Evening star., 1934-04-15
NauaI Reserve AviatiOn
Inspection Is Saturday
Public limited to Witness Flights of
Local Units at Anac0stin
Air Station.
Aviation Division of the Dis.
frict Naual ReSerue will he mn

-HE Aviation Division of the Dis
trict Naval Reserve will be put
through its annual inspection
i by the Inspection Board from
the Navy Department next
Saturday afternoon, at the United
States Naval Air Station at Anacos-
tia, D. c. 1t will be joint inspec-
ton of the training base and Squad
ron VN-6R.
The board is composed of the fol-
lowing members: Capt. c. T. Osburn,
president; Lieut.. Comdr. o. O. Kess-
ing and Lieut.. w. G.. Tomlinson. all
of the United States Navy. Lieut..
Comdr. w. F. Benson, officer in
charge of Reserves in this city, will
be present for the inspection of the
Aviation Division.
The activities to be inspected include
personnel. planes, hangar, training
quarters, fight operations, shop train
ing classes. officers ground school,
recruit training and administration.
The general public is invited to
visit the station and witness the
flight operating inspection from 2:3o
to $3.50 o'clock.
The following will participate in
the inspection: Lieut.. M. M. Clou-
key, commanding; Lieuts. (Junior
Grade) L. V. Berkner, M. B. johnson,
j. ]. Klak and j. DeGanahl; Ensigns
R. E. Hess, jr.; w. E. Coney, T. w.
Wagner, w. S. Carroll, J. r. Rich
ardson and P. Dalton; Lieut.. Comdr.
T. ]. Kennedy, Lieut.. (Junior Grade)
G. E. Roberts, Ensigns j. T. Blakis-
ton, G.. F. Brewton, C. r. Burnett,
B. E. Stahl and the following en-
listed men:
c. c. Millard. B. B. Schutt. NJ G..
Dooley, J. L. Hutchins, c. H. Ger
wig, w. Wimbush, D. N. Petit, B. F..
Boyce, C. w. Boyles, A. B. Moe, L. v.
Elmer, NJ. j. Meenehan, G. S. Nc
Kensie, P. j. Clarke, j. G. Duffy,
E. H. McDuffe. M. McGovern, L. W..
Magruder, B. B. Wall, J. Spicer, r.
G.. Carnahan, w. Jackson, j. E.
Reeves, w. J. Kennon, r: McCon-
naughy, R. Spellman, r. Zittman,
w. F. Cronin, H. w. Taylor and C..
NJ Shepherd.
Efforts are being made to enlist in
the Naval Reserve as many as pos
sible honorably discharged ex-Navy
men physically qualified therefor and
less than 35 years Of age.
A letter from the chief of the Ma
val Bureau of Navigation says:
"Reservists whose service in the
Navy and Naval Reserve is continu-
Gus are entitled to re-enlistment in
the Navy in the rating open to broken
service men, with all the benefits con-
ferred by law upon continuous service
men. Such men should be enlisted
in class VA of the Naval Reserve in
the rating in which discharged.
Others who have beer out of the
Navy or Naval Reserve for more than
three months should be enlisted In
class VS. of the Naval Reserve.
In peace times Reservists oi
classes VS. and VA are not required
to perform any naval or Naval Re.
serve activities. other than to keer
the commandant of the naval district
in which they reside informed Of theil
address. They are recognized as mem.
bers Of the naval establishment, anc
in the event Of war are available fol
active duty in the Navy in the rating,
held.
at is desired that all officers au'
thorized to make enlistments in ths
Navy also make enlistments Of thost
| eligible in classes VS. and Va O.
the Naval Reserve, and that such en-.
listments be encouraged. Especially /,
it desired that men be enlisted in clasl
Va at the time Of discharge from tn,
Regular Army. unless they expect Il
re-enlist therein. Such Of these a!
decline to enlist in the Naval Reserve
should be furnished with the address.
of the commandant of the naval dis.
trict in which they reside, and ad.
vised to keep in touch with him, with
view to future enlistment"
An opportunity for number o1
college men to enter the naval avia.
ton service is being provided by thu
Navy Department. Lists Of names o1
prospective candidates are being pre-.
pared here and will be submitted tt
board which is to convene at the
Naval Air Station here to make selec.
tions.
The successful candidates will bs
given preliminary training at tn,
United States Naval Air Station al
Pensacola, Fla, and If successful tr
passing the training course there, ther
| will be sent to the feet for a year
before being returned to civil life a.
aviators. Information may be OBJ
tanned from Lieut.. M. M. Cloukey al
the Naval Air Station at Anacostia.
The local Naval Reserve head
quarters is working on list of Off