Evening star., 1937-06-13
D. c. GUARD GETS
NEW ADJUTANT
Col. Charles A. Dravo Or
dered Here From 9Th
U. S. Infantry.


Col. bravo now commands the 9Th
U. S. Infantry at Fort Moultrie,
S. C. He was born in Arizona and
appointed to the Army from Pennsyl-
vania in 1904. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross and the
Purple Heart for service during the
World War. He is on the General
Staff Corps eligible list, graduated
from the Command and General Staff
Corps School in 1925. the Army Signal
School in 1912, the Infantry School
Advanced Course in 1924 During the
World War he served with the Signal
Corps and the Infantry.
Under the National Guard organic
act, the War Department is required
to detail an officer of the regular es-
tabllshment here as adjutant general,
and while here he holds the rank of
lieutenant colonel in the local Militia,
in addition to his Regular Army COM
mission.
Capt. William J. Heale head
quarters, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery, has been appointed investi-
eating officer to examine cases of
individual property shortages.
Corpl. James r. Ryan has been re-
duced to private, without prejudice,
in Battery E, 26Oth Coast Artillery.
Pvts. James E. Laignel and Robert
s. F'leharty have been transferred from
the Headquarters Battery to Battery
A, 260th Coast Artillery. From Battery
A to the Headquarters Battery, same
regiment, the following were trans
ferred; Pvts. (F'irst Glass; John 0.
Bennett and Ellicott Valentine.
Corpl. Charles w. Mcknight has
been reduced, without prejudice, to
private in Battery c, $50 Coast Ar
tillery. Pvt. First Class Alan N.
Wilson has been promoted to corporal
In Battery B, 26Oth Coast Artillery.
Upon recommendation of the unit
commander, appointments have been
ordered in Company A, l04th Quarter
master Regiment; Pvts. (First Class
Ruel A. Compton and Nicholas Spara-
cino to be corporals.
Second Lieut.. John NJ. Coughlin has
been transferred from Company A,
12lSt Engineers, to the inactive Ma
tional Guard, and assigned to war
strength vacancy in Company B, 12lst
Engineers.
Because of business interference with
the performance of military duty or
temporary removal from the city. the
following have been transferred from
the active to the inactive lists of their
respective commands: Pvt. Harry F.
Saunders, Headquarters Company
104th Quartermaster Regiment, and
Pvt. William R McDonough of the
Headquarters and Service Company,
12lSt Engineers.
Promotions in Company A, 1o4th
Puartermaster Regiment are: Corp.
Ruel A. Compton and Pvt. Otto H.
Gage. to be sergeants; Pvt, first
class, Cecil R. Summer and Pvts.
John Wenn and Clarence w. Stauf-
fer, to be corporals.
Changes in Company A, l2lst En-
Elneers, are as follows: Corp George
II. Evans, to be private and Pvt,
first class, Louis E. Schneider, to be
corporal. Pvt. first class, Clyde c.
Dickerson, is promoted to corporal
IN Company F, 12lst Engineers. Pvt.
Carl F. Wagner, jr,, has been trans
terred from the inactive to the active
list of the Headquarters Company,
29th Division. Pvt. Herbert F. Dun
bar, 18th Division Military Police
Company, has been transferred to
the inactive list Of that command.
on account of business interference
with the performance of military duty
On account of temporary removal
from the city, Pvt. Edwin c. Hen
erickson, Sd, Headquarters Company
29th Division, has been placed on the
inactive list of that command.
Promotions in the Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, are: Corps. John j.
s1aterman and August Koenig, to be
sergeants. Pvt, first class, Harold
M. Gerke and Pvt Harld D. Barbee,
to be corporals. Because of removal
from the city, those ordered honorably
discharged from the 26Oth Coast
ARTILLERY Regiment are: Pvts. David
H Walsh, jr., and John G. Suther-
land, both of Battery E, and Corp.
William E. Tuttle of the Headouar-
ters Battery.
Placed on the inactive lists of the
various units of the 26Oth Coast Ar
tlllery, because of either bushes. in
reference with the performance of
military duty or temporary removal
1rom the city are:
Battery A-Pvts. Maurice L. Bor-
ders, Joseph w. Hail. Francis J. Laig-
nel, Jerome J. Litvin, George L,
Marshall, Robert E. Pugh, Pasuuale
a. Pape, Cleveland D. Ryan, James
M. Story, Charles J. Wenttang and
Charles P. Watts.
Battery B-Pvts. Andrew I. Brown.
everett H. Burke, George A. Petrello.
clarence R. Pool, Melvin M. Scott.
Robert E. Grimes, Keith l.. Sutplin.
Battery E: Pvts. William J. Drurv
Wllour Grizzard, Edgar L. Darnell.
Headquarters Detachment, I'd
Battalion: Pvt. Frank E. McLaugh-
lin.
Upon their own requests, the fol-
lowing have been honorably discharged
1rom the 26oth Regiment of Coast
Artillery, they having completed one
year of three year re-enlistment
period: Pvt. John w. Clifton, Medical
Department Detachment, and Pvt.
Thomas H. Kinkead, Battery F.
Pvt. George M. Hoffman, Head
quarters Company, 29th Division, has
been transferred to Company F, 12lst
Engineers.
Master Sergt Edward D. Mulvanity,
Headquarters Detachment, 29th 'Di-
vision, last week appeared before an
examining board, headed by Lieut..
Col. Delmar S. Lenzner, United States
Coast Artillery Corps, to be examined
for promotion by commission to the