Evening star., 1935-12-01
Naval Reserve Recruits
Begin New Training Plan
System Provided for Specialist Groups Also
to Be Given Newly
Enlisted Men.

The gyro compass school at New
York has quota of for electricians
mate, to start January 2, 1886, and
running for 16 weeks. The same
school at San Diego has a quota Of
and starts the same date, but is only
Of IL weeks duration.
The aviation metalsmith school at
the Naval Operating Base, Norfolk,
Va, has been assigned a quota Of /,
and lasts for 26 weeks. Those eligible
are Glass A school graduates upon
completion of their course and nom
rated men especially recommended
from the squadrons.
The aviation school for machinist's
mates, primary, located at the Naval
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va, has been
assigned quota of /, and lasts for
26 weeks.
The school of aviation at the Naval
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va. also has
quota of for aviation men to start
December 2 next.
The parachute material school at
Lakehurst, N. j., has a quota of 8,
the men to be selected by the Bureau
Of Navigation. 1t continues for 16
weeks.
The aviation machinist's mates ad-
vanced school, at the Naval Operating
Base. Norfolk, Va, has a quota of
/. Those eligible are aviation ma
chinist's mates, first, second or third
class. The school will last 26 weeks.
Trophies have been awarded by the
Navy Department for the leading divi-
Sions Of each class and for the leading
battalion and squadron. The bat
talon trophy is a bronze plaque pre-
Sented by the U. S. Naval Reserve
Of1cers' Association and awarded an
nually by the Navy Department to the
battalion Of the Naval Reserve having
the highest efficiency mark assigned
by the Naval Reserve Inspection
Board. This trophy has been won by
the following organizations:
Second Battalion, Lynn, Mass,
Lieut.. Comdr. E. J. Flanagan, 1927:
9Th Battalion. New York City, Capt.
Charles Boone, 1928 and 1929; Sd
Battalion. Rochester. N. Y. Comdr.
w. j. Graham. 1880; 1st Battalion,
Atlanta, Ga. Lieut.. H. F. Dobbs,
193l-32-33-34; 18th Battalion, st.
Paul, Mimi, Lieut.. Comdr. M. r.
Harris, 1885.
The Fleet Division Trophy is a
bronze plaque presented by the Naval
Reserve officers Association and
awarded annually by the Navy De-
partment to the feet division having
the highest efficiency mark assigned
by the Naval Reserve Inspection
Board. The trophy has been won by
the following divisions:
Thirteenth Fleet Division, Grand
Rapids. Mich, Lieut. Comdr. Isaac j.
Van Kammen, 1927 and 1928; 9th
Fleet Division, Rochester, N. Y, En-
sign H. T. Haidt, 1929; 9th Fleet Di-
vision, Newport. r. l., Lieut.. Comdr.
R. w. Ehrhardt, 1880: 4th Fleet Di-
vision, Richmond. Va. Lieut.. H. I.
Sheriff., 1881; 10th Fleet Division,
Fall River, Mass, Lieut.. Comdr. H.
A. Sullivan, 1882; 1st Fleet Division,
lst Battalion, Atlanta, Ga, Lieut.. w.
c. Wroe, 1888; 18th Fleet Division,
Hancock, Mich, Lieut.. Comdr. J. B.
Coon, 1884; 5th Fleet Division, Erie,
Pa, Lieut.. Comdr. NJ A. Mangan,
1885.
The aviation division having the
highest efficiency rating is awarded
the Noel Davis Trophy. This trophy
YVES presented to the Navy Depart.
ment by Harry F. Guggenheim in
1927 for award to the feet Reserve
aviation division receiving the highest
merit from the Naval Reserve Inspec-
ton Board.
Mr.. Guggenheim was a Naval Re.
serve aviator during the World War.
The trophy presented by him was
named the Noel Davis Trophy at his
suggestion in memory of the late
Lieut.. Comdr. Noel Davis, U. S. Naval
Reserve. who was active as an officer
of the Regular Navy and Naval Re-
serve in promoting the interests Of
naval aviation and who at the time
of his death was on active duty in the
Navy Department in connection with
Naval Reserve aviation. He was killed
in an attempt at a trans Atlantic
fight. This trophy has been awarded
to the following aviation divisions:
VN-5RD4, Philadelphia, Pa, Lieut.,
Comdr. r. S. Hedtler, 1927 and 1928:
VN-l5RDl3, Seattle, Wash, Ensign
o. c. Drury, 1929; VN-5RD4, Phila.
delphia, 1880; 1st Division, St. Louis,
Mo-, Lieut.. ]. F. Fisher, 1881; lst
Division, Squantum, Mass, Lieut.. S.
G. Colwell, 1882; 1st Division, Min
neapolis, Mimi, Lieut.. q. g. A. r.
Helm, 1888; VN-6R, Washington, D.
c., Lieut.. M. M. Cloukey, 1884; 1st
Division, Minneapolis, MINI, 1885.