Evening star., 1934-08-12
9th MARINES
END ONE WEEK
OF TRAINING
I5-DGy Period Started
at Quantic0, Ends at
HGzen's Farm.

The 9Th Reserve Marines, District
Of Columbia's Fleet Marine Corps
Reserve organization. today win COM
plete It's first week Of q i5-day train
ing period at Quantico. Lieut.. Col. J.
J. Staley Is in command Of the
organization, which for training this
year Is composed of the incidental
headquarters increments and three
combat battalions of line troops.
The intensive training schedule
start ed early Monday morning. There
were classes Of instructions for officers
every evening. The program this year
Is considerably advanced over the
schedules Of previous years, particu-
larry for officers. The 9Th Reserve
Marines are recognized in Marine
Corps organization plans as part Of
the United States Marine Corps and
the standards OF training are the
same as for the Regular corps.
The Reserves underwent ciose-order
and extended -order drill and various
combat problems. both In attack and
defense, last week. These problems
included squad, section. platoon, COM
pany and battalion events and cli-
NAKED by q combat battalion. There
was q sunset parade Monday in honor
OF Maj. Gen. Harry Lee, commanding
the Quantico Base.
They began their cross-country hike
on Tuesday from Cuantico for the
Manassas battlefield area, acting as q
defense force against q similar attack
from the west. The mission was TO
secure Quantities. Marine base against
attack. They proceeded on Tuesday
morning in the direction Of Manassas
and again camped under pup tents at
a camp site on Cedar Run, south Of
Independent Hill, Va. The first
nights hike terminated at Dewitt's
farm, north of Joplin. Va, where Q
pup tent bivouac was made.
The march was continued on We'd
nesday morning. hating for the night
on the Independent Hill-Aden road.
The Reserves on Thursday hiked to-
ward Nokesville and halted for camp
on the farm of District Commissioner
Melvin HAGEN. remaining on the farm
until early yesterday, when they broke
camp and hiked to Nokesville.
District of Columbia Marine Corps
day viii. be observed August II at the
HAGEN farm, with members of the 9Th
indulging in various military and ath-
letic contests. The same evening the
annual brigade championship bouts
will be staged, the winners receiving
medals awarded by Col. Frederick w.
Buchholz Of the District OF Columbia
Boxing Commission.
Visitors are invited to Hazen's farm
for the sports day on August II. The
boxing bouts win be held in con-
junction with g band concert by the
9Th Reserve Marines Band. The aft
ernoon events viii be concluded with
sunset parade in honor Of Com
missioner Hazen.
Officers of the 9Th Reserve Marines
who will attend the training camp are
Lieut.. Col. j. j. Staley. commanding;
Lieut.. Comdr. Don s. Knowlton, bril-
gade surgeon: Mai. Earl G. Lane,
commanding lst Battalion; Maj.
Harvey L. Miller, commanding I'd
Battalion; Maj. Lucian H. Vandoren,
inspector and intelligence ofncer; Maj.
Chauncey q. Parker, plans and train
ing officer; Capt. Ralph B. Dewitt.
adjutant; Capts. John B. Berry, Fran
els r. Geraci, Russell I. Whyte.
Charles B. Nerren, Paul Sullivan,
Frank L. sAch and Cromwell Warner.
Navy medical and dental officers
who will accompany the 9Th Marines
are Lieut.. William L. Schafer, Lieuts.
q. g. Howard H. Strine, Frank r.
Shea, Lester M. Lucas, A. Victor Ger
cell and ]. A. Palmer.
First lieutenants of the Marine
Corps line are Charles A. Whalen,
Wolcott G. Waggaman. Joseph e.
O'Brien, Leon Brusiloff, Ralph 8.
Nagle, John w. Augustine, John T.
Irwin, Ned Morris. Benjamin M.
Stern, Martin D. Delaney, jr.; William
w. Stickney, Donald r. Hyland, Ed
ward c. Parker, Wilfred j. Serpas
and Ralph M. King.
Second lieutenants of the Marine
Corps line are william r. Via. Robert
H. Adams, william j. Burrows, Earl
E. Holmes, Patrick J. Haltigan, jr.;
Reed M. Fawell, jr.; Bradford Swope,
Ivan r. Edwards, Robert e. Copes,
Rex r. Hill, Alfred H. Marks, Peter
w. Hazes, James A. Hennessy, VIII
liam F. Mcdonnell, Justice M. Cham
bers, Otho L. Rogers, George A. Brace
and Robert D. Tedrow, jr.
Warrant officers are Marine Cum
ners John z. F'ondahl and John 8. st.
Petrie and Pay Clerks James H. Foley