Evening star., 1939-12-17

which form the basis for the school
work. 1t was pointed out that Of
f1cers who have not taken these
courses have not the ground work
necessary to get the most out of
the courses.
Furthermore, the War Department
now requires that these officers must
be line officers from combat Or
ganizations Already one applica-
ton has been received, that of Capt.
Hugh Everett, jr.
Some changes in the setup of the
260th Coast Artillery Regiment have
been ordered in a letter from the
War Department. which will make
necessary some reorganization and
redistribution of the enlisted
strength. The Service Battery has
been redesignated as the Supply
Platoon and Maintenance Section
of the Headquarters Battery. The
Regimental Headquarters and the
Headquarters Battery will have a
total of eight officers and lit en-
listed men, at peace strength. In
this unit will be a colonel, lieuten-
ant colonel, four captains and two
first Heutenants. In the Headquar-
tiers Battery there will be 80 men
and the remainder, %, will be in
the regimental headquarters detail.
The band has been made a sepa-
rate unit, and it may have a maxi
mum of 48 enlisted men, with %
fixed as the peace strength. 1t
will be commanded by warrant
officer, having also technical SER
geant, a staff sergeant and three
duty sergeants.
The reorganization is to become
effective January l. It is expected
that all details will be completed
by that time, although the unit is
in the midst of taking its winter
field training on week ends at Fort
George G. Meade, Md.
Other school opportunities for
Guard officers will be available after
the first of the year, it was an
nounced at brigade headquarters,
and there is hope that a number
of the local officers will be able to
get the time off> from their civilian
employment in order to take advan-
tage of these.
The War Department informed
the militia officers that no special
allotments of the vacancies in the
classes had been made between the
States and the District of Columbia,
but that all applications would be
considered on their merits, and a
sufficient number to fill the classes
would be selected. Therefore, Off
GERS are being urged to put in their
applications early, in order that they
might gain as much by priority OF
application as possible.
The schools included the Medical
Field Service School, to begin on
February l and last for a period
of six weeks; the Coast Artillery
School, which begins on February Z
and continues for three months at
Fort Monroe. Va, and the Ordnance
Field Service School, which begins
on April S, also for a period of three
months.
1t was said there is a likelihood
however, that all applicants will re-
ceive orders to attend the schools
they select, because it is rarely that
the quotas are filled.
Pvt. Joseph I. Looney, Headquar-
tiers Company, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, has been ordered to re-
port before an officers examining
board, headed by Maj. Fletcher F.
Bernsdorff, commanding the 104th
Quartermaster Regiment. for EXAM
ination for promotion to the rank
of second lieutenant in the Quarter
master Corps.
Pvt. Frank M. Moran, Band, 121st
Engineers. has been honorably dis
charged because of removal from
the city.
The following have been trans
ferred from the inactive to the active
lists: Pvts. John G. BARRIERS and
George w. Crum, Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers;
Pvt. Robert G. Thompson, Com
pany B, l04th Quartermaster Regi-
ment.
Pvt. Horace r. Zimmerman, Medi-
cal Department Detachment, 121st
Engineers, and Pvt. Edward M. Per-
kins, Headquarters Company, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, have been
placed on the inactive lists because
of educational interference with the
performance of military duty.
Because of temporary removal
from the city, Pvts. Louis Bernstein
Headquarters Company, 29th Divi-
sion, and Jack K. Cole, Headquar-
ters Company, 104th Quartermastel
Regiment, have been placed on the
inactive lists.
First 1t. John A. Bartlett, Head
quarters, 260th Coast Artillery, has
been appointed captain in that
branch of the service and reas-
signed to the same unit.
Because of business interference
PvtS. Charles v. DeSSez and Charles
E. Ireland, Headquarters and Serv.
ice Company, 121st Engineers, anc
Joseph P. Katz, Medical Department
Detachment, 12lst Engineers, have
been placed on the inactive lists.
Removal from the city for q TEN.
porary period was given as q reason
for the orders transferring Pvts
John @. BARRIERS and George w