Evening star., 1939-01-29
Army Service Schools
Attract Officers of Guard
Applications Being Received at Brigade
Headquarters for Courses Not Yet PIunned

An increasing amount Of interest
in the regular Army service schools
is being shown by officers Of the
District National Guard, 1t was in
dicated last week when several
formal applications were filed with
brigade headquarters in which the
officers sought to be placed on avail
ability lists for any opportunities to
attend any Of the Army special
courses provided at the regular
service schools. The full extent Of
the possibilities for attending the
Army courses this year has not
been disclosed, but 1t is known
that the National Guard Bureau
authorities are not only anxious to
have the National Guard take full
advantage Of any opportunity pro-
vided, but to assure that the ON
GERS, who are selected, are those
who will be able to impart the
results Of their training to the mem
bers Of their respective commands
upon completion Of the school
courses.
Two officers of the local guard
are attending a short school course
at Fort George G. Meade. They are
1t. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, assistant
adjutant general, and First 1t.
Herbert F. Mitchell, headquarters,
1st Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery.
The greatest interest being shown
at this time is in the Engineers
school, which is held at Fort Bel
voir, Va.
The applicants to date are First
1t. Luther B. Hall, Headquarters
and Service Company; First 1t.
James D. Tanner, adjutant of the
I'd Battalion, and First 1t. Edward
o. Hamilton, Company D.
Members of the local militia have
evinced considerable interest in the
reports from Baltimore, headquar-
ters Of the Sd Army Corps. that
the troops of this area, including
the National Guard, will hold ma
neuvers in the vicinity of Manassas
this summer. While no official de-
tails have been received here it
may be that the tentative plans
for holding separate camps may be
abandoned. The local headquarters
had recommended that the division
troops and the engineer regiment
be sent to Camp Albert c. Ritchie,
Cascade, Md, and the 260th Coast
Artillery be sent to its usual camp
at Fort Story. near Virginia
Beach, Va.
Second 1t. Sylvester S. Blackwell
assumed command last week of
Company A, 372d Infantry, when
two veteran officers retired. Capt
Arthur C. Newman, retired on ac-
count of reaching the statutory age
limit, with the advance rank of
major, and First 1t. Cornelius A
King retired upon his own request
with the advanced rank of captain
1t is probable that 1t. Blackwell
will soon be advanced to the rank
of captain of infantry, as the COM
pany is entitled to an officer of this
rank.
Brigade headquarters announced
that the following members of the
lst Battalion, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, have been qualified in
rifle shooting during the target yea,
lust closed:
Expert riflemen: First 1t. Henry
B. Cockreu. First Sergt. Donald S
Funk, Sergts. Warren Hughes ano
Michael Richards, Corpl. Robert E
Black. Pvt. First Class Phillip N
Wagner, Pvts. John w. Goodwin
Stewart w. McManaway and Ethel
bert Miller.
Rifle sharpshooters: Sergts. George
H. Harper and Charles w. Simms
Corpls. George E. Miley, jr., Eugene
S. Petranko, Nicholas Sparacino. anc
John c. Wilson: Pvt. First Class
Chester A. Megill, Pvts. Robert A
Mozzolini and Eugene E. Sumpter
Rifle marksmen: First Sergt. Mar.
tin j. Littlefeld, Sergt. Ruel A
Compton, Corpls. Joseph L. Cleave.
land, Edward F. Hassell and Fran.
els C. Johnston, Pvts. First Class
Henry D. Bobbitt, Robert L. Bril-
lante, Raymond E. Halliday, AL
phonse S. Howes and Campbell
Ramsay, Pvts. Herman D. Bailey
Eugene v. Bosworth, Randolph G
Colvin, John l.. Cox, Arthur T
Johnston, Arthur H. Montgomery
Charles w. Pace, Samuel M. Pull.