Evening star., 1938-03-27

are substantially the same as the cor
respondence courses which have been
used Tor some time, except that in
the present case the actual units COM
posing the 29th Division are named
In the problems, instead Of theoretical
units. Each staff officer is required
TO work out each detail Of his depart
ment, and then the whole is submitted
to the division commander, who CO.
ordinates the problem, in the same
manner in which they would be ex-
pected to perform their tasks If they
actually 60 into the field In time of
actual combat.
The second phase OF the problem
is required to be turned in to the
Army headquarters by the middle of
April. and the third phase before the
end Of that month.
Eleven units of the local Guard had
attendance reports last month suffi-
cient to put them in the upper group.
according to figures announced by
headquarters. All of the units, it
was indicated, have shown a general
improvement and is believed to be the
direct result of the word which went
out directing them to clear their rolls
OF men who pay little or no attention
to their drill obligations after they
enlist. Many Of the organizations, it
was indicted, also are striving, under
the recent authority from headquar-
tiers. to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity OF increasing their authorized
allowance Of men. This is based on
the attendance Of the various units.
Headquarters Detachment, I'd Bat
talon, 26Oth Coast Artillery, took top
place with a percentage of 1854.
The other units reports are Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division,
1929; 29th Division Military Police
Company, 1922; Headquarters Com
pany, 29th Division, 9647; Headquar-
ters Detachment, Special Troops, 29th
Division, $500; Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
95.l9: Band, 121st Engineers, 9514;
Headquarters Company, 1O4th Quar-
termaster Regiment, 1884; Medical
Department Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, 92.76; Company
A. lO4th Quartermaster Regiment,
9l.30; Company A, 121st Engineers,
9055.
Company B, 1O4th Quartermaster
Regiment, $3.50; Company A, 372d In
fantry, 1901; Company D, 121st En-
gineers, 8743; Company B, 121st En-
gineers, 1888; Medical Department
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery,
1890; Medical Department Detach-
ment, 12lst Engineers, 81.81: Battery
D, 26Oth Coast Artillery, Bib: Com
pany E, 12lst Engineers, 81.1l.
State Detachment. 1851; Headquar-
ters Detachment. lst Battalion, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 1886; Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1874; Battery F, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 7l.66; Battery c; 260th
Coast Artillery, 7l.25; Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1890; Company F.
12lst Engineers, 7055.
Company C, 12lst Engineers, $3.50;
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, Gill.
Among the large units, the Special
Troops. 29th Division. headed the list
with $3.50. with the others as follows:
1st Battalion, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, 5000; Company A, 372d
Infantry, 1901; 121st Regiment of
Engineers, 8243, and 260th Coast Ar
tillery, $3.50.
Capt. William F. Bulls, 260th Coast
Artillery. is president of an eXamin-
ing board to conduct examinations for
gunners' rating in that regiment. The
other members are: First 1t Augustus
c. johnson and First 1t. Charles r.
Haig.
First Sergt Neil NJ Goen, Staff
Sergt. William H. Mattoon and Sergt.
Alexander j. Sweeney have been
awarded gold medals for 100 per cent
attendance for one year in Company
D, 121st Engineers.
Silver bars were awarded the follow
ing for 95 to 80 per cent: Sergts. Louis
Gallun, William B. Shanahan and
William S. Taylor, Corpls. William T.
Allen and William w Baker and Pvts.
First Glass; Marvin Gallun and Adri-
ano Kimayong.
Bronze bars for from 80 to s4 per
cent went to the following: Sergt. John
E. Beachum. Corpls. Alexander H.
Muryn and William w. Roland; Pvts.
First Glass; Joseph Betman. Richard
w. Crofolli, Carson L. Easterling,
Chevers L. Sithens and Joe Snoddy.