Evening star., 1939-07-30
Fifth Battalion
Goes 10 Quantico
For Field Training
Marine Reserves to
Get Most Advanced
Instruction Yet

Inc 5th Battalion, Marine corps
Reserve, headed by 1t. Col. Harvey
l.. Miller, was to embark this morn
ing at o'clock form the railroad
station at Seventh street and Vir-
ginia avenue S.W. for Quantico,
Va, for the most advanced and
intensive field training in its his
tory. They will return here Au-
gust 13.
At the Marine Corps base the
battalion, of eight companies, will
merge with the 1st Provisional Bat
talon, 5th Marine, 1st Brigade, Fleet
Marine Force, to be trained as full
war strength line companies, A,
B, c. Machine Gun Company D,
Headquarters Communications Pa
toon and Headquarters Mortor
Platoon.
The schedule for training is de-
voted almost entirely to combat ex-
ercises, in attack and defense, to ship
TO shore movements and landing
force operations in attack and de-
fense. Considerable time is devoted
to the firing of all weapons. Two
days and two nights will be spent
in the field under shelter tents.
The purpose of this type of train
Ing, Col. Miller explained is to de-
termlne the best manner in which
the Marine Corps may absorb in
time of emergency its reserve troops
Personnel Announced.
At Quantico for this advanced
training the Provisional Company A.
consisting of three full-Strength
platoons, will include the personnel
of Reserve Companies E and F. and
will be commanded by Capt
Charles B. Nerren, U. S. M c. Re-
serve
Company B will include personnel
of Reserve Companies C and B and
will be commanded by Capt. Justice
M. Chandler, U. S. M. c. Reserve.
Company c will include personnel
Of Reserve Companies D and E and
will be commanded by Capt. Otho
L. Rogers, U. S. M. C. Reserve.
Company D will be commanded by
SopAs IIdI lltl IldIllSCl, ~. .. Nl. ~
To this company will be assigned all
members of Reserve Company A,
under Capt. Jown M. Augustine, u
S. M. c. Reserve, and special details
of men from each of the Reserve
line companies.
The headquarters. mortar and
communications sections will be
commanded by Regulars and to
these units will be assigned Reserve
Headquarters Company personnel
and details from the seven Reserve
line companies.
The medical section will be in
command Of 1t. Comdr. Don S
Knowlton. U. S. N. Reserve. and the
5th Battalion's Band, under First
1t. Arthur E. Harper. U. S. M. c.
Reserve. will train with the Guam
tico Band.
Upon the battalion's return from
Quantico it will hold at / pm. pa
rade, review and inspection in honor
of the District Commissioners and
commemorating the completion of
the tenth year of local Marine Corps
Reserve activities This formation
will be held in the area between
Fourth and Sixth streets, Maryland
avenue and Jefferson drive SW. The
review will be taken by Col. David
McCoach, jr, U. S. A., Engineer
Commissioner of the District of Co.
lumbia.
New Service Medal.
A new Marine Corps Reserve
Medal will soon be issued to quail
fled and recommended reservists.
1t was authorized by the late Secre-
tary Of the Navy Claude A. Swan
son. shortly before his death.
This decoration, and in the alb
eence of the medal, the ribbon rep
resenting it, is authorized to be worn
IN the same manner as campaign
badges and ribbons.
The medal will be awarded to
members of the Organized Fleet
Marine Corps Reserve who have at
tended four consecutive field train
Ing periods and certain percent
age of all armory drills. For each
succeeding four years star will be
authorized to be worn on the ribbon.
The medal shows a marine in field
uniform in step with a figure in
civilian clothing, representing the
citizen marine, and the words Fleet
Marine Corps Reserve-For Service"
The ribbon is fanked with red,
white and blue national colors, with
the center the traditional scarlet
and gold colors of the Marine Corps.
The back of the medal will show
the holders name, encircled by the
words, "Fidelity-Zeal-Ob