Evening star., 1937-07-18
ARTILLERY NOW
FULL REGIMENT
D. c. Unit Advanced Just
Prior to Departure
for Camp.

With the 260th Regiment of Coast
ArIiery IN the middle of it's encarp-
ment at Fort Story, Va, the other
troops OF the District National Cuard
are making preparations to take their
annual period Of field instruction The
Coast Artillery unit this wear went
into the field for the first time with
1ull reglmental set-up, a number Of
omcers having been promoted to FIJI
the large number Of vacancies created
oy raising this unit to a full reel-
ment.
Inc regiment is commanded by Col.
Walter w, Burns, who has lust been
promoted to that rank and who has
headed the unit since its organization
subsequent to the World War. Mai
Leroy s. Mann has been promoted 10
lieutenant colonel and assigned to
headquarters
FIRST Lieut.. James H. Helzer has
been promoted TO captain and assigned
10 headquarters. Second Lieut., CharIe,
II. Halg has been promoted to first
lieutenant and reaSsigned to Battery
D.
oeen promoted TO captain and re-
assigned to headquarters. Second
Lieut.. Wilmer G.. kemper has been
promoted to first lieutenant and re-
assigned to Battery A. Second Lien,
John A. Bartlett has been promoted IN
lrSt lieutenant and reaSsigned to Raj
teiy b. Second Lieut.. Charles p
RelcheI has been ordered pronoted
10 hrSt lieutenant and reaSSlgned IN
headquarters. Second Lieut. Georpe
Z. SeIWYn has been promoted In frst
lieutenant and reaSsigned 10 Battery
Z. FIRST Lieut.. Lawrence w. Linderer
mas been promoted to captain and
reaSslgned to headquarters. LIST Raj
lallon. Corp, Paul M Never, Head
quarters Detachment and Conba.
Train. lst Battalion. has been ordered
promoted 70 second lieutenant and a.
signed to Battery E. Second Iieut
Park F. Anderson has been nronooto,i
70 nrst lieutenant and reassigned 10
Battery E for duty.
The Artillery is scheduled IN re,,r,,
mere over the highways neyt Sat,,r-
gay When the regiment will be dis
missed from active duty
Col John W. Oehmann. command =.
ing the local militia, has received
ietter from the department commander
OF the Veterans Of FOREIGN Wa
thanking the Guard for its t,Irno-,,
III connection with the annual corver-
'oh. He said the unit would be nrc-
posed at the next meeting Of the ar
mlnlStratlye unit for the award ~
S'reamer. The letter was sent tn tJ,s
-S'h DIVISION Military Police Com
pahy as that was the outfit vhica
participated in the parade.
Foiio"lng up a general complaint
mat some Federal employees were tax
ing more than IS days Of training car,
year by attending various canns the
local headquarters has issued orders
prohloNlng any Of the local Guard
members from performing any duty
which Will extend their time beyond
the normal l5-day period of the camp.
Col. Oehmann has announced the
appointment of the following civilian
rifle team to represent the District a.
the annual matches at Camp Perry
ONO. from August % to September II.
Captain, Robert w. Scott: coach
ERWIN A. Frye; members, BENJAMIN
r. Bean. Joseph S. Lam, Harry A
Bates Thomas A. Reneau. Clarence
n. Botkln, Lester II. Shockev. GUY H
DreWry, jr.; John Greenup, Beverly r.
Campbell, George F. HarVood. George
A. Nlnas, jr., and Abra ham Goldsteln.
The members were selected as re-
suit OF competition at the rife range
at Camp Simms.
The Artillery camp will be visited
this week by Lieut. Col Howard l..
Robb, AS representative Of the chief
OF the National Guard Bureau Of the
War Department, and Col A. F. Com
| miSkey, in charge of National Guard
affairs at the headquarters of the
Sd Army Corps Area in Baltimore.
Col. John w. Oehmann will also visit
Fort Story to make an inspection ot
the use Of equipment and Of the ia
cilities available to the troops.
Two officers of the Guard have been
recommended for attendance at the
Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe,
Va. While only one appointment is
allowed by the War Department. one
has been named principal and the
other alternate. Capt Robert J. Mar
TIN plans and training officer Of the
Artillery Regiment, has been recon-
mended as the principal. while First
Lieut., Herbert p. Mitchell. u, Head
quarters, lst Battalion, has been Sc
lected as the alternate.
Capt. John T. ONeill. Company p.
l04th Quartermaster Regiment has
been recommended for attendance a.
the Motor Transport School class to
be held al Fort Holablrd Md, begin
ming on September l3 He has Just
been promoted to his new position. He
was formerly with the Engineer Reg
ment, but when the new Quartermaster
organization was formed he took the
examination for promotion and upon
appointment was transferred 10 the
new outfit.
The Quartermastcr Regiment will ~
10 Camp Cascade Nd, with the En-
glneer Regiment and other troops in
the field there at the same time Will
be the l04th Medical Regiment from
Baltimore and the 2oth Division Signal
Company from Virginia.
Sergt. Otto H. Gage, Company p.
l04th Quartermaster Regiment, has
been transferred to the inactive list
because OF business interference with