Evening star., 1938-02-06
Third Fleet Division Again
Takes Reserve Competition
Unit Wins Contest Second Consecutive
Year and Will Carry Battalion
COIOrs at Formations.

designated TO treat these dependents
Of Reservists
Peronnel Changes.
Changes in personnel were an
nounced as follows:
Transfers to honorary retired list:
Capt. Clifford E. Henry, 1t. Comdrs.
Walter o. Barratt, Charles 8. Book
walter, William A. Dalton, George
P. Lingenfelter and Theodore Van
Beck; Ensign Andrew Myerstuen.
designations: 1t. Comdrs. Moses H
Baker. Carl E. Dunaway, Earl A. Or
wig. Frank w. Smythe and Carl G
SWendseen; Its. James r. Carney
and Charles G. Thomas; Its. q. g.
Edward T. Maher and Donald A. Ia, =
lor; Ensigns Jerrold F. Ballaine, Dor-
aid H. Battles, Glenn Gessler, Harry
w. Holden, Isaac H. Houston, Edgar
E. Jackson. James K. Lunsford, James
D. McCracken, Charles F. Rork. jr.;
William o. Wallburg, Laut r. Wade,
John Benjamin r. Wilson and Sam
uel H. Woods.
Discharges: Its Davis H. Burns,
Howard G. Dean, Ramsey Farley, Her.
bert Henry Harris, James A Holley,
William Keslie, Joseph G. Sidlo and
Ray H. Springstead; Its. q. g. Harry
S. Brooks. George w. Creighton. John
P. Devine. Robert Kelly, Charles E.
Listman, jr., and Arthur r. Tierney;
Ensiens Joseph p Anderson, Guy l..
Arnold. Charles P. Buckley. jr.; Joseph
F. Chambers, Charles S. Collar, Will
liam N. Davis, Carl A. Day, Alexander
Donegan, John w. Dwyer, jr.;; Wood
vile T. Henry, John L. Johnston, An
drew E. Jorgensen. Joseph M. Mayer,
Harold v. Nerney, George William
Paterson, Julius G. Petrison. Allen X.
Platt. Francis T. Riley, Clinton U.
Roberts, Stanley j. Slater, John E.
Spence, Joseph A. Takacs and James
J. Wilson.
Aviation Cadets John w. Farrell,
Leon @. Forman. Eugene E. Henne-
man, Harold r. Love. William r.
Matthews, Paul NJ Mayeux, Clude
c. Mcconnell. William w. Momyer,
Dominic L. Pepi, Michael A. Potopin-
sky, Charles j. Quilter Elmer B.
Sheaff, Winston w. Smalley, William
N. Thomas, Robert c. Way and Robert
Yowell.
Traosfer from feet to volunteers for
general service: 1t. q. g. Robert
c. Upchurch.
The 18th Fleet Division. New Haven,
Conn, commanded by 1t. John F.
English, has been awarded the Naval
Reserve gunnery trophy for the year
1887, it was announced by the Navy
Department. This division attained
the highest merit of those divisions
which fired three crews and were,
therefore. eligible for the award. The
commanding officer and the members
OF this division have been commended
by the chief Of the Naval Bureau Of
Navigation by letter. The division
took its annual cruise aboard the
U. S. battleship New York.
The winner of this award and the
division standing second, the 10Th
Division, also at Hartford, are both
attached to the 5th Battalion at New
Haven. The battalion commander,
Comdr. N. W. Pickering. has been
commended by the chief of the Bureau
OF Navigation for efficient admins
tration and training of this battalion
as reflected by the high standing Of
these two divisions.
Gun crew No. 2 of the 1st Fleet
Division. Seattle, Wash. cruising
aboard the United States DESTROYER
King, attained the highest merit of
any single gun.
Although considered ineligible in
competition for the gunnery trophy
by reason Of not having fired three
guns crews, Composite Division No. g.
cruising aboard the battleship Arkan-
sas, attained the highest merit of any
division of the Reserve that fired. This
division was made up of a number of
men from various divisions along the
Great Lakes.