Evening star., 1939-03-26

The National Guard Bureau Of
the War Department has called to
the attention of local militia officials
the small number of enlisted men
OF the Guard who have taken ad-
vantage Of the provision of law
which permits these men to be ex-
amined for and to hold commits
sions In the National Guard of the
United States while they remain in
the enlisted ranks. It was pointed
out that while the law has been in
force for five or six years, yet the
number of enlisted men who have
taken advantage Of 1t has only re-
suited In 20 per cent of the existing
vacancies being filled.
For the first time in the memory
OF local Guard officers three units of
the militia finished last month with
100 per cent attendance, according
to figures compiled and published by
brigade headquarters, as result of
study of the drill reports. The three
units which headed the list with
perfect attendance were the Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers; Headquarters Company,
l04th Quartermaster Regiment. and
the Medical Department Detach-
ment, Special Troops, 29th Division.
There also was a general improve
ment IN attendance noted all along
the line. The other units, in their
relative order, follow, with their
percentages:
State Detachment, 1921: Medical
Department Detachment, 121st En-
gineers, 81 %; 29th Division Military
Police Company. 1920; Headquart-
ers Detachment, Special Troops. 29th
Division; Headquarters Company,
29th Division. 92.69: Headquarters
Detachment. 29th Division, 92.25:
Company A, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, 1888; Company A, 372d
Infantry. 88.77; band. 12lst Engi-
neers. $3.50; Company B, 1O4th
Quartermaster Regiment, 8555;
band, 260th Coast Artillery, 84.76;
Medical Department Detachment,
260th Coast Artillery, 84.12; Com
pany B, 12lst Engineers, 82O8;
Company A, l2lst Engineers, TIA;
Battery G., 260th Coast Artillery,
8057; Company c, 12lst Engineers,
1901; Company F, l21st Engineers,
1874; Service Battery, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, 77.02; Company D, 121st
Engineers, 1891; Headquarters De-
tachment, I'd Battalion, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, 1891; Battery A. 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 1888; Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train,
260th Coast Artillery, 1927; Com
pany E, 12lst Engineers, 7l66:
Headquarters Battery, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1882; Battery F.. 260th
Coast Artillery. 6812; Battery D.
260th Coast Artillery, 68.O2: Battery
H, 260th Coast Artillery, 6682; Bat
terry B. 26Oth Coast Artillery, 63.44;
Battery E. 26Oth Coast Artillery,
599l; Battery c, 26Oth Coast Ar
tillery.
Among the larger units, the Spe-
cial Troops. 29th Division, headed
the list. with an attendance record
of 1898 per cent, the others being,
in order, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, 1891: Company A, 372d In
fantry, 1856; 12lst Engineers, 81.85;
260th Coast Artillery, 1921.
The appointment of Capt. William
H. Beard, Medical Corps Reserve, as
a captain in the Medical Corps OF
the local militia, was announced
last week. He has been assigned
to the Medical Department Detach-
ment, Special Troops, 29th Division,
for duty.
1t. Col. Walter w. Burns, COM
manding the 260th Coast Artillery
Regiment, announced an examina-
ton to be held in the near future
for staff sergeant, radio. in the
Headquarters Battery. The ex-
animation will be open to all en-
listed men having the necessary
qualifications. Among other things,
radio experience must be possessed
by all applicants.
Pvt. George E. Lawrence has been
transferred to the active list of
the Headquarters Company, 29th
Division. Pvt. William E. Bahro has
been promoted to the grade of mas
ter sergeant, and assigned to the
adjutant generals section of the
Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division. Pvt. Joseph Tisthammer
has been promoted to sergeant in
the Headquarters Company, 29th
Division.