Evening star., 1938-01-16
APPROVAL GIVEN
Shift OF OFFICERS
Col. Woodrow Approves
Reassignment to His
Headquarters.

Col. Fftz w. Mem. Woodrow, COM
manding officer Of the 3l5th Field Ar
tillery, District of Columbia Reserve
regiment, has approved a reassign-
ment Of officers of his regiment. In
addition to Col. Woodrow, the regimen
tai headquarters is composed of the
following officers: Lieut.. Col. Hart G.
Foster. executive officer: Capt. Clar-
ence E. Geiger, adjutant: Capt. James
E. Dawn, supply officer; First 1t. Ralph
l.. Creel, intelligence officer; First 1t.
Ray K. Windham, plans and training
officer, and First 1t. Thomas E. Naugh-
ton, reconnaissance officer. First 1t.
Paul G. Travers Of Alexandria, Va, has
been assigned to command the head
quarters battery, while First 1t. Wor-
den 9. Tyler has been placed In COM
mand of the service battery.
Maj. Samuel Marshall of Middle
burg, Va, has been assigned to COM
mand the headquarters of the 1st Bat
TALON, the District of Columbia off,
GERS assigned to that headquarters in
Guiding First Its. Cecil r. Dean, Jack
Burks, Howard T. Keiser and Second
1t. st. Julien P. Rosemond. The fol-
lowing District officers have been as
signed to command the units indi-
Gated: First 1t. George D. Harrell,
Combat Train Of the lst Battalion;
Capt. Leo ]. Leonnig, Battery A, and
Capt. Milton r. Scott, Battery B.
Maj. Vergil D. Reed has been as
signed to command the headquarters
Of the I'd Battalion, and First 1t.
Holmes c. Wesson, jr., Of Lawrence
vile, Va, has ben placed in command
of Battery c. No District officers have
been assigned to Battery D, OF which
Second 1t. Norman r. Archer OF Rich
mond, Va, is in command, nor to
headquarters of the Sd Battalion COM
manded by Maj. Medford G. Ramey.
Likewise, the officer personnel OF both
Batteries E and F. is composed of out
side officers. First 1t. Ashby S. Pat
terson Of Lynchburg, Va, commanding
Battery E and First 1t. Loran Roop of
Jonesville, Va, commanding Bat
terry F.
Members of the 428th and 429th In
fantry Regiments will meet tomorrow
evening. Maj. E. w. Leard will dis
cuss general principles Of supply and
duties of S4. Capt. John G. Ladd
and 1t. r. C. Horne will discuss
combat principles-rifie platoon-at
the infantry conference to be held at
headquarters next Tuesday evening.
Two conferences will be held We'd
nesday evening. field artillery officers
taking up staff procedure and a map
problem while infantry (tank) Off
GERS will discuss the employment of
tanks in cooperation with other
arms. Cavalry officers on Thursday
evening will take up cavalry rear
guards and the development of United
States military rife and musketry.
District cavalry officers will meet at
Fort Myer. Va, next Sunday, 8:3O-1O
am, for equitation and drill.
A number of District officers will be-
gin in the near future IA days of ac-
tive-duty training. At 8Oth Division
headquarters, Richmond, Va, the fol-
lowing officers will begin this active
duty on March 6: Majs. Virgil O.
Barnard, Victor H. Dent. Maurice F.
Brothers and Clinton J. Muncie and
Capts. Earl D. Madison. Horace w.
Pote and George F. Wohlgemuth.
First 1t. John A. Connolly will begin
on March 6 IA days active duty at
Fort George G.. Meade, Md, and on
that same date Second 1t. Joshua
Segall will begin similar period of
training at Fort Belvoir, Va. On
January Second 1t. Harold L. Col
vocoresses began active training at
Fort Myer, Va. and on January %
Second 1t. Myron G. Cropsey will be-
gin active training at Fort George G.
Meade, Md.
Second Its. Henry E. Mooney and
Holman D. Hoover have been ordered
to active duty with the Civilian Con-
servation Corps for a period of six
months. effective January and IL,
respectively. First 1t. Lester j. Dugan
and Second 1t. Arthur B. House have
been continued on active duty with the
Civilian Conservation Corps for an
other six months.
Second 1t. Jacob I. Brown, who
has been promoted to first lieutenant,
will remain assigned to the 320th In
fantry.