Evening star., 1937-06-13
RESERVE OFFICERS
WILL Be TESTED
BrIgadier General Reap.
poIntment Examinations
to Be Given.

A board composed Of brigadier gen.
erals Of the Regular Army has been
appointed to meet at Fort George G.
Meade, Md, on August IS to conduct
the practical test Of such Reserve Of
flcers Of the District as appear before
the board to determine their uualifca-
tions for reappointment as brigadier
general in the officers Reserve Corps.
The board will be composed Of Brig.
Gen. John w. GuIick, Brig. Gen. Io-
renzo D. Gasser, Brig. Gen. Dana T.
Merrill and Maj Hugh C. Gilchrist,
Infantry, 18th Brigade Mai. Gil
christ will serve as recorder of the
board.
Unless District extension course
students meet the quarterly or an
nual minimum requirements of sub
courses before June 30, their enroll
mentS therein Will be Cancelled. Lo-
cal Reserve officers now working on
subcourSes are urged to complete
them by June 80 so there will be no
question as to use of old material
should be subcourScs be changed in
the 1878 school year
If approved by Both Division Head
quarters, extension course material
Will be furnished students during the
Summer months, to be turned in
at the beginning of the new school
year, October /. Washington officers
completing subcourses after June l.
will not be furnished material 70.
another SubcourSe, unless there is
definite assurance that the course
will be completed by June 30. No
new enrollments will be made between
June IS and October /.
The following officers of the District
have been ordered to active duty with
the Civilian Conservation Corps for
a period Of six months: Second Lieuts.
Carl R. Hill 376th Engineers; wilson
A, Lansford, 320th Infantry, and
Edward J. Track, 3l8th Infantry.
Second Lieut.. James r. Allison. a
District officer and member of the
l,320th Service Unit, will be relieved
from active duty with the Civilian
Conservation Corps, effective June
%, 1887.
Local officers have been assigned
to units as follows: Capt Edmund
F. Preece TO the 10th Field ARTILLERY,
Capt. George F. Wohlgemuth to the
lst Chemical Field Laboratory, First
Lieut.. Lawrence R. Loveland and
Second Lieut.. John c. Perry, jr., to
the Attn Quarternaster Regiment:
First Lieut.. David T. Clements and
Second Lieuts. Edward G. Donahoe,
James E. Douglass, ir, and Ernest
Gerber to the 1,316th Service Unit,
and Second Lieut. Denzil L. Page to
the 1920 Service Unit.
District officers have been relieved
from assignment TO units as indicated:
Capt. Joseph T. Shumate, jr., from
the 409th Attack Squadron: First
Lieuts. Desmond H OConnell and
Joseph Skord from the 34th Infantry;
First Lieut.. John F. Warren from the
364th Medical Regiment; Second
Lieut.. Earl F. Hiscock from the 1920
Service Unit; Second Lieut.. Francis NJ.
Shull from the 425th infantry: Second
Lieut.. Merrill L. Bradfield from the
343d Engineers; Second Lieut.. William
A. Webb from the 376th Engineers,
and Second Lieuts. Clifton H. Bowles,
Melvin A. Barker Henry NJ. Letcher,
and Fred Minis from the 428th In
tantry.
The following officers from the Dis
trict have been assigned to Company
l of the Sd Battalion, 320th Infantry
Regiment: Capt. Raymond w. Short,
commanding the company, and First
Lieuts. Bradford Knapp, jr.; Harold w.
Lady, Joseph J. Stubs. Henry B. Noh-
man and Second Lieuts. Charles F.
Sullivan. Arthur G.. Mckay, Charles
M. Mcknight, Colin E. McRae, jr.:
Hamilton H Phelps. ThaddeuS R. Du-
lin. Laurence o. StutZ. Walter N.
Takes, Dale E. Taylor and Arthur c.
Tilley.