Evening star., 1934-03-25

~ COMBINATIONS and con-
gratulationS were heaped on
the officers and men Of Bat
~ terry A, 260th Coast Artillery,
during the week as a result Of
having obtained a rating of excellent
from the chief Of Coast Artillery,
United States Army. The commenda-
tions were. contained in Endorsements
forwarding the report through mill
tary channels, and they were from
Maj. Gen. George E. Leach, chief Of
the National Guard Bureau Of the
War Department; Maj. Gen. Paul B.
Malone, commanding the Sd Army
Corps Area, with headquarters at
Baltimore. Md, and Col. John w.
Oehmann, acting commander Of the
local militia.
The report of the chief of Coast
Artillery shows that the local outfit
was one of total of As batteries, of
all classes, which were given this rat
ing and one of six anti-aircraft bat
teries.
The other organizations which were
given the rating were, Battery c,
18th Coast Artillery, New Hamp-
shire; Batteries c, D, E, F and @,
l98th, Delaware; Batteries D. E, G
and H, 202d, Illinois; Batteries B, F
and H, 21lth, Massachusetts; Bat
teries B and c, 213th, Pennsylvania;
Batteries B, c, D and G, 240th,
Maine; Batteries C, H and L, 24lst,
Massachusetts,: Batteries A, c, E, G,
H and I, 243d, Rhode Island; Bat
terieS A, F and ], 245th, New York;
Batteries A and K, 248th, Washing
ton; Batteries A, C. D and E, 249th,
Oregon: Batteries A and F, 25lst,
California; Batteries c and D, 252d,
North Carolina; Battery B, 264th,
Georgia, and Batteries and D, 265th,
Florida.
The chief of Coast Artillery said
that an examination of the records
indicates that the target practices
fired by the organizations listed were
of very high order, and adds that
this is confirmed by his personal OBJ
servations in the cases of some of
these practices which he witnessed.
The chief of the National Guard
Bureau" wrote Gen. Leach, lis highly
gratifled by the fine target practices
held by the organizations listed, and
desires to add his commendation to
that of the chief of Coast Artillery"
Gen. Malone wrote: The excellent
rating obtained in target practice by
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard, tor
the target year 1898, is most crafty
ing 10 the commanding general, and
he takes this opportunity to congrat-
ulate the officers and enlisted men
concerned for their excellent work"
Col. Oehmann wrote that The
commanding officer of the District of
Columbia National Guard also desires
to congratulate all concerned in the
attainment of the rating of excellent
by Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery"
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the Re-
serve lists of their respective units
for the reasons given:
Business interference with the per-
formance of military duty - Corpl
Charles w. Bell, 29th Division Mill
tary Police Company; Pvt. First
Glass; Allen E. Davis and Pvt. Roger
w. Beale of Company c. 121st Engi-
neers; Pvt. Francis E. Beighey, Com
pany F, 121st Engineers.
Temporary removal from the city
Pvts Mack A. Weatherly and Ches-
ter F. Payne, Company B, 121st En-
gineers.
Orders previously issued honorably
discharging Pvt. John A. Gallagher,
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, to
permit him to enlist in the United
States Army have been ordered re-
voked The latest order says that the
soldier did not enlist in the Army.
Promotions have been ordered in
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery. as
follows: Sergt. Wilmer G. Kemper to
be first sergeant; Sergt. Herbert F.
Mitchell, jr., to be staff sergeant: !:
Corpl. Hamilton B. Miller and Pvts.
Walter E. Klein and Charles P.
Reichel to be sergeants; Prvts. (First