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aircraft unit, and 1t has Just re-
ceived q lot Of modern equipment.
It is possible that with this equip
ment it may be needed in the field
to handle the opposition to air.
craft attack. Heretofore, 1t has
gone each year to Fort Story, Va,
near Virginia Beach, because Of the
opportunity to use the modern anti
aircraft equipment there, and 1t was
believed that 1t would 60 again
this year. However, with modern
equipment assigned to it for train
ing purposes, 1t is now believed that
1t could put it to practical use by
participating In the forthcoming
maneuvers.
The two new batteries Of coast
artillery, completing the 260th regi-
ment here, have been recognized by
the War Department. Col. D. H.
Len1ner, United States Army, in
spector instructor assigned to the
local artillery, examined the men
presented with the batteries last
week and they were formally recog-
nized as part of the regiment.
Capt. Robert j. Martin has been
assigned to command Battery G and
Capt. Augustus c. johnson has been
detailed to take command Of Bat
terry H.
The Guard rifle team will shoot
competition with the United States
Marines stationed at the Washington
Navy Yard on the evening Of March
3 on the range in the Pennsylvania
avenue armory.
The following have been trans
ferred to the inactive lists because
Of business or educational interfer-
ence: Corpl. Bernard Bernstein,
Pvt. First Class Alfred v. Wootten
and Pvt. David S. Levy, all of the
Headquarters Company, 18th Divi-
sion. and Pvt. First Class Melvin
B. Plunkett, Headquarters Detach-
ment, Goth Division.
The members of the following
units have been returned to the ac-
tive lists: Pvts. John D. Cason, Paul
j. Margaritis, Harry Schorin. John
r. Seat, Paul E. Blackjack and Ray
mond w. Sooy, all Of Battery F, 260th
Coast Artillery; Pvt. Charles E. Cor
don, Headquarters Company, 29th
Division; Technical Sergt. Victor A.
Howard and Pvt. Oscar F. Anderson,
both of the Headquarters Detach-
ment, 10Th Division; Pvt. William
r. Fox, Company A, l21st Engineers;
Pvt. Graziano j. Furlano, Company
A, 12lst Engineers, and Pvt. Thomas
j. Davis, Headquarters and Service
Company, l21st Engineers.
Pvt. Franklin A. Knapp. Company
A, 121st Engineers; Pvts. Robert L.
Eierhart. Augustine F. Feudale, lie
Roy j. Dindlebeck, Robert E. Din
dlebeck and James P. Farrell, tr.,
29th Division Military Police Com
pany, have been honorably dis
charged because of removal from the
city.
Capt John T. ONeill, 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment, has been de-
tailed as member of the Board of
Examiners to conduct tests of en-
listed men seeking places on the
eligible list from which appoint
ments are made to fill vacancies In
the grade Of second lieutenant in
the local Guard.
Pvt. Richard w. Axtell. Battery
B, 260th Coast Artillery, has been
honorably discharged in order to
permit him to retain his commits
sion in the Organized Reserve Corps
Pvt. First Glass; Louis E. Parker,
jr., Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery,
has been transferred to the inactive
list because Of business interference.
The following men have been
honorably discharged because of re-
moval from the city: Pvts. Haviland
r. Alderman, Arnold B. Mallam,
James E. Britton, Edward j. Cau-
theirs, John c. Dupre, Calvin w.
Kirby, Charles F. Matthews, jr.,
Curtis w. Pythian, Grant C. Smith,
Charles P. Watts. Claude w. Hall,
jr., Hubert K. Arnold, Harold J..
Burns, William H. Cheadle, James
c. Guynn, George L. Marshall,
Harry c. Moss, Weldon r. Shelton
and James M. Story, all of Battery
A, 260th Coast Artillery.
Sergt. Arnold Sokol, Battery B,
260th Coast Artillery, has been hon.
orably discharged, on his own re-
quest, he having completed one year
of three-year re-enlistment period.
The following members of Battery
B. 260th Coast Artillery have been
returned to the active list: Pvts.
Vincent j. Antonelli. Rocco Infan-
tino, John A. Nance, Nathan w.
Provinse, Harvey F. Richardson,
Andrew A. Mendjuris, Charles K.
Hopp, Flenn H. jacobson, Denis K.
Lane. Richard w. Axtell, Raymond
81 Wilson and George A. Petrello.