Evening star., 1939-08-20
District Militia Units Plan
To Dig In for Winter Work
Equipment Used in War
Will Be Placed in Storage


In the field, members of the District
National Guard, before settling down
to pondering the results in the
course of their armory drill sched-
ule, will overhaul, count and replace
the equipment which was used in
the field. Losses will be closely
checked to ascertain responsibility
and things put in shape for annual
property checks.
But, most of all, the men will make
close check of the equipment which
they needed in the field and whicf,
they did not have to carry out their
campaigns to the utmost, with a
view to having the War Department
supply it so far as funds are avail
able. This is particularly true of en-
gineering equipment. During the
course of the campaign the local
engineers found that they did not
have materiel needed to carry out
their work in an efficient manner
but they solved the problem by bor-
rowing it from the enemy" in thi.
case the Regulars, but such course
would not be possible in real war
Of course. While it Is expected that
they would have 1t once they were
ordered into the field under actual
conditions, nevertheless it became
apparent several times that the
troops were not fully equipped, and
steps should be taken now to pro-
vide the necessary material not only
for their training, but the stocks
should be kept up so they would
have it Immediately upon being
called into the service.
The unit commanders have fac
ing them the duty of mapping out
the armory drill schedules for the
current drill season, which are ex-
pected to be published to the troops
In a short time.
Qualifications with the pistol OF
members Of the 260th Coast ARTILLERY
for the current year have been an
nounced as follows, together with
their marks:
Expert-Headquarters, 1st Bat
talon, Capt. Robert J. Martin, 85.6
Corpl. Horace G. Skinner. 886. Bat.
terry A, Capt. Lee j. Rutz. 86; Pvt
fFirst Class William E. Swain. 86
Battery B, Sergts. James w. Hill
86.5, and Lansing A. Peele, 1872; Pvt
First Glass, Adam Bagdasian, SO 8
Battery c, First 1t. George V. Sci
wyn, $40: First Sergt. Charles H
Beahm, SO; Sergt Robert Riley. So 5
Battery F, Capt. Anthony B. C
Graves, 81.
Sharpshooter - Headquarters, Is
Battalion. Second 1t. Charles H
Talbot, 80,S; Pvt. Ralph L. Borden
BIS. Battery c, Corpl. Thaddeus E
Klemmers, 804: Pvt. First Glass
Herbert c. Buck, 1876. Battery F
First Sergt. Joseph B. Newbury, 81 5
Sergt. Boyd B. Zacharias, 1872.
Observation-Disclosures. 1st Bat
talon, Capt. James F. Angler, 65 8
Capt. James H. Heizer, 68.4; Firs
1t. Theodore w. LoWrie, 1877; Seconc
1t. Howell A. Nash, 626: Sergt
James D. Pierce, 6l2. Battery A
Second 1t. Calvin M. Pentecost, 70
First Sergt, Leroy T. Corridor, St
Master Sergt, John P. King. Sc
Staff Sergt. Clarence J. Taylor IS
Sergt. Fred T. King, So: Sergt
Morgan G. King. So; Sergt. Alphonse
J. La Valley, 81; Copl. Robert S
Fleharty, St. Battery A. Corpl. Elme,
R. Helsel, g. Pvt. First Class
Ralph E. Page, ST; Pvt. Charles R
Hart. jr., 81; Pvt, Paul Karmel. 65
Pvt. William M. Lunsford, Sc. Bat
terry B. Sergt. Arnold Sokol. 62.6
Sergt. Kalman K. Vadney, 65.4
Sergt. Julian A. Walker, 1873: Pvt
First Class Eugene R. Blanken.
ship, 10; Pvt. First Class Samue
G. Luciano. 692; Pvt. First Glass
Robert E. Miller, 77.S: Pvt. John B
McNamee, $50; Pvt. Paul Roye. "a
Pvt. Kenneth w. Russell, 73.5. Bat.
terry c, Capt. Perry o. Huff. IA; Sec.
ond 1t. Edward E. Williamson. &C.
Sergt. Alton r. Duvall, 7l.2: Sergt
Albert S. Hooker. GOT; Sergt. Iohr
R. Payne, Ill; Sergt. Lawrence c
Robey, 81; Copl. Claude F. Duvall
IS; Pvt. First Class Richard c
Kessler, 675; Pvt. First Glass
Charles E. Martz, 671: Pvt. (Firs
Class William R. Rodes. 75.2: Pvt
Arnold A. Graft, 1913. Battery D
Capt. Carl Santilli. 609; First 1t
Charles P. Reichel, 1853; First Sergt
Robert L. Hartman. jr., 1863; Sergt
Charles w. Geyer. 642;; Sergt
Salvatore F. Giarratano, 64.4; Sergt
James C. Thomas, 1876; Corpl
George c. Giddens. 636; Pvt. tFirs
Class Harry A. Balmer, 68.5: Pvt
(First Class George S. Blanchard
1r., $50, Pvt. First Class William
E. Tabler, 63.5; Pvt. William E
Chesser, 65.6; Pvt. Norman A. Freud
berg, Gil; Pvt. David H. Gould
65,6. Battery E. Sergt. Robert @
Stevens, 63.5; Corpl. Floyd l.. Smith
70; Pvt. First Class James M
Logsdon. 614; Pvt. Adolphus M