Evening star., 1939-11-26

for commercial plants in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, members of the
District Of Columbia National
Guard who have taken a part of
their field training under the new
orders issued by the War Depart
ment are said to have had a re-
markable attendance. As a matter
of fact, they were away beyond the
expectations Of a number of those
in the Guard, especially as this is
the first time the militia has ever
had to put In any winter field
training.
All Of the units which have gone
into the field have taken at least
60 per cent Of their enrolment and
some of them were said to have
taken as much as 100 per cent.
Each unit must take at least so per
cent OF its enrolment in order that
the officers may receive their field
training pay.
1t is believed that the fact that
a number Of the units have elected
to take their field training in two
day periods on the week ends has
served to bolster the attendance.
There is a possibility that If the
large number of units had elected
to take the full seven-day period
at one time that many men would
have been unable to participate.
First 1t. Robert w. Erwin has
been placed on the inactive list of
the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment, state staff, and Capt. Emil
J. c. Hildebrand, Medical Corps, has
been transferred to the inactive list
Of the Medical Department De-
tachment, 121st Engineers.
Capt. Charles r. Haig has been
transferred from the Headquarters,
260th Coast Artillery, to the state
staff and assigned to the Inspector
Generals Department.
The 260th Regiment of the Coast
Artillery, commanded by Col. Wal
ter w. Burns, has been instructed
to take its field training service in
three periods. This organization
Will proceed to Fort George G
Meade, Md, on December and 8
9 and 10 and 16 and II.
The 12lst Regiment of Engineers
will complete its field training duty
when 1t goes to Fort Meade on De-
cember l to 3.
Company A. 372d Infantry, will
take its field training in one lump
plans having been made for it to
go to Fort Meade from November
26 to December /.
Visual instruction in some of the
activities of the Army will be given
members of the 60th Regiment of
Coast Artillery. A number of reels
OF motion picture film have been
obtained by Col. Burns and have
been made available to the various
units. They include air tactics, in
spection and fitting of Army shoes
inspection of leather and equipage
second echelon of maintenance, in
spection Of motor vehicles, camr
construction, inspection of clothing
and third echelon maintenance.
The following have been placed
on the active lists: Pvts. Lyman
N. Fairbanks. jr.; Garnett F. Kid.
well, Roy c. Lowe, Robert T. Miller
Joseph Rogers and Earl Sweeney
all OF Company E. 121st Engineers;
Pvt. Jack r. Grimm, Headquarters
and Service Company, 12lst En-
gineers; Pvt. Robert I. MacCord, jr.
Headquarters Company, 29th Di-
vision; Pvts. John r. Satterfield and
John w. Tucker, Company E, l21st
Engineers.
Pvt. (First Class Raymond l.
Ferguson, jr., Battery D, 260th Coast
Artillery, has been honorably dis
charged to permit him to enlist in
the Regular Army.
In order to make the members OF
the Guard publicity conscious for
the purpose of getting the local
militia activities before the public
and also to serve as staff for the
new military publication of the
Guard, each unit has appointed q
press representative and an alter
nate.
The names of the staff were
announced as follows: Specia
Troops, Master Sergt. Paul Chalup-
sky, Master Sergt. James M. Lynch
Headquarters Detachment, Specia
Troops, 29th Division, Staff Sergt
Kenneth R. Ayres and Staff Sergt
William S. Maykrants; Headquar.
ters Company, 29th Division, FRS
Sergt. Stephen S. Lang and Corpl
Alexander ]. Mikules; 29th Division
Military Police Company, Sergt
Donald L. Stetson and Corpl. Rober
F. Hedges; 1O4th Ordnance Com.
pany, First Sergt. Bryan M. Dorsey
and Corpl. Daniel Davis; Headquar.
tiers Detachment, Goth Division, Mas.
ter Sergt. William E. Bahre ane
Staff Sergt. Garrett c. Rush; Medi.
cal Department Detachment, Specia
Troops, Corpl. Vernon Pizer ane
Sergt. Ben H. Williams.
260th Coast Artillery: Headquar.
ters Battery, Pvt. William D. Hutch.
inson, jr., and Pvt. Frank L. Tracy
Service Battery, Sergt. Harry H
Johnston and Corpl. George H. Fan.
ming; Headquarters Detachment
Sergt. Joe M. Allen and Corpl. Sam.
uel c. Rosner; Battery A, First Sergt
LIE Roy T. Corridor and Staff Sergt
Maxine A. Setzke; Battery B, Franz
B. Ochsenrettler and Joseph S
Bowles; Battery c, Sergt. Ratterre'
and Corpl. May; Headquarters De.
tachment, I'd Battalion, Staff Sergt
L. r. Krover and Pvt. E. Dietz; Bat.
terry E, Corpl. John B. Harvey anc
Pvt. Kenneth Romjue; Battery F
Corpl. L. Dallas Batten and Pvt
(First Glass; John H. Donovan; Bat
terry G, Sergt. Arnold Sokol and Pvt
Kennerly w. Corbett; Battery H
Corpl. Harvey J. Berse and Pvt
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