Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Increasing Interest Shown
InMiIitio Commissions
Enlisted Men Seeking
Promotions to Officers

Increasing interest is being shown
by men In the ranks Of the District
National Guard In obtaining higher
rank among the commissioned per-
sonnet, according to the number Of
applications received at brigade
headquarters last week. Some of
them are from men who are seeking
appointments In the commissioned
grades of the United States, while
others are for active positions in
the local militia. In the case of
the National Guard of the United
States, If the men pass the tests
and are accepted, they still remain
In their enlisted status in the active
Guard, but Immediately upon the
occurrence Of hostilities necessi-
tating calling the troops to the COL
ors, they assume their commissioned
status before they go into the field.
There are said to be some va.
cancies In the Coast Artillery Reei.
ment and applications already have
been received for tests. As the
coast artillery soon is to 20 into
the field with the other units to
participate in the Northern Virginia
war games, there is a probability
that the examinations will be expe-
dited so that the vacancies can be
filled by that time.
Technical Sergt. Kenneth R. Mon
roe, Headquarters Company, lO4th
Quartermaster Regiment, has ap-
piled for appointment as a second
lieutenant in the National Guard
OF the United States.
Pvt. John M. Fisher, Battery B.
260th Coast Artillery, has applied
for promotion to second lieutenant
in that branch of the service.
Sergt. John F. Ellis, a son of a
captain in the Army, and Pvt. James
G. Small, Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, have applied for a second
lieutenancy in the coast artillery.
James r. Alderman, a STAN SER
geant in the Medical Department
Detachment, l21st Engineers, is
seeking an appointment as a second
lieutenant in the Adjutant Generals
Department of the National Guard
Of the United States.
Two commissioned officers of the
260th Coast Artillery are seeking
commissions in the Regular Army.
They are Capt. Augustus C. Johnson,
commanding Battery H of the local
artillery regiment, and First 1t. Paul
M. Meyer Of Battery E. 260th Coast
Artillery.
Col. D. S. Lenzner, Coast Artillery
Corps. U. S. A., who. for the past
four years, has served here as in
structor of the 260th Regiment of
Coast Artillery, completed this tour
of duty last week. and has been
ordered to Fort Monroe, Va, for
duty. He will report there after
completing leave. 1t. Col. Eugene
Villaret, his relief as instructor. is
expected here prior to the time the
unit goes into the field for the Amy
maneuvers in Northern Virginia next
month.
Maj. Norman McNeill, U. S. A., has
been detailed as instructor of Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, which Will
go to Cascade, Md. for its annual
period of field training. In addi-
ton, Staff Sergt. William Steele,
Baltimore, and Staff Sergt. John H.
Schercinger. this city, both of the
Regular establishment, have been
ordered into the field with the local
infantry company Maj Mcneil
also will serve as the inspection
board of this unit while it is in the
field, Although normally three Of
flcers are assigned to such boards
it was said that most of the other
officers of the Regular Army At
tached to Guard units in this area
will be engaged in connection with
the preparations for the maneuvers
next month.
1t. Col Peyton G. hewitt, assistant
adjutant general, went to 18th Di-
vision Headquarters in Baltimore
last week for conference with Mai
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, commander
OF the division, in connection with
personnel assignments during the
maneuvers.
Changes in assignments of COM
mlssioned personnel in the 260th
Coast Artillery Regiment have been
announced by Col. Walter w. Burns,
commanding the regiment as fol-
lows: Capt. Rex. P. Mulligan, trans
ferred from command of Battery B
to adjutant LIST Battalion; Capt.
Theodore w. Lowrie, transferred
from adjutant, LIST Battalion, to COM
mand the Service Battery; Capt.
Lawrence M. Linderer. transferred
from command of Service Battery
to command Battery B.
Corpls. Milton A. KILLER and Ken
meth G. Texter have been promoted
to sergeants in the band. 260th Ar
tillery Regiment. Corpl. Richard w.
Crefelli has been made sergeant in
Company D, 12lst Engineers, upon
recommendation of the company
commander.
Promotions in the Headquarters
Detachment, 18th Division, are:
Technical Sergt. Victor A. Howard
to be master sergeant, Sertgs. Philip
M. Goldman and william B. Nc