Evening star., 1936-08-23
COAST ARTILLERY
OFFICERS SHIFTED
New Adiutant Named for
26Oth Anti-Aircraft
Regiment.

Of the 260th Regiment Of Coast Artil.
lery Of the National Guard Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia were announced
during the week by Lieut.. Col. Walter
w. Burns, commanding that organi-
xation. the most important Of which
was the assignment of q new adjutant
to regiment.
Capt. Anthony B. G. Graves, Head
quarters, 1st Battalion, has been
ordered relieved as adjutant Of that
unit and transferred to regimental
headquarters as adjutant. He re-
lieved Capt. James F. Angler as
regimental adjutant and the latter
has been ordered to Battery F as
commanding ofilcer.
Capt. Carl Santilli has been re-
lieved of command of Battery F and
transferred to Headquarters, 1st Bat
talon, and assigned to duty as
adjutant, taking the place made va
cant by the transfer of Capt. Graves.
First Lieut. Robert j. Martin, Bat
terry B, has been ordered transferred
to Headquarters, lst Battalion, and
assigned to duty as plans and train
ing officer Of the lst Battalion.
Capt. Fletcher F. Bernsdorf, COM
manding the Headquarters, l04th
Quartermaster Regiment, has been
ordered to proceed on August ~ to
Camp Perry. Ohio, where he is to
report to the executive officer of the
national rifle matches for duty in con-
nection with the operation Of ranges
in the conduct Of the national matches
for the period from August 27 to
September IL. Upon completion of
this duty he is to return to Wash
ington.
At the same time the local head
quarters announced the members and
officials of the team which will repre-
sent the local National Guard at the
matches. The team Is under orders
to leave here in time to arrive at
Camp Perry on August "a, and will
remain until September IL.
The team will be composed Of the
following officers and enlisted men:
Maj. Just c. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment, State staff and in charge
Of all National Guard rife practice
here, who Is named team captain;
Second Lieut.. Henry NJ. Boudinot
Company A, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, team coach, and the fol-
lowing members: First Sergt. William
D. Putnam. Company z. 12lst Engi-
neers; Technical Sergt. Sterling E
Chambers, Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers; staff
Sergt. Harry B. Parsons, Company E
l2lst Engineers: Staff Sergt. Ernest
v. Gonzales. Headquarters Detach.
ment, 29th Division; Staff Sergt The
odore L. Harrell. Ordnance Depart
ment, State Staff: Staff Sergt. James
r. Mitchell. Company A. l2lst Engi.
neers; Sergt. Raymond L. Taylor
Company D. 12lst Engineers: Sergt
J. M. Crandall. Company A, l04th
Quartermaster Regiment; Sergt. Will
lard c. Jensen, Headquarters and
Service Company, l2lst Engineers;
Corpl. William S. Taylor. Company D
12lst Engineers; Corpl. Edwin L. Stau-
bus, Ordnance Detachment. State
staff, and Pvt. (first class Fred l.
Ferrell, Company D, 121st Engineers
First Lieut.. Emil J. C. Hidden
brand. Medical Corps, Medical De-
partment Detachment. 121st Engi
neers. has been ordered to appear be-
fore an examining board of which
Maj. Stewart M. Grayson is presi-
dent, for examination for promotion
to the grade Of captain, Medical
Corps.
The appointment Of Second Lieut.
James D. Tanner. Company D, 121st
Engineers, as a first lieutenant oi
engineers and his assignment to Com
pany D for duty was announced at
headquarters.
At the same time headquarters an
nounced the appointment of Second
Lieut.. Reynald C. Feldt as first
lieutenant of engineers and his as
signment to Company A, 12lst En-
gineers, for duty.
Second Lieut.. Herbert F. Mitchell
jr., Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery
has been granted leave of absence
for a period of six weeks, with per-
mission to visit foreign countries.
Service medals emblematic Of long
and faithful service in the National
Guard of the District of Columbia
have been ordered awarded as fol-
lows:
Twenty-year service bar-Maj. Just
c. Jensen, Ordnance Department
State staff; Capt. George w. Johns
Company F, 121st Engineers.
Fifteen-year service bar-Lieut. Col
Peyton G. Nevitt, Adjutant Generals
Department, 29th Division Staff
Maj. James r. Lusby, Quartermaster
Corps, State Staff; Maj. Clarence S
Shields, 121st Engineers; Capt
Fletcher F. Bernsdorff, 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment; Capt. William
F. Jorgensen, Company c, 12lst En-
gineers; Sergt. William F. Dawson
Company c, 121st Engineers; Pvt
Joseph M. Owens, Company c, 121st
Engineers.
Ten-year service medal-Maj. Will
liam T. Roy, Headquarters Special
Troops, 29th Division; First Lieut.
Luther B. Hall. Company c, 121st
Engineers: First Lieut.. Elmer W.
Humphrey, Headquarters Detachment
Special Troops, 29th Division; Mas
ter Sergt. Thomas P. Baxter, Head
quarters Company, 1o4th Quartermas-
ter Regiment; Master Sergt. Lewis G
Phillips, Headquarters Detachment
29th Division; Sergt. Arthur j. Ode
koven. Company c, 12lst Engineers:
Staff Sergt. julius Andrae, Company
C, 121st Engineers; Sergt. Allen E
Peck, Company c, 12lst Engineers;
Sergt. Wendall P. Rettstatt. Company
c. 121st Engineers; Pvt, first class,
William H. Woodend. Company A,
104th Quartermaster Regiment.
The medals are to be formally pre-
sented at ceremonies to be arranged
later.
Pvt. Alfred w. Hanson, Quarter
master section, State detachment, has
been ordered transferred to Company