Evening star., 1936-08-16
MARINE RESERVES
LEAVE FOR CAMP
Fifth Battalion Off Today
for Field Training
Period.

Transported by motor truck train,
The 5th Battalion, Fleet Marine Corps
Reserve. will embark this morning for
Camp Albert C. Ritchie, Cascade, Md,
for a 15-day field-training period.
Commanded by Maj. Harvey L. Mil
Ter. the battalion, less Company G
from Roanoke, Va, and Company F
from Rockville, Md, will form on John
Marshall place at 8:45 am. 1t will
march to West Seaton Park, where the
men will board the trucks. Escorted
by motor cycle police of the metropoli-
tan force and also by Maryland State
police they will move out at $50 a m.
Company F will be picked up at Rock
vile while Company G will go to the
camp by railroad.
Capt. William w. Stickney is the
executive officer. Lieut.. Comdr. Don S.
Knowlton is in charge of the medical
department and First Lieut.. Leon
Brusiloff is in charge of the band.
The eight companies are command
ed, respectively, by First Lieut.. John
z. Fondahl, Headquarters Company:
First Lieut.. John W. Augustine, A
Company: First Lieut.. James A. Hen
messy. B Company; First Lieut.. Justice
NJ Chambers, c Company; First Lieut..
Otho L. Rogers, D Company; First
Lieut. Martin D. Delaney, E Company;
Capt. Ralph M. King, F Company;
Capt Charles B. Nerren, G Company.
The field-training schedule consists
chiefly of combat maneuvers, battalion
open warfare maneuvers, company
open and bush warfare problems. Very
little of the training is assigned to
close order drills.
The entire training schedule is on
an intercompany competitive basis, the
company winning the highest number
of points being awarded the Col.
Frank H. Edmonds Cup and the right
to carry the 1886 Efficiency" streamer
permanently on the company guidon.
This cup will be presented at the final
parade and formation by Brig. Gen.
Richard P. Williams, U. S. NJ c., COM
manding general of the Marine Corps
Reserve, on August 29
Awards that count for points to-
ward the Edmonds Cup are "the old
rife" for clean rifles; the Klemfuss
Cup. for company rifle scores; the
Norfolk Cup, for company close-order
drill; the MOO Cup for clean COM
pany streets and galleys; the Oci-
dental Cup. for company health; the
Elizabeth Edmonds Harris Cup for
squad drill; the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Medal, for individual drill of
privates and privates first class; the
Dwight L. Harris Cup, for the out
standing enlisted man throughout
the year: the Daughters of 1872
Medal, for individual efficiency of
eergeants and below; the Ruth Brewster
Chapter, D. A. R. Medal, for progress
in military education; the American
Legian Medal, for the best corporal
squad leader; the Marine Corps Ring,
to the best drilled guidon bearer;
the U. S. NJ. c. R. Cup, to the en-
listed man with the highest rifle
score; the Chesterfield Cup, to the
private with the highest rife score;
the Capt W. w. Stickney Roman
Legionnaire" Trophy, to the company
with the best athletic record; the
Warburton Cup, to the officer with
the highest rife score.
i The high light of the combat train
ing period will be the full battalion
in attack combat maneuver August
27. For that day the mountaintop at
Camp Ritchie will, for tactical pur-
poses, become an island in enemy
territory The 5th Battalion will
''land" from Lake Roger on a mis-
sion to destroy naval stores and in
dustrial facilities at Sabillasville, en-
gaging the enemy battalion defending
the approaches to Sabillasville. The
problem is similar to one used by the
Marine Corps Schools at Quantico.
There will be hike August 26 under
Nicaragua bush warfare conditions,
engaging enemy forces that will
Jump" Marine Corps patrol.
Final inspection, parade and re-
view and presentation of awards will
be held August 20 in honor of Gen.
Williams, followed in the evening by
the officers annual dinner and dance
in honor of Gen. and Mrs. Williams.
The battalion will return here Au-
gust 80.
The Board of Observers will be
Lieut.. Coils. Harry K. Pickett, Samuel
L. Howard and Robert M Montague
and Maj. Jesse L. Perkins. Maj. |
Lewis B. Reagan, U. S. M. c., in
spector- instructor, will accompany
the battalion to camp.