Evening star., 1937-12-26
coast ARTILLERY
OFFICERS CHANGED
Reassignment in Anti-Air-
craft Unit Made by
1t. Col. Hendon.

1t. Col. Robert r. Hendon, jr., COM
manding officer of the 9l3th Coast
Artillery (anti-aircraft), a District
coast artillery regiment. has approved
a reassignment of officers to that unit
Officers assigned to the regimental
headquarters include Maj. Edward l.
Potter, executive officer; Capt Lyman
E. Morris. adjutant; Capt. John H
Gruver, plans and training officer:
Capt. James c. Ladd, communications
officer: First 1t. James E. Cook, jr.
intelligence officer; First It. Justin
A. Shook, supply officer; First 1t
Rowland B. Fisher, munitions officer
and First 1t. Richard S. Hulburt, sur
geon. Off1cers assigned to the head
quarters battery. commanded by Capt
Robert S. w. Walker, include First Its.
George w. Boys and Paul c. Aiken
and Second Lieuts. Ellis K. Allison
William c. Allison, jr., and Raymond
M. Beall. The service battery, COM
manded by First It. Justin A. Shook
is composed of First Its. Floyd r.
Benny, Irving I. Klein, Harry G
Bursley and Second Lieuts. David E
Warner, David R. Smoak and Hugh
w. ODonnell.
Officers assigned to headquarters OF
the 1st Battalion include Maj John
CasWell. jr.; Capt. Stanley MCGEE
First Its Lloyd B. Kidwell and Gull
ford L. Mat:ern and Second Its. Nor
ris A. Miller and Henry B. Adams
Officers assigned to the headquarters
battery and combat train include First
1t. Wayne F. Daugherty and Second
Its. Gabriel c. Harman and Herman
R. Allen. Officers assigned to COM
mand batteries of the 1st Battalion In
clude Capt. Harold F. Harding, Bat
terry A: Capt. Paul A. Cooley, Battery
B; Capt. Royden K. Whitford, Bat
terry c, and Capt. Morris Cousins, Bat
terry D.
District officers assigned to head
quarters Of the I'd Battalion include
First Its. Frank L. Culley. Ralph H
Peterson. Walter H. Beal, jr.; Walter
H. Redit, George R. Cause, Elmer v
Perry. jr., and William M. Smoak,
jr First 1t. Walter H. McCartha
commands the headquarters battery
and combat train of the I'd Battalion
his officers including First Its. David
Homer and Guy A. Culbert.
Battery commanders Of the I'd Bat
talon include Capt. John S. Biscoe,
Battery E: Capt. Haven Nichols, Bat
terry F; Capt. Linwood B. McCloud,
Battery G. and Capt. Jesse J. Hinson,
Battery H.
District officers have been assigned
to units as follows: Second Its. Ellis
K. Allison. Anthony R. Bayer, William
j. Crabbs, James NJ. Lee, Roger B.
Payne, Terrell r. Powell and Belden
r. Reap to the 622d Coast Artillery
(harbor defense); First 1t. Louis j.
Klinge and Second Its. Robert M.
Connolly, John w. Crowther, Irving
H. Hale and Albert H. Pope to the
80th Tank Company; First It. John
w. Long to the 18th Field Artillery;
Second 1t. Columbus w. Kelley to the
428th Infantry; Second Its. Richard
w. Axtell, Ralph E. Curtiss and Frank
lin B. Wise to the 80th Division; First
1t. Arthur L. Mattern to the 13l4th
Service Unit: First 1t. Leon Fields to
the l327th Service Unit; First 1t.
Lawrence r. Loveland to the 1306th
Service Unit; Second 1t. William G.
Downey to the 1920 Service Unit;
Second ct. Herman v. Cottony to the
627th Engineer Battalion, and Second
1t. Robert E. Lee to the 428th Infan-
try.