Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
ID. c. Engineer Regiment Head
Is Selected for Honor
Col. John w. Oehmunn Will Receive
Meritorious Service Medal

transferred to the inactive list and
assigned to the war strength vacancy
In the Medical Department Detach-
ment, 1o4th Quartermaster Regi-
sAAnt.
1t. Dominick has been assigned to
the Medical Department Detach-
ment, Special Troops. Goth Division,
and 1t. Holmes to the State Staff.
Capt. Francis j. Tartaglino, Medi-
cal Department. Special TSoops, 10Th
Division, has been transferred to
the inactive list and assigned to the
war strength vacancy in the Medical
Department Detachment, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment.
Visual instruction In the details
Of the service to which they are
attached will be given the officers
and men Of the 260th Coast Artillery
in the form Of motion pictures which
have been obtained from the Reg.
ular Army by Maj. Walter w. Burns,
commanding the regiment. The
films will be shown in the armory,
according to the following schedule
of subjects and dates: November II,
map reading, three reels, types,
scales. conventional signs and CO.
ordinates; November %, tactical en-
ployment of chemical troops, two
reels, showing a chemical company
supporting division in attack;
December 1, three more reels of map
reading: December Is, medical regi-
ment, six reels, showing service with
an infantry division; January S and
10, defense against chemical war
fare, three reels; February 2, two
reels showing another phase Of map
reading. including elevation. con-
tours. slopes, proflles and visibility,
and one reel giving the story of auto
motive fabrication: February %,
more map reading; April q and May
4. tactical employment Of an anti
aircraft regiment.
Reels to be shown in connection
with the school for motor vehicle
operators are to be shown at the
Water Street Armory, as follows:
April 6, the story Of the gasoline
engine, three reels; April II, the con-
struction, operation and care of
internal combustion engines, three
reels; April Is. the story of the
storage battery. two reels; April 18,
the spark plug. two reels; April 20,
the story of automotive fabrication,
one reel.
The following have been trans
ferred from the inactive to the active
lists: Pvt. Sidney Sugarman, Medical
Department Detachment, l21st En-
gineers; Headquarters Company,
10Th Division, Pvt. David S. Levy,
Company A, 121st Engineers; Pvts.
Walter H. Ellis and Elwyn Shinn;
Pvt. John G. Bugbee, Medical De-
partment Detachment, Special
Troops, 10Th Division; Pvts. Edward
C. Chester, Lewis P. Shelton and
Clarke w. Willett, 29th Division
Military Police Company.
Promotions in Battery D, 260th
Coast Artillery, are as follows: Pvt.
(flrst class Paul j. Keller to be ser
geant and Pvt. (first class Edward
J. Dwyer to be corporal.
Pvts. first class Robert E. Black
and Edward F. Hessell have been
promoted to corporals in Company
B, 104th Quartermaster Regiment.
In the band. 12lst Engineers, the
following promotions have been au-
thorized: Sergt. Harry M. Hitchcock
to be staff sergeant. Corp. Harry H.
Meiners to be sergeant and Pvt. FIRST
class Francis j. Govan to be cor
poral.
The following have been placed
on the inactive lists because of edu-
cational or business interference:
Pvts. Byron J. Ford. Charles w.
Kirby and James E. Slough Of the
Headquarters Detachment, 10Th Dr.
vision; Corp. Robert G. Thompson
and Pvts. Robert A. Mazzolini and
Virgil E. Manuel of Company B,
104th Quartermaster Regiment
Pvt. FIRST class Horace G.. Skinner
has been promoted to corporal In the
Headquarters Detachment, 1st Bat
talon 260th Coast Artillery.
Sergt. Morris F. Wolfe. Headquar-
tiers and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers, has been reduced to
private on his own request. At the
same time he was ordered trans
ferred to the band and promoted to
technical sergeant.
Pvt. Adriano Kimayong has been
promoted to corporal in Company D,
121st Engineers.