Evening star., 1939-12-24

oPcSlol Ccl cIllOIlN dl lIle aTIIlOTy 1T
the Washington Navy Yard last
Tuesday night. The presentation
was made by George j. McLeish,
commander of the District of Co.
lumbia Department of Veterans of
Foreign Wars. According to reports
from the board, they had difficulty
in selecting the recipient of the
medal this year because there were
SO many members of the three di-
visions who had outstanding records
of performance of their duties at
the armory, on the cruise and on
behalf of their organization.
Twelve men attached to the Pro-
visional Division. United States
Naval Reserve, were rated as ap-
prentice petty officers by 1t. q. g.
H, Arthur Lamar. commanding
officer of the division, at the Navy
Yard, last week The Provisional
Division, which is formed with the
1st Battalion each year. consists en-
tirely of candidates for the Naval
Academy from the Naval Reserve.
This division this year is said to be
the largest in the history of the local
battalion.
Bernard Smyth of Fairfax, Va,
was made senior chief petty officer
and assigned to commond the 1st
Platoon. Smyth. who is now a stu
dent at the Bulls School, Silver
Spring, received his early military
training as a first lieutenant OF
cadets at Fort Union Military Acad-
emy and Augusta Military Academy.
Allen Breed of Boston. Mass. and a
student at Randle's Preparatory
School, this city, will command the
I'd Platoon. with the rating of chief
petty officer. He is a graduate of
Admiral Farragut Naval Academy,
where he served as chief petty off,
Ger and quartermaster, first class.
Davis T. Warner commands the Sd
Platoon as chief petty officer. War
ner is the son of Capt. T. A. Warner,
U. S. A.. and was a cadet captain
at the Bordentown Military Acad-
emy.
Lucius Steers of this city, a for
mer first Sergeant at Roosevelt
High School, was made a petty off,
Ger, first class, 1st Platoon. Robert
j. Spanagel, son of Capt H. w.
Spanagel, U. S. ~, now stationed
at the Navy Yard, was made a first
class petty officer of the I'd Platoon.
Spanagel, now a student at the
Swavely School. is a former first
sergeant from the Harvard School.
Ernest S. Cornwall, former first
lieutenant in the Washington High
School Cadet Corps, was made
petty officer, first class, and as
signed to the Sd Patoon.
The following were rated as Sec
ond class petty officers and assigned
as platoon guides to the three pla-
toons OF the division: George Brenner
Slmler, Johnstown. Pa; Louis Roman
Emme, Los Angeles, Calf; Jack
William Roberts. Pierre, S. Oak;
Philip Bradbury Shepard, New York
City; William H. Koar. Glen Rock,
N. j.. and James H. Stevens. Quincy,
Mass. Simler it was announced.
will serve as senior guide. Stevens
is the son of Comdr j. A. Stevens,
u, S. NJ, on duty aboard the U. S.
S. Wasp. and Shepard is the son of
Comdr. A. G. Shepard, U. S. NJ. on
duty at the Navy Yard, New York.
Ensign j. A. Alexander is execu-
tive officer of the Provisional Di-
vision and Chief Boatswain's Mate
E. M. Hagaman is seamanship
officer.
1t. Paul E. Kirk, commanding the
LIST Division. was detailed to COM
mand the YP-47, new training ship
OF the local battalion, on its train
ing cruise last week down the Po-
tomac. On the previous week, 1t.
Lamar was in command of the YES
sci, which went as far as Cobb
Island in the Potomac, where the
officers and men held small-arms
practice.
1t was announced in the future
those who make the week end trips
will be given credit for this duty.
1t will be carried in their records
as training duty without pay.