Evening star., 1939-02-12

Battalion Set
Will Go to Quuntico for
Field Work July 80
To August Is
A letter from Maj. Gen. Thomas
Holcomb, commandant, Marine
Corps, indicates that the tentative
dates for the annual training period
of the 5th Battalion, Marine Corps
Reserve, will be from July 80 to
August 13, inclusive. Under the
present plan the battalion will per-
form field training at Quanaico.
Both dates and place for the field
training are subject to change, de-
pending upon appropriations avail
able and other considerations.
The battalion small bore team last
week fired targets in connect with
the battalion team match OF the
National Gallery Matches sponsored
by the director, Marine Corps Re-
serve under the auspices of the Ma
tional Rifle Association. Each Ma
rine Reserve battalion throughout
the United States enters team in
this event which determines the
champion battalion small bore team
within the Reserve.
The local units have the following
representatives on the team: First
1t. w. j. Burrows, team captain;
Sergt. Maj. Harry F. Volkman,
team coach; Capt. John E. Fon-
dahl, Sergts. Richard B. Mchill and
Henry F.. Stille, Corpls. Willard r..
Piggott, Samuel M. SoWlder, Pvts.
Benjamin F. Bean, Don B. Cutter
and William E. Payne, jr. The Sc
lection of two members of Company
G.. Roanoke, Va, as shooting men,
bers of the team has not been an
nounced.
Sergt. Alfred H. Burnell, Company
B, has completed the basic course of
the Marine Corps Schools and was
promoted to platoon sergeant. He
will be relieved from further duty
with the recuit platoon and will be
returned to Company B for duty.
Headquarters, Marine Corps, has
notified the battalion that there
will be some delay in the issue Of
the contemplated Reserve Service
Medal due to the original recon-
mendations and medal bearing the
inscription Fleet" Under the pro-
visions of the Naval Reserve Act of
1888 the Reserve Service Medal in
the future would only be awarded
| for service with the Organized Ma
rine Corps Reserve and the Fine
Arts Commission has ruled that
medals awarded for the same type Of
service must bear identical inscrip-
tions. The issue of these medals
will therefore be held up until such
time as specifications can be drawn
eliminating the word Fleet" from
the inscription of the medal.
A committee has been appointed
by the commanding officer, consist
ing of Capt. John w. Augustine,
senior member; Capts. Ralph King,
Justice M. Chambers, Otho L. Rogers
and John E. Fondahl First Its. Rob-
ert E. Copes, Alfred H. Marks, Will
liam j. Burrows and Arthur E.
Harper. to make arrangements for
colors presentation ball in connec-
ton with the ceremony of presenting
the new colors to the battalion. The
5th Battalion is the first marine bat
talon authorized to carry distinctive
colors.
The battalion will use the ballroom
at the National Guard Armory for
the annual Headquarters Company
dance and party on February l8.
The following enlistments in the
battalion are announced: Stanley G..
Utterback, Headquarters Company,
for duty with Battalion Band;
Charles H. Chaplin. jr.. Company A.;
John E. Cox. Company E, Alexan-
dria. Va; Willard j. Meredith, Com
pany G.; Thomas H. Sheriff, Com
pany A; Robert E. Brant, Company
D; Eustace D. Cooper, Company D,
and Frank K. Otto, Company D.
Pvts. Chaplin, Cox, Sheriff, Brant,
Cooper and Otto have been assigned
to the Recruit Platoon in charge of
Marine Gunner NJ E. Thompson for
instruction.
The following naturalization trans
fers are announced: Pvt. First Glass;
Albert E. Fisher. battalion armorer,
from rolls of Company A to Head
quarters Company; Pvt. Frederick
c. Gebhart, Company B to Com
pany C for duty; Pvt. Fred T. Unger,
Company A to Company B for duty.
The following have been trans
ferred to the Severn and Potomac
Reserve district due to inability to
attend drill: Corpl. James w. Kerns,
Company c: Pvt. First Class Ern-
est T. Beckner. Company C and Pvt.
Merle D. Names. Company A. Pvt.
First Class Edward A. Mullin,
Company c has been transferred to
the Limited Service Unit of the 4th
Reserve district. due to removal from
the District of Columbia.
Vacancies still exist in three rifle
companies for riflemen and in Head
quarters Company for men with a
knowledge of clerical work. Appli-
cants should apply at 458 Indiana
avenue NV. on Tuesday or Wednes-
day evenings.