Evening star., 1936-10-18
IEUT. coMDR. CHARLES B.

1 ported Tor duty mere as oLucer
A~ in charge Of Naval Reserve af-
fairs in this area and as inspector
instructor Of the 1st Battalion. the
active drilling unit here. He was for
mally presented to the officers and
men Of the battalion last week. He sue
ceeded Lieut.. Comdr. Mark H. Crou-
ter, U. S. NJ, who was detached Oc-
tober to 60 to the new airplane car
rier, Enterprise, now fitting out at
| Norfolk.
Onicers pointed out that Condr.
McVay Is not a stranger to the local
citizen sailors, since it was aboard his
former command, the destroyer, U. s.
S. Ellis. that the Bird Fleet Division
of the local contingent made Its train
ing cruise to the West Indies and
Guantanamo, Cuba. Condr. McVay
brought his ship from the West Coast
during the early Summer and took
out Reserve units from Miami, Fla;
Hoboken, N. j., and this city on train
ing cruises. In addressing the bat
talon Comdr. Mcvay pointed out that
his cruises with the Naval Reserve
units last Summer had given him an
opportunity to know their problems
and their pleasures, and that he would
be ready at all times to help the citi-
zen sailors.
Comdr. McVay graduated from the
Naval Academy in the class Of 1920.
He served as midshipman aboard
the u. s. S. Frederick during the Sum-
mer of 1918, when she was doing
escort duty for troop ships between
New York and Brest, France. From
1919 to 1928 he served aboard the
U. S. battleships North Dakota
and Maryland. In 1924 he was a
member Of the naval landing
force at Tegucipalpa from the U. S..
cruiser Milwaukee during the revo-
luton in Honduras. In 1925 he was
transferred to duty with the Mine
Squadron, which made the Australian
cruise, coming to the Bureau Of Nava-
CATION here in the latter part Of 1926
He then was placed In command Of
the U. S. S. Sylph, the Secretary of
the Navy's yacht. Later he was execu-
and in the office of Naval Intelligence
here. In 1888 Comdr. McVay was
detailed as aide and flag lieutenant
to Rear Admiral A. E. Watson, COM
mander of the Destroyer Scouting
Force. From this duty he was given
command of the Ellis, which he held
until being ordered to his present
duty here.
Comdr. McVay holds the World
War Medal with citation for escort
duty and the Navy Expeditionary
Medal for service in Honduras. Comdr
McVay is the son Of Rear Admiral
Charles B. McVay. jr., U. S. Navy
retired, who was former commander
in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, with
whom he makes his home in this city.
Lieut.. w. C. Jennings, president Of
the Washington Chapter Of the United
States Naval Reserve Ofhcers' Asso-
citation, presided at the meeting Of
the chapter at the Racquet Club
Thursday night. A dinner followed
the business meeting.
The battalion commander. Lieut..
James E. Sullivan, has ordered that
the battalion uniform for the Win
ter will be undress blues with white
hats for the enlisted personnel, with
service dress blue and white caps for
the officers. These orders are the
same as orders for uniforms in the
Navy Yard and will be used on all
drills except battalion inspections.
/ Plans for the Navy day program Of
the battalion are reported as progress
ing rapidly. Following the special re-
view of the battalion the enlisted men
will be given a dance at the Reserve
Armory, at which a section Of the
Navy Orchestra will furnish the music.
Chief Boatswain'S Mate Berryhill OF
the 1st Fleet Division is in charge Of
the arrangements. He will be assisted
/ by two men from each Of the three
| divisions.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson an
nounced that the Noel Davis Trophy
awarded annually to the Fleet Reserve
aviation division with the highest efl-
! cheney merit will be presented to VN-
II RD9 Division stationed at the Ma
val Reserve Aviation Base, Kansas
City, Kans. The presentation will be
made by Rear Admiral John Downes
U. S. N, retired, commandant OF the
9th Naval District, to Lieut.. Comdr
D. w. Tomlinson, U. S. Naval Reserve
the commanding officer OF the division
during the past competition year, on
the afternoon of November Z.
The Kansas City Division was the
latest Naval Reserve aviation division
organized. The entire crew OF the
Naval Reserve aviation base will be
mustered with the Naval Reserve dlVi-
sion for the presentation.
The Noel Davis Trophy was pre-
sented to the Navy Department by
Harry F. Guggenheim in 1927 for
award to the Fleet Reserve aviation di-
vision receiving the highest efficiency
merit as determined by the Naval
Reserve Inspection Board. Mr.. Gug-
genheim, Naval Reserve aviator dur
ing the World War, presented the
trophy and suggested that it be named
the Noel Davis Trophy in memory OF
the late Lieut. Comdr. Noel Davis, U
S. Naval Reserve, who was active in
advancing the interests of Naval and
Naval Reserve aviation, and who was
killed in an attempted transatlantic
flight while on active duty in connec-
ton with the Naval Reserve aviation
in the Navy Department.
Lieut.. Tomlinson is former flyer
of the regular naval service. He
gained fame, first as an organizer and
leader of the Nays three Sea Hawks,
and subsequently for his many record
breaking performances and research
flights for Transcontineptal and West
ern Air, Inc.
The trophy was won in 1894 by the
local aviation division. Last year 1t
was captured by Minneapolis.
The following assignments Of Of
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