Marine Corps aviation squadron
vers with a Reserve squadron"
An example of the fine spirit prevail.
ing in the local Reserve squadron wa
shown in the action Of the eight en-.
listed men who alone received pay fol
active duty. Because of shortage oI
training funds, due to Federal econ
omy, most of the men trained at theil
own expense. furnishing not only theil
own time but their own travel expenses
The eight men who did receive pay
pooled the money paid them by the
Government into common mess func
to feed the squadron.
The squadron was at Cape May wher
the severe September storm swept the
coast. With warnings Of hurricane
winds in their ears, the officers ano
men lashed down the squadron planes
inside the big airship hangar at the
Cape May station to secure the plane.
against being blown around anc
wrecked inside the building in case the
big doors were blown off or windows
smashed. AS a result Of their precau.
tions the squadron escaped without
damage.
During the days of bad weather the
squadron personnel devoted its time tl
scheduled ground training and, for ex.
ercise played spirited indoor base bal
in the old airship hangar. Good food
provided by the self-sacrif1cing action
Of the enlisted men, hard work and di.
versif1ed recreation, including ocear
bathing. left the squadron personne
in splendid physical condition at the
end of the cruise.
Officers and men of the squadron
participating in the cruise we're Capt
w. Fiske Marshall, 1872 Glebe road
Ballston, Va; First Lieut.. j. E. Webb
the Racquet Club; Second Lieuts r. B
Burchard, 3066 Porter street; w. B
Barber, 1920 Tilden street; Nelson
Gaunt, 2525 Minnesota avenue south.
east; j. B. Jacob, 1928 Lake avenue
Baltimore, and w. H. Orton, Conduit
road; Lieut.. (Junior Grade) H. A
Hornthal, Navy Medical Corps Reserve
1920 Massachusetts, avenue; First Sergt
F. M Richard, 1923 Harrison avenue
Riverdale, Md; Gunnery Sergt. D. C
Dean. 1415 F street northeast; Sergts. ]
E. Nance. Conduit road. and ]. S
Messer; Corpls. D. l.. Crist, Conduit
road; r. E. Dennis, 1872 New Hamp-
shire avenue; G. NJ Rice, 1919 Flora
street; P v. Reed. 1921 T street, ane
A. R. Kicks, 1924 Rhode Island ave-
nue., and Pvts. G. A. Sartor, 1925 +
street; H. F. Camper, 80 East Capito
street; T. Doyle, 1919 G street; B.
Esunas, 1915 Wisconsin avenue: q H
F. N. Reeve. 5731 Potomac avenue. ane
Glider Camp Proposed.
The first national glider and soaring
tablished In the Shenandoah Nationa
Park as a result Of the pioneering
activities there Of a group OF WASH
ington glider pilots and the recent
! successes of the du Pont glider expe.
dition.
The Big Meadows site, which wa!
discovered" for gliding purposes by
the local group, including Comdr
Ralph S. Barnaby, U. S. N; Ernest H
Sphinx, Lawrence Marhoefer, Don M
Hamilton, Burton Brooks and others
has been in use for gliding and soar.
ing flights for nearly a year by loca
pilots
The du Pont group first went tt
fBig Meadows, but later moved dowr
the Blue Ridge to the vicinity o.
Rockfish Gap, where better living quar-
tiers were available Formal dedication
of the Big Meadows area for glider pur'
poses however probably will be fol
lowed by construction Of cabins as liv
| ing quarters for those awaiting th'
ideal conditions for record flying.
The Big Meadows site, which is abou
midway between Panorama and Rock
fish Gap, In about the center Of tn
proposed national park, has been in
e~>~&>S apA enp~cx,nd for AodtcoSiO1