Evening star., 1938-02-13
ENGINEER CORPS
FILLS VACANCIES
D. c. Reservists Are Given
Opportunity to Enter
Regular Army.

An opportunity to become q member
Of the Corps Of Engineers Of the
Regular Army has been presented to
District Engineer Reserve officers, and
last Friday q number OF the latter
group OF reservists reported at Fort
Belvoir, Va, for a preliminary exam
nation. It Is being held to fill a
number of vacancies in the Engineer
Corps Of the Regular Army, and those
successfully passing and also the SUBJ
sequent physical and professional
examinations, will be appointed second
lieutenants. There is no prohibition
against the acceptance Of married
candidates.
Maj. Gen. Oscar Westover, chief OF
Air Corps. will be the speaker tomor-
row evening at combined quarter
master and finance meeting. Combat
principles and the rifle platoon will
be the subject of the Infantry con-
ference Tuesday evening. Two con-
ferences are scheduled for Wednesday
evening, Field Artillery and Infantry
Tanks. The Field Artillery group will
take up camps and marches and q
map problem, while the Tank officers
will discuss tanks In security and
other operations and tank conceal
ment and camouflage. The employ
ment Of machine guns in attack and
mobilization will be the subject of
the Cavalry conference Thursday
evening.
Next Sunday morning, $50 to 10
o'clock, at Fort Myer. Va, District
Cavalry officers will receive instruc-
ton in equitation and drill.
A number of District officers have
been promoted to the next higher
grade and In every case they have
been continued in their assignments
indicated: 1t. Col. John v. Richards
to colonel, 320th Infantry; Capt.
Edward A. Kane to major, 306th
Cavalry: First 1t. Lathrop E. Smith
to captain, 306th Cavalry; Second Its.
Edward A. Cockey, Sd, and Robert P.
Wilson to first lieutenant, 306th
Cavalry; Second 1t. John G. Simpson
to first lieutenant, 3l3th Field Artil-
lery, and Second It. Samuel w. Tucker
to first lieutenant, 429th Infantry.
Capts. William J. Ruano and Kom-
menus M. Soukaras have been detailed
to take the National Guard and Re-
serve Officers course at Fort Mon
mouth. N. j., as students for three
months, beginning March 16.
Ordered to active duty with the
Civilian Conservation Corps for a
period Of six months are Capt. Walter
M. Fuller. 306th Cavalry; First Its
William G. Sorrell and Hershel A.
Soskin. 1303d Service Unit: Second
Its Benjamin p Mauborgne and
Alton B. Harper, 1920 Service Unit,
and Second 1t. William M. Arehart,
306th Cavalry.
Capt. James F. Howard, 429th In
fantry: Capt Frederick L. Slade
428th Infantry. and First It. George
W. Webb. 429th Infantry, have been
continued on active duty with the
Civilian Conservation Corps for an
other six months.
District officers have been assigned
to units as indicated: Col. Matthew
F. James to the 306th Cavalry; 1t
Col. Ray B. Robinson. Majs. Edwin
c. Jamison and Loney Harris, and
Second 1t. Thomas P. Berry to the
1920 Service Unit; Capt. Charles w
Webb, jr., and Second 1t. Irwin
Nicholson to the 31sth Infantry
Capt. John F. Leary, chaplain. to the
3l5th Field Artillery, and Capt. Johr
M. F. Donovan. jr., to headquarter.
special troops OF the 80th Division
Those assigned to the 320th Infantry
include First Its. Charles H. Jourdan
Donald c. McGovern, Leroy F. Nichol.
son. John w. Rockey, John H. Scher.
Ginger, William c. Souleret and Sec.
ond Its. Charles T. Butler, jr.: Johr
J. Cook. Hugh F. Davis, Melvin B
Harris, Jack B. Hiser, James A. Nose.
bach. Ralph K. Ostrom, Chester K
Rhone, Howard F. Shambarger anc
Charles H. Williams.