Evening star., 1938-03-06
Capt. I. H. Mayfield, Comdr. r. e. Kerr
and 1t. Comdr. J. p. Conover, all Of
the United States Navy.

Capt.. /. n. Maynelo, COmdr. II. Z. Kerr
and 1t. Comdr. J. p. Conover, all Of
the United States Navy.
With the rigid inspection out Of the
way for another year, the divisions will
settle down to their routine instruction,
concentrating primarily on the de-
velopment Of gun crews in preparation
for the coming annual cruises. These
drills will have increasing importance
this year as a result of the announce
ment Of the Navy that the system Of
target practice for Reserves, while on
annual cruises, will be materially
changed, which will involve their
spending considerably more time on
the Nays drill grounds than has here
tofore been the practice. The direct
result Of this, it was indicated, is that
the length of the cruises will be short
ened, and 1t will not be possible for the
units to reach foreign ports for their
midcruise liberty periods.
1t. q. g. F. w. Lemly has been de-
tailed as executive officer of the 1st
Fleet Division, being relieved of his
detail as engineer officer of the same
unit. His place as engineer officer has
been taken by Ensign Charles r. Cum
diff, who has been transferred from
the Volunteer to the Fleet Reserve. He
has been attending drills regularly at
the battalion in his Volunteer status.
Ensign Irving Bunerich has been
transferred from the Volunteer to the
Fleet Reserve and assigned to the
LIST Division as deck platoon officer.
The place in the 1st Division assigned
to Ensign Cundiff was made vacant
by the removal from the City of 1t.
q. g. r. z. Zanzot.
1t. E. c. Carusi has been assigned
to duty as battalion adjutant and ex-
ecutive officer. having been transferred
from his assignment as executive ofn-
Ger of the LIST Fleet Division.
1t. q. g. Paul G. Hurst has been
detailed to the I'd Fleet Division as
executive ofncer.
Jack Rowzie, seaman, first class,
has been transferred from the VOL
unteer to the Fleet Reserve, and as
signed to duty with the I'd Fleet
Division.
Inspections of Naval Reserve or
ganizations, according to reports to
the Navy Department, have shown
that those divisions which have been
assigned ships for training purposes
showed better results because of the
practical knowledge given in naval
installations. 1t was pointed out the
unit which stood at the top of the
list last year had a destroyer, and this
was said to have contributed markedly
to the efficiency of the training. Rec
concentrations have been made that
destroyers be made available to the
units for training and for week end
cruises.
1t is probable one of the destroyers
of the Atlantic Training Squadron
will be sent here in the spring for
use Of the local reservists. and they
are expected to make full use of it
during the short time it is here, but
the officers are cognizant of the fact
that they could show much better re-
suits if they were assigned a boat
permanently as was done during the
period between the end of the World
War and the beginning of the de-
preston, which caused withdrawal of
vessels for Reserve training as a gov
ernmental economy measure. 1t is
the hope Of the local reservists the
department will be able to find them
a small boat, such as a small former
Coast Guard cutter, which can be
sent here for use in week end cruises
during the coming summer.