Evening star., 1938-10-16
NAVY DAY PLANS
FOR RESERVE SET
Rear Adm. George Pettengi|I
to Review Battalion
in Armory.

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Rear Admiral George Pettengill, U.
s. Navy, commandant of the Washing
ton Navy Yard, will lead the activities
of the Naval Reserves Of the District
in their celebration Of Navy Day on
october 81. Elaborate preparations
have been made by members Of the
program for the relatives and friends
in the armory in the Washington Navy
Yard that evening.
Admiral Pettengill will formally re-
view the battalion, and the provisional
division Of candidates for the United
States Naval Academy, made UP of
young enlisted men who have an
nounced their intention OF participate
ing in the competitive examinations,
which will be held for class of so
Reservists who will enter Annapolis
next July /.
Probably the most spectacular of the
drills which have been planned will be
battle problem, when. upon sounding
Of the general alarm, all the Reservists
will 60 to their battle stations. From
the destroyer bridge, which has been
constructed In the armory, the men
detailed there will show how a battle
is carried on and the orderly manner
in which every man in the chain per-
forms his task without confusion.
There will, of course, be other gen.
eral drills, such as fire and collision
and abandon ship. The classroom in
struction which usually follows the
drills on the regular meeting nights
also will be formed for short sessions
The engine room force will have its
engine room in the cellar in tiptop
shape, and others will show the ma
chine shop where the enlisted men are
taught how to make things and how
to handle machine tools.
Signalmen will flash their codes with
flag hoists. semaphore and blirlker, and
the radio men will show the work car
ried on in the radio shacks of the
vessels at sea. The seamen branch will
be given instruction in knotting and
splicing of ropes.
There will be just enough of this
provided to indicate to the spectators
just what the officers and men have to
do in their training work, for plans
have been made to have a dance on
the same evening for the friends of
the battalion personnel. The music
will be furnished by a section of the
Navy Band.
1t. 81. g. Paul Kerst. executive
ofdcer of the I'd Division, has passed
his examinations for promotion to the
rank OF lieutenant. He is a graduate
OF the Naval Academy.
1t. Comdr F. B. Qligley, Engineer
Reserve, voluntary. has reported for
duty with the battalion. He formerly
was connected with the Baltimore,
Nd, battalion.
Letters Of commendation to naval
and Naval Reserve officers in connec-
ton with the work of the Reserve have
been issued by the Secretary Of the
Navy as follows: 1t. Comdr Ernest
j. Flanagan, commanding officer of
the lst Battalion at Boston, Mass,
for the thoroughness and high order
OF attention to duty and good leader
ship, resulting in the outstanding per-
formance Of the battalion under his
command, which battalion during the
fiscal year 1888. in competition with So
other fleet Reserve battalions, attained
a final merit of 1886.
1t. Charles F. Hooper, commanding
omcer, Sd Division, 1st Battalion at
Boston. for thoroughness and high
order of attention to duty and good
leadership, resulting in the outstanding
performance of the division, which
attained final merit of 91S3. It
has been awarded the Fleet Division
Trophy.
Comdr. Van Hubert Ragsdale, U. S.
NJ, commanding officer of the U. S.
Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Oakland
Calf, for thoroughness, attention to
duty and good leadership, resulting
in the outstanding performance of the
Naval Reserve Aviation Base under
his command, which attained a final
merit Of $3.50. 1t has been awarded
the Edwin Francis Conway Memorial
Trophy.
1t. Comdr. Daniel w. Tomlinson,
commanding officer, 1st Battalion, vs.
12R Squadron, Kansas City, Kans., for
thoroughness, attention to duty and
good leadership, resulting in the out
standing performance of the aviation
division under his command, which
division attained a final merit of
$500. 1t has been awarded the Novel
Davis Trophy.
In addition the following have been
commended by the Chief Of the Bureau
Of Navigation: Capt. John T. Nelson,
director of Naval Reserve for the 1st
Naval District, in which area the
Naval Reserve had the highest rela-
tive efficiency. 1t. Eugene 7. Seaward.
U. S. N, officer in charge, United
States Navy Recruiting Station, Boston,
and instructor for the 1st Battalion
and Sd Fleet Division, the battalion
and fleet division having the final
highest merits. 1t. Comdr. Harry F..
Dobbs, commanding the 1st Battalion,
Atlanta, Ga, 9Th Naval District. the
battalion having the second highest
final merit. 1t. Alphonsus L. Mad
den, commanding the lst Fleet Divis-
ion, 1st Battalion. Boston, Mass, lst
Naval District, the feet division hav-
ing the second highest final merit. 1t.
Comdr. Michael Kernodle, U. S. NJ,
commanding the United States Naval
Reserve Aviation Base, Boston, Mass.
1st Naval District, the Naval Reserve
Aviation Base having the second high
est merit.
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