Evening star., 1938-10-23
d. c. Coast Artillery Services
In Demand for Exhibitions
WOrld Var Battle Re-enactment to Be
Presented at Silver Spring-Apple
Harvest Festival " ants Local Unit.

National Guard, Is much in demand
for public display, probably due to the
fact that it is the most spectacular of
the local services, with its searchlights
and big guns, being an anti-aircraft
battery.
Col. Walter w. Burns, commanding,
has accepted an invitation Of the Silver
Spring American Legion Post for the
local artillerymen to participate In a
re-enactment Of the Battle of Cam
tigny on the evening of November 10.
The artillery commander also has
under consideration an invitation for
the organization to participate in the
Apple Harvest Festival at Martinsburg,
w. Va, on the afternoon of November
IL.
Fourteen enlisted men, headed by
Maj. Fletcher F.. Bernsdorff. COM
manding the 104th Quartermaster
Regiment here, have returned to the
city with new 21a-ton trucks, which
they received at Pontiac, Mich. Those
who made the trip were First Sergts.
Donald S. Funk and Martin ]. Little
field; Sergts. Joseph I. Mooney, Louis
j. Brienza, John M. Crandall, George
H. Harper, Norman l.. Hoist, Martin R.
Keough, Michael Richards, Ruel Comp
ton and Benjamin De Rose; Corpl
Nicholas Sparacino; Pvts (First Glass;
Robert L. Brillante and Clarence A.
Phelps.
Medals won by members Of the rifle
team which represented the National
Guard of the District at the recent
rifle matches at Camp Perry, Ohio,
were formally presented to the local
officers and men last Tuesday night at
formation held on the Mall south of
the Mellon Art Gallery. They received
Glass c medals, and are Maj. Just C..
Jensen. team captain; Maj. Clarence
S. Shields, Capt Edward A. Mcmahon; !;
First 1t. James E. Tanner; Second 1t.
William D. Putnam; Staff Sergt. Alex
j. Thill, Sergt Jack E. Dove, Sergt
Ray K. Ethridge, Sergt Philip C.
Geraci, Corpl James r. Mitchell. Corpl
Warren C. Snyder. Corpl. Willard C.
Jensen and Pvt. Stewart w. McMana-
way.
Eight of these men participated in
the Infantry matches, combat type
of competition, finishing among the
18 first teams to place, for which they
will receive awards. They are Maj.
Jensen, Maj. Shields. Capt Mcmahon,
1t. Tanner. 1t. Putnam, Sergt. Eth
ridge, Corpl. Mitchell and Corpl. Jen-
sen. Placing in the individual matches
for which they will receive awards are
Maj. Jensen. First 1t. Henry M. Bou-
dinot, Sergt. Harry B. Parsons and
Sergt. Thill.
The annual target shooting compe-
titions Of the Guard were received, after
lapse of several years, at the Con-
gress Heights Rife Range yesterday,
and will continue throughout today
| and to be concluded on next Sunday.
The match to be fired yesterday was
the Musketry Championship; today the
Company Team Rife Championship
Match and the Individual Rifle Cham
pionship. Those scheduled for next
Sunday are the Company Team Pistol
Championship and the Individual Pts
tol Championship.
In the musketry championship, there
will be one team for each company,
armed with the service and automatic
! rifle. Each team will consist of rifle
squad of eight armed men with seven
service rifles and one Browning auto
matte rife. In this match the partici-
| pants are to be deployed as in skir-
mishing and will advance as they
would in time of regular conflict. The
winning team will be awarded the
Skirmish Trophy to be held for one
year. The company team rifle cham
/ pionship match will consist of six
| shooting members and one team cap
tain from each company, battery or
detachment. At least two of the shoot
ing members shall never have fired on
any team or in any individual rife
match representing the local militia
or any component thereof, or have
participated in the national rifle
matches. The wining team in this
group will get bronze trophy to be
held for one year.
The individual match is open to all.
but there is provision that the scores
made by the individuals in the COM
pany team match shall also count in
this match. The prize will be the