Evening star., 1939-11-05

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Ordered to Active
Duty With Fleet
Increases in the enlisted strength
Of each division Of the LIST Bat
talon, District Naval Reserves, and
the detachment of three officers
from the divisions and their assign
ment to active duty with the fleet
for an indefinite period featured
the activities Of this naval unit last
week. Each of the three divisions
has been increased by nine men,
bringing the total strength up to SO
enlisted men.
The orders for increases will not
necessitate any recruit campaign to
get the men, because all Of the di-
visions are larger than their al
lowed strength now, due to the ac-
tive drilling Of q number Of mem
bers Of the volunteer branch Of
the reserve. The orders merely
mean that nine more men in each
division will receive drill pay, as
the amount Of appropriations for
the Reserve limits the number of
men Of the Organized Reserve in
each division. Members Of the Vol
unteer Reserve are authorized and
encouraged to participate in the
regular drills Of the organized units,
but they do not receive any pay.
However, while it will not be neces-
sary to put on any recruiting cam
paign to obtain the men, neverthe-
less the local organization Is taking
recruits, in the volunteer branch, as
rapidly as they apply and can pass
the very stid physical examina-
ton.
Further increases in the size Of
the divisions are expected to be
ordered, although definite instruc-
tions have not been received from
the Navy Department. 1t is be-
lieved that within a few months
the divisions will be increased In
size to 76 enlisted men. While no.
additional officers have been an.
thorized. 1t was pointed out that
as the divisions increase, there will
be a corresponding increase in the
number Of petty officers, and that
the men who enlist early and are
qualified. will be the first to be con-
sidered when examinations are or.
dered to fill the vacancies.
The three of1cers who have been
ordered to duty with the fleet are
Ensign c. R. Cundiff, former en-
gineer officer Of the 1st Division,
to the U. S. S. Yorktown; Ensign
E. D. Redington. deck platoon oficer
Of the I'd Division, to the u. 8. s.
Chester; Ensign H. H. Lewis is leav-
ing for the West Coast. from which
point he will be assigned to q ship.
1t. James H. Nicholson, former
commanding officer of the Naval
Communications Reserve Division,
has been promoted to the rank Of
lieutenant commander,
The YP47, the new training ship,
went into service yesterday, but
confined its cruising to the waters
adjacent to the Navy Yard. A mum.
Der Of the enlisted men were or
dered to the Navy Yard yesterday
to ascertain whether they knew
their cruising duties and ascertain,
flrst hand, how they would perform
them under actual cruising condi-
tlons. Enginemen were assigned to
the engine room to stand throttle
watches, to direct the engines 1T
the speed and In the directions or.
dered from the bridge. while mem.
bers OF the deck force were tauRht
the methods of handling lines, and
the bridge gangs were trained In
handling the various navigation In
struments on the bridge.
1t. Paul E. Kerst, commanding
officer of the 1st Division, was In
charge of the training, which was
under the general supervision Of 1t.
A. ]. Benz, U. S. NJ, director of
Naval Reserve affairs here.
Ensign H. Arthur Lamar. com.
mander and instructor of the super.
numeracy division, which has in It
the Reservists who are contemplat.
ing taxing examinations for 40.
pointment to the United States
naval Academy from the Naval Re-
serve. has been promoted to the
rank OF lieutenant, junior Grade,
1t. w. Croft Jennings, commander
OF the battalion, is scheduled To
inspect the Naval Academy candi.
date division Thursday.
The following promotions q q
result Ut reports and recommenda-
tions OF the Examining Board have
oeen announced: J. L. Williams.
"a Division, to seaman, second class:
A. B. Murphy, to seaman, second
class, and N. Mancini, to firemen.
third class, both in the Sd Division:
G. G. Jacobs, 1st Division, to fire.
man, third class.
Both the battalion and division
trophies for the highest figure of
merit as a result Of the annual
inspections just closed went to Bos-
ton, Mass, units, it was announced
by the Navy Department. The bat-
talon trophy is presented BY the
United States Naval Reserve OF.
f1cers' Association and awarded an
nually by the Navy Department
to the battalion having the highest
emciency mark assigned by the
Naval Reserve Inspection Board.
The division trophy also Is q bronze
plaque. Letters Of commendation
were issued by the Secretary Of the
Navy and the chief Of the Bureau
OF Navigation, based upon the rec.
concentrations Of the Inspection
Board.
The Edwin Francis Conway Ne.
mortal Trophy was awarded to the
Boston Aviation Base. This trophy
was prese d to the Navy Depart-
ment Anonymously in memory Of
the late 1t. Edwin Francis CONWAY.
U. s. NJ, who commanded the Re-.
serve Aviation Base at Floyd Ben.
nett Field and who diad n 1ooo