Evening star., 1937-03-28
MILITIA OFFICER
TESTS THIS WEEK
Examinations Ordered for
Enlisted Men Seeking
Commissions.

Opportunities are being offered for
more enlisted men of the National
Guard to become officers. An ex-
animation will be conducted April 2
by a board of officers, of which Col
John w. Oehmann, commanding the
local militia, is president
Those who pass the tests will be
vacancies occur in the l2lst Regi-
ment of Engineers during the year
they will be selected to fill them in
the order of the marks which they
make as a result of the tests. This is
the new eligible list which is renewed
each year and men now on The list
will be eligible to take the examlna-
tions again.
With the probability an increase
will be provided in the local Guard
from funds expected to be allowed by
the current Congress, men who sue
cessfully reach the eligibility list have
good opportunity Of being appointed
during the year.
Preparations are being made by
Lieut.. Col. Walter w. Burns, COM
manding the 260th Regiment OF Coast
Artillery, to carry out orders for the
formation of the regimental head
quarters battery of that organization
as authorized by the War Department
last week Orders issued by Col.
Burns indicate he will not await
recruiting campaign, but will form the
new organization out OF men from
the older units. each of which has
been ordered to contribute men
His orders provide that each of the
present units shall furnish the fol-
lowing minimum number OF men:
Battery A, l3; Battery B. l3; Battery
C, 10: Battery E, IL; Battery F, @;
Headquarters Detachment, LIST Bat
talon, 4; Headquarters Detachment,
I'd Battalion, 2; Medical Department
Detachment, 3.
In the meantime a recruiting cain
paign will be carried on so that the
unit can be filled with new men as
fast as possible.
Col. Burns explained these are min
imum allotments, and every effort
must be made by the officers to ex-
ceed the allotment, and he added that
the men transferred must be those who
have been regular in attendance, and
might be expected to be regular in the
future. 1t was explained, however,
that when these men are transferred
if they desire to return to their old
outfits this will be done at the earliest
possible date This means, it was ex-
planned, that as soon as recruits are
obtained to take their places they will
be returned to their original organi-
zations.
Col. Burns also has issued orders
that until further notice one medical
officer must be at the armory between
$3.50 and 10 pm. from Monday to
Friday inclusive, to take care OF ap-
plicants for enlistment.
Lieut.. Col. Burns and Corp. Mike H.
Bagdasian were ordered to Fort Mon
roe and Fort Story last week to make
preliminary arrangements with the
regular contingent for quartering and
training the 26Oth Coast Artillery dur
ing its encampment period from July
10 to "a next.
The artillerymen, operators of an
anti-aircraft outfit, will camp at Fort
Story near Virginia Beach.
Preparations are being made by the
artillery commander to take large
contingent of men to Fort Monroe
early in July to observe anti-aircraft
artillery firing conducted by the Coast
Artillery School. The detail will in
clude battery range officers, range sec
ton personnel, and enlisted men.
Orders have been sent to the COM
manders of the lettered batteries to
submit a list of personnel who will
be able to make the trip.
A school for communications per-
sonnel has been ordered established in
the local artillery regiment. 1t will
be conducted by the commanding
officer of the Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train, and will be
started Tuesday night, and to end
April 30. Battery and detachment
commanders have been instructed to
detail two men each to attend this
school.
Pvt. Joseph H. Koski, jr., Company
D, 121st Engineers, has been honorably
discharged because Of removal from
the city.
On account of business interference
with the performance of military duty.
the following have been transferred
from the active to the inactive lists Of
their respective units: Pvts. Robert H.
Lewis and Ellsworth Mcpherson, Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers; Sergt. Maurice L. Crater,
Company B, 121st Engineers.
Removal from the city was given for
the orders directing the honorable dis
charge Of the following: Pvts. D. Wal
lace Wink, Joseph w. Goodwin, Will
liam A. Lusby and Lawrence K. Park
er. of Battery c, 26oth Coast Artillery,
and Pvt. Charles E. Baumann Of Bat
terry E, same regiment.
Pvts. Philips W. Gates, Thomas Z.