Evening star., 1935-03-24
32OTH INF FANTRy
OFFICERS CHOSEN
Co.. England Announces
Unit Command Assign
mentS for District.

Col. William H. England, COM
mandlng officer of the 32Oth Infantry,
has announced the unit command
assignments of this District regimental
organization. Second in command
of the regiment and executive officer
thereof is Lieut.. Col John v. Rich
ards. Other members of the regl-
mental headquarters include Maj.
Robert H. Stevenson. plans and train
ing officer; Capt. Clifford L. John
son, adjutant; Capt. Nelson Ben
nett, intelligence officer; Capt. Lloyd
E. Kelly, assistant plans and training
officer; Capt Chester M. Reich, sup
ply officer, and First Lieut.. Fred L.
Eberz, munitions officer. Maj. Leslie
T. eager is the regimental surgeon,
Chaplain Earl Taggart, regimental
chaplain and Chaplain Arthur E
Kernahan is assistant chaplain. First
Lieut.. Daniel B. Branch is in COM
mand Of the headquarters company,
and Second Lieut. Nathaniel o. Whit
low commands the howitzer company
Lieut. Col w. Laurence Hazard
commands the 1st Battalion, and the
unit commanders under him include
First Lieut.. Roger w. Jones, Head
quarters Company; Capt. Paul o.
Tucker, Company A; Capt. George c.
Whiting, Company B; Capt. Harvey w.
Huddleson. Company c, and Capt.
John w. Olcott, Company D.
Officers commanding units of the
I'd Battalion include Lieut. Col Albert
L. Barrows, battalion commander;
First Lieut.. Morgan MacM. Gilbert,
Headquarters Company; Capt. August
F. Schimmack, Company E: Capt
Mallory o. Wooster. Company F:
Capt. Henry NJ. Jolt. Company @. and
Capt. Oscar Letterman, Company H.
Lieut.. Col James B. Jones is in
command of the Sd Battalion. his Off
GERS in command positions inclujing
First Lieut.. William /. Russell, Head
quarters Company; Capt. Raymond
w. Short. Company l; Capt. Fred NJ
Grant, Company K; Capt. Eric C.
Metzeroth, Company L, and Capt.
Robert A Joyner Company NJ Mai
William E. Brougher. Infantry, unit
instructor of the regiment, is sum-
mary court officer of the regiment.
Lieut.. Col H. C Dagley will con-
duct the class in equitation of Dis
trict Cavalry officers at Fort Myer
Va. today at 9 am. War procurement
based on the mobilization plan will
be discussed by Maj. j. A Mcdonald
and Capt G. H Horkan at the quar-
termaSter conference tomorrow eve
ming. Capt. j. P. Dinsmore will speak
on work of contracts and reservations
section az the meeting of District Off
GERS OF the Judge Advocate Generals
Department tomorrow evening. Dis
trict Coast Artillery officers will hear
Lieut.. Col. E. B. Gray discuss gun
merry, fire control and position finding
for seacoast artillery at their confer
ence Tuesday evening. Capt. w. w.
Andrews will discuss the Air Corps
on observation and aerial maps at the
military intelligence meeting Wednes-
day evening. Signal officers will meet
Thursday evening under the direction
of Maj. L. A. Nicherson, who will
speak on present trends in the de-
velopment of communication equip
ment and present status of newly de-
veIoped communication apparatus.
District officers who have been
ordered to IA days active duty be-
ginning in April are: Capt. James F
Hanley, at Baltimore. beginning
April IA. and First Lieut.. Linwood B.
McCloud, at Fort Monroe, Va, be-
ginning April 18. Reserve officers
have been relieved from assignment
as follows: Lieut.. Col. Charles A.
Kengla, from 320th Infantry to 34th
Infantry; Maj. Leonard P. Daniel
and Second Lieut.. Gregorio Vego,
from 1308th Service Unit; Capt. Will
liam L. Taggart, from assignment to
Judge Advocate General section. 80th
Division; Capt. Alton G. Grinnell from
the 42d General Hospital; Capt. Ed
win H. King, from the 376th En-
gineers; Second Lieut.. Eugene r.
WelSbender, from the l3l9th Service
Unit. and Second Lieut.. Sydney B.
Smith, Cavalry Reserve, having been
transferred in grade to the Military
Intelligence Reserve, is relieved from
the 306th Cavalry.
Capt. John j. Cummings has been
assigned to the 315th Field Artillery
and Second Lieuts. John L. Holcombe
and Ross E. Pollock, jr., to the 320th
Infantry.
Pvts. Roy Keely and Homer E.
Fackler have been assigned to the
404th Pursuit Squadron.