Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02

1884 In 1888 he Brig. Gen. Upshur.
was awarded the Geyer Trophy for
the battalion enlisted men most
proficient in company administra-
ton.
1t. Col. Miller, Maj. Don S. KnoWl-
| ton. battalion surgeon; Capt. William
w. Stickney, battalion executive Of
ficer, and First 1t. William Burrows,
battalion adjutant, last Sunday con-
ferred with It. Col. w. T. Clement,
U. S. NJ c., commanding LIST Bat
talon, Fleet Marine Force, and his
executive officer, Maj C. C. Brown,
to complete preliminary arrange
ments for the 5th Battalion field
training period at Quantico, Va.
Capt. J. E. Fondahl, battalion
range and ordnance officer, reports
the following qualified over the 3D.
course at the rifle range at Quantico
on June Is:
Expert riflemen Capt. J. E. Fon-
dahl. 241; Second 1t. Karl F. Ha-
worth. 226: Second 1t. T. B. Handley,
237; Corpl. Willard r. Piggott. 240
| Sharpshooters: Corpl La Blackstock,
22l. Marksmen: Sergt. G. NJ Cole
man. 1876: Second 1t. Walter r. Lytz,
1885, Corpl r. E. Slocum. 203: Pvts.
l. w. Swanson. 206; E. F. McKnew.
! 1893: c. S. Turechek. 1893: S. G.. Utter
back. 203: P NJ Krause 1874: Karl
Rhine. 1876; Arthur Pryor. 1872: P. c.
Grimm. I'll; f. N. Reid. BOB, and
v. j. Orsinger, 1873
Arrangements have been made to
fire the remainder of the adminis-
trative and band section of Head
quarters Company at Quantico on
July Is. prior to the annual field
/ training period.
The battalion band will be asso-
ciated with the post band. Marine
Barracks. Quantico. during the an
nual field training period.
Capt. Joseph T. Hankins, U. S.
M. c. r., attached to the battalion
and on active duty with Head
quarters Marine Corps in the Re-
serve section, has again been desig-
mated as team captain of the Marine
Corps Reserve rife and pistol team.
He will select the personnel of the
team to 60 to Wakefield, Mass. for
training on July Is and to Camp
Perry, Ohio, on August IL, where
the team will participate in the
national rifle and pistol matches.
A "deadline' on all enlistments
has been set on July in order that
all men enlisted with the battalion
will have sufficient time to complete
the course of paratyphoid shots"
and vaccination prior to the annual
field training period.
Maj. Gen Thomas Holcomb, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, has
approved a Marine Corps Reserve
Service Medal for issue to members
of the Marine Corps Reserve who
have attended four consecutive pc
| RODS OF active duty and who have
maintained an average of 80 per cent
attendance Of scheduled armory
drills. A star. to be worn with the
basic medal, will be issued the Re-
servist for each additional four
y SoA Nltll Vic
Eighty-one officers and men with
the 5th Battalion, Marine Corps
Reserve, are eligible and have been
recommended to receive this medal.
First Sergt. Harry w. Warner
of Headquarters Company holds the
distinction Of being the only mem
Der Of the local battalion eligible
for the service medal with two stars.
He first enlisted in the Marine Corps
Reserve in Rochester, N. Y, in 1927
and upon establishing residence in
the District of Columbia asso-
ciated himself with the local unit.
He has been active with the local
unit since 1929.
The following have over eight
years continuous service with the
Marine Corps Reserve and have
been recommended for the service
medal with one star: 1t. Col. Harvey
L. Miller, Capts. John w. Augustine,
John E. Fondahl. Charles B. Ner-
rem and William w. Stickney; First
Its. Alfred E. Marks, and William
r. Via, Second 1t. George M. Rice,
Marine Gunner Myron E. Thomp-
son, Sergt. Maj. Harry F. Volk-
man, Q. M. Sergt. James G. Neff,
First Sergt. D. J. Nevin. Sergts.
Paul L. Lawson, David Bloom, Lewis
J. Dollman, jr.: Karl H. Becker and
Lowry Lancaster; Corpls. Salvatore
H. Petrone, George Playfair and
R. E. Slocum: 1t. Comdr. Don S.
Knowlton, U. s. N. r. F. IN. c., 1t.
Is. g. William L. Shafer, U. 8. N. r.
F. IN. c., 1t. Is. g. Howard H.
Strine. U. s. N. r. F. IN. c., Chief
Pharmacy Mate Robert Jenkins and
Pharmacy Mate Ira E. La Londe.