Evening star., 1938-07-17
FIFTH BATTALION
SCHEDULE READY
Organized Marine Reserves
Will Spend Is Days at
Quantico in August.

Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, COM
mandant of the United States Marine
Corps, last week approved Of the IS
days field training scheduled for the
5th Battalion, Organized Marine Corps
Reserve, at Quantico, Va, from August
Z to FL. They will engage in firing for
record. company and battalion ma
neuvers, a practice hike, one night and
two days In shelter tents in q combat
area and demonstrations of all types
OF automatic infantry and auxiliary
weapons. Very little time Is assigned
to close order drill and ceremonies.
Competition for the 20 cups, trophies
and awards will consist Of perform
ance by the eight companies of the
battalion, during the regular schedule.
without disturbing the program Of
events.
Three new trophies will be in COM
petition this year. The Gene Tunney
Trophy. awarded by the mdefeated
world heavyweight champion, will 70
TO the company with the best athletic
record during the field training period.
The Brookland- Woodbridge Citizens
Association Cup, awarded to the bat
talon in connection with the recent
veterans OF Foreign Wars encamp-
ment parade, will remain in circula-
ton in the battalion, going To the
company with the highest percentage
OF rine qualifications The cup award
ed by the District OF Columbia Chap
ter, Military Order Of the World War.
Will 90 to the officer with the highest
.30-caliber rifle score.
The Marine Corps headquarters an
nomced that the Board of Observers
for the field training schedule will
consist OF 1t. Col. Raphael Grifin,
Maj. Charles N. Muldrow and Mai,
Eugeue F. c. Collier, U. S. M. c.
ENLISTED men from the regular corps.
assigned as instructors to the various
units Of the battalion are @. M. Seret.
Daniel E. Foran, Sergts. William E.
Hemingway, George ]. Pellitier and
Ai1red I. Wicks, Corpls. Boyd Bug
hardt, Edward j. Coen, John L. Glenn,
George q. Simandl, Frank M. Soltys
and Henry A. Strom.
Recent orders from the Navy De-
partment changed the name OF the
battalion to 18th Battalion, Organized
Marine Reserves" instead OF the pre-
Vious designation, Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve" These orders also di-
rect the use Of the initials ~. s. M.
G. r. (o)" on all correspondence.
The battalion, adapting itself insofar
as Reserve conditions will permit to
regular Marine Corps training tactics.
Will go to camp with one Of its COM
panies, Company "a" Capt. John w
Augustine, functioning as a recruit
training company. This recruit train
ing system has been in effect in the
battalion for several months during
tne weekly drills. All recruits FIRST
enter the recruit training company
ana are later graduated to the various
senior companies. There will be one
more graduating class prior to the field
training period in August. At Guam
tico the recruit company will be on
separate schedule. training with the
full battalion only when such training
VIII further their recruit instruction.
Capt. John w. Augustine last week
received from the Marine Corps
Schools at Quantico, his certificate Of
graduation from the senior course. He
Is one OF the few Reserve officers to
have completed that course.
First 1t. John e. Fondahl received
his certificate Of graduation from the
Junior course.
Last reports from Headquarters. q.
S. Marine Corps. indicated that in the
premises of certificates of graduation
from the Marine Corps Schools the
battalion headed all other Reserve or
ganizations.
volunteer Marine Corps Reserve off,
GERS to be attached to this battalion
Tor field training at Quantico include
First 1t. Ben M. Stern of Indiana.
First 1t. Felix Rowland of Port De-
posit, Md; Second 1t. Karl r. Haworth
OF Annapolis, Md. 1t. Stern will be as
signed to duty as assistant to the
plans and training officer and will also
be In charge Of athletics and publicity.
1t. Rowland will be assigned to duty
with Company "F' as company ofiicer
and 1t. Haworth, who has been at
tending all drills and formations Of
the battalion, will be assigned to Com
pany &C." with additional duty az
ordnance and range officer.
Applications for enlistment will be
received on any Tuesday or Wednesday
evening at 458 Indiana avenue NV.
The age limits are from II to IS. Sum-
mer and winter uniforms are furnished.
Applicants may also enlist in Com
pany ''E" at Alexandria, Va, and with
Company IF" at Rockville, Md.