Evening star., 1936-11-29
HAzEN T0PRESENT
PRIZES TO MILITIA
Guard to Be Assembled to
Honor Rifle Match
ViCt0rS.

Guard Of the District of Columbia is to
be signally honored for its success in
the national rifle matches recently
held at Camp Perry. Ohio. Plans are
being formulated by brigade head
quarters to assemble all of the troops
of the local militia on the lot adjacent
to the PENNSYLVANIA avenue armory,
when each of the members of the rifle
team will be called out for formal
presentation of the medals and prizes
which he won during the matches.
The prizes have been received at
the armory here and the date for the
presentation has been set by Col.
John w. Oehmann, commanding the
Guard, for the evening of December
8. Inclement weather may force the
oficials to change the place indoors,
but at the present time it Is the pur-
pose to have all the troops form
hollow square with the members OF
the rifle team in the center.
District Commissioner Melvin C..
Hazen is scheduled to make the pres
entations to the rifemen.
Commanders Anniversary.
The date set for the ceremonies falls
on the thirty-seventh anniversary OF
entrance into the local militia serv-
ice of Col. John w. Oehmann, COM
mander of the local Guard.
Those who will be honored and the
awards they will receive were an
nounced by headquarters as follows:
Maj. Just C. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment-President Hundred Bras
sard; A. E. F. Rumanian team match,
bronze medal, third place; citizens
military championship match, third
place; national rifle match, team
medal, captain.
Second Lieut.. Henry NJ Boudinot,
Company A, 1o4th Quartermaster
Regiment-Presidents Hundred Bras
sard; A. E. F. Rumanian team match,
bronze medal, third place; Members
Trophy match. National Rifle Associ-
alton, bronze medal, high District OF
Columbia man: national individual
match, silver medal, eighteenth place;
citizens military championship match
fifteenth place; national rifle match
team medal, coach.
First Sergt. William D. Putnam
Company e, 121st Engineers-Distin-
guished marksman's badge, gold; ma
tional rife match, team medal.
Wins Presidents Brassard.
Staff Sergt Harry B, Parsons. Com
pany E, 121st Engineers-PreSiden s
Hundred Brassard;' Presidents match
bronze medal, high District of Colum-
bia man; Presidents match, silver
medal high District of Columbia man;
A. E. F. Rumanian team match, bronze
medal, third place; Navy individual.
match. bronze medal; Wright Memo
rial grand aggregate match, bronze
medal, high District of Columbis
man; national rifle match. team
medal: the Engineer and trophy medal
Staff Sergt. Ernest V. Gonzales
Headquarters Detachment. 10Th Di-
vision, national rifle match, team
medal.
Staff Sergt. Theodore L. Harrell,
Ordnance DEPARTMENTAL. E. F. Ru-
manian match, bronze medal, third
place; national individual match.
bronze medal; national rifle match
team medal.
Sergt. Raymond L. Taylor, Company
D, 121St Engineers-President's Hun
dred Brassard; distinguished marks
mans badge, A. E. F. Rumanian
team match, bronze medal, third
place: Scott Trophy match, bronze
medal. high District of Columbia man;
national rifle match, team medal.
Gets Team Medal.
Sergt John NJ Crandall. Company
A, 104th Quartermaster Regiment
National rifle match, team medal.
Corpl Edwin L. Staubus. Ordnance
Department - Distinguished marks
mems badge, gold; Coast Guard
trophy match, bronze medal, high
District of Columbia man; Crowell
match. bronze medal. high District Of
Columbia man; A. E. F. Rumanian
match. bronze medal, third place;
national individual match, bronze
medal; national rifle match, team
medal
Corpl William S. Taylor, Company
D, 121st Engineers-National rifle
match, team medal.
TFt. otcIuue =. NudiHUcIS, ncdu-
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers-Leech Cup match, bronze
medal; national rifle match, team
medal
Willard C. Jensen, Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers
Distinguished marksman's badge;
A. E. F. Rumanian team match, bronze
medal, third place
Pvt. James r. Mitchell, Company
A, 121st Engineers-Distinguished
narksman's badge: national rifle
match, team medal.