Evening star., 1937-11-14
MARCHES ORDERED
FOR LOCAL GUARD.
Three Hikes, Two With
Heavy Packs, to Be Held
for Troops.

Members of the District National
Guard are not going to be called
"softies" when the Regular Army in
spectors observe them during field
marches at their next annual encamp-
ment. They are going to get three
marches during the armory drill
period this year, one of them with
light pack and one under heavy
marching order, under orders issued
during the week by Col. John w. Och
mann, commanding the Militia.
The order followed a letter from
the War Department, which also was
sent to other National Guard COM
manders throughout the country,
which said
Conservation of field exercises In
volving National Guard troops indi-
Gates that there is room for improve
rent in the ability to march on foot
and in march discipline. With view
to preparation for field training, it
is desired that you issue instructions
to the effect that where practicable
and not in serious conflict with Ire-
arranged schedules, the armory train
Ing in the current fiscal year include
possibly three marches, each to be
accomplished during the weekly drill
period; one with light pack and two
with full packs"
While the latter merely requested
that this be performed so far as pos
sible this year, it further indicated
that when the orders for training are
made up for the next armory training
year, there will be a specific require
ment that these marches be held dur
ing the period in between annual en-
campments.
Col. Oehmann issued instructions
for the troops which will serve to pre-
pare them for the march ordeals of
field training. AS the marches are
to cover an armory drill period, it
means that each will be approximately
two hours in length, with the regu-
1ation resting period during each hour.
The regimental and separate organi-
Zation commanders have been in
structed to submit to the brigade
headquarters prior to December l the
recommendations for the dates of
marches for their respective units.
Twenty-three enlisted men appeared
before an examining board to take
the educational examination to be
placed on the Guards eligible list
from which men are selected from
time to time for promotion to the
commissioned grades as vacancies
occur.
The tests were conducted by a board
consisting of Maj. Sidney Morgan. In
spector Generals Department.; Maj.
William j. Heale, 260th Coast Artil-
lery; Capt. Hugh Everett, jr,. 29th
Division Special Troops, and Capt.
George F. Harbin, 121st Engineers.
An elisted man must show he has
the educational requirements neces-
sary for promotion to be an officer be-
fore he is considered for appointments.
When vacancy occurs, a selection is
made from this eligible list and then
the candidate must take the profess
sional examination for the particular
branch of the service which he wishes
to enter.
Those who took the tests last week
were Pvt. Roy A. Owen, Battery C;
Staff Sergt. Ellicott Valentine, Battery
D; Pvt. First Glass; George w. Hall,
Battery D; Pvt. Henry G. Steele. Bat
terry C, and Sergt. william P. Wilson,
Battery A, all of the 260th Regiment
Of Coast Artillery.
Sergt. Rufus E. Wilson, Company A,
12lst Engineers; Sergt. Herbert C.
Hunter, jr., Company B, 121st Engi-
neers; Sergt. Donald S. Funk, Com
pany A, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment; Corpl. Douglas w. Finlayson,
Company E. 121st Engineers: Sergt.
James R. Alderton, Company E, 121st
Engineers; Sergt. Albert o. Brockman.
Company B, 121st Engineers; Corpl.
Clyde c. Dickerson, Company F, 121st
Engineers; Pvt. (First Glass; Dominick
A. Bucci, Company A, 121st Engineers;
Pvt. t<rst Glass; Kenneth w. Madi-
son, Company A, 121st Engineers.
First Sergt. Clyde 2. Willis, Battery
d, 260th Coast Artillery; Corpl. James
C. Thomas, Battery D, 26oth Coast
Artillery; Pvt. Stephen L. Roskos,
Company A, 121st Engineers; Sergt.
Salvatore F. Giarrantano, Battery D,
260th Coast Artillery; Pvt. Hugh A.
Allen, jr.. Company B, 104th Quarter
master Regiment; Pvt. Lawrence H.
Boeler, Company c, 121st Engineers;
Sergt. Joseph Berst, Battery F, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, and Pvt. First Glass;
Stanley w. Stephenson, jr, Company
A, 12lst Engineers.
The following have been transfer
red to the inactive lists of their re-
spective units because of temporary
removal from the city or business or
educational interference: Pvt. Robert
A. Harrelson, Headquarters Company,
2eth Division; Pvt. (First Glass; Rich
ard H. Bradley, Medical Department
detachment, Special Troops, 29th Di-
vision; Pvt. First Glass; Victor S.
Lofaro, 29th Division Military Police;
Pvt. tFirst Glass; John O. Anderson
and Pvt. Lawrence w. Mattson, Head
quarters detachment, 29th Division.
Sergt. Stephen Long has been trans
ferred to the active list of the Head
quarters Company, 29th Division.
Pvts. John F. Burroughs, jr., and
Wayne E. Garden, Headquarters Com
pany. 29th Division; Pvt. (First Class)
William Branovick and Pvt. Robert w.
Gwinn, Headquarters detachment, 29th
Division; Pvts. John E. Nizer and
Richard w. Vanden-Neuvel, Medi-
cal Department detachment, Special
Troops. 29th Division, have been
placed on the inactive lists.
Pvts. Paul B. Daily and Kalmon E.
Vadney have been ordered to the active
List of the 29th Division Military Po-
lice Company.
Because of removal from the city,
the following have been honorably
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