Evening star., 1939-05-14

board, headed by Col Walter w.
Burns, who also is commander of
this anti-aircraft artillery outfit. and
they probably will go into the big
war games this summer in Northern
Virginia with new silver bar on
their shoulders. Those who appeared
for examination for promotion to
the rank of first lieutenant were:
Second Its. Frederick E. Fischer
Battery D; Paul M Meyer, Battery
E; Howell A. Nash. Headquarters
Battery; Calvin M. Pentecost. Bat
terry A; Charles H. Talbot, Service
Battery; Edward E. Williamson. Bat
terry C, and Raymond o. Watson,
Headquarters
Sergt. Given w. Cleek, Battery B,
260th Coast Artillery, has been hon
orably discharged to permit him to
accept promotion by commission He
has been appointed a second lieu
tenant Of coast artillery, and has
been assigned to Battery D for duty.
Second 1t. Richard D. Davis, Bat
terry B. has been transferred to the
unassigned list, pending acceptance
of his resignation from the local
militia. Second 1t. George w. Hall.
Battery F, has been transferred to
the inactive list and assigned to
war strength vacancy in Battery F.
Col. Burns has issued instructions
for various units to take their regu-
lar pistol and machine-gun prac-
tice on the rifle range at Congress
Heights. D. C. The assignments are:
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train. July and 16: Battery A.
June and July 2; Battery B, June
4 and July 2; Battery C, June 18
and July 16; Battery D. June 18 and
July Is; Battery E, July 9; Battery
F, July %; Battery G. July Is; Bat
terry H, June II, and Service Battery,
July 80.
The 1.000-inch machine gun range
has been assigned to the batteries
as follows: June 25. Battery E:
June 4, Battery F; June II, Battery
G, and June 18. Battery H.
Militia units have been warned
by the War Department that re-
cruits should receive sufficient train
/ ing prior to the period of field
training to enable them to partici-
pate in unit training. 1t was sug-
| gested that the State authorities
/ prescribe the necessary restrictions
to prohibit enlistments Immediately
preceding field training. The belief
was expressed that if sufficient ad-
vance notice was given the required
strength could be reached by each
unit so as to provide reasonable
armory training for all men 1t was
added that the practice of enlisting
Immediately prior to camp serves
no useful purpose. merely provides
a vacation for the men so enlisted
and impedes the field training of
the unit.
| The field exercises must be pre-
ceded by conferences and command
post exercises in order that max
imum benefit to all may be secured
AS the battalions are the units for
exercises, it was pointed out that
the evolutions should be drawn that
all battalions participating will re-
ceive definite missions requiring
some degree of initiative on the
part of battalion commanders in
the execution of the same
The advancement of mechanical
ton in modern warfare is being
stressed, and 1t was pointed out to
those directing the training that
to obtain the full benefit of in
creased speed and mobility result
ing from this and to insure that
cognizance is taken of the increased
fire power and shock action result
ing from improved weapons, en-
phasis is to be placed in field exer-
cises, among other things, on great
er distances in operation of re-
connaissance and security detach-
ments, and provisions for security
on exposed fanks. full use of mo-
bility provided by more rapid means
of transport to execute envelop-
ments and to move reserves to meet
them, the evaluation of the condi-
ton of roads, and the proper dis
tribution of available means for
their repair and maintenance and
employment of smoke as a SCREEN
ing agent and to neutralize hostile
fire.
The following have been trans
ferred to the inactive lists of their
units because of business interfer-
ence: Pvts. Edward A. Dimler, Frank
Gregory, James R. Mitchell and
John r. Cane, Company A, 121st
Engineers; Pvt. Bernard T. OVERLY,
Medical Department Detachment,
Special Troops, 10Th Division; Pvt.
John H. Amig, Company A, 121st
Engineers: Pvts. Kenneth M. Lundy
Thomas w. Ladd, Henry Loveless
and Ben Watkins, Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery, and Pvt. John I.
Cox, Company A, 104th Quarter
master Regiment.
Pvt. Joseph r. Drake has been
promoted to sergeant in Battery H,
26oth Coast Artillery, and Pvts. AL
bert M. Clark, jr, and Miles D. Orr
to corporals. In Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery, the following pro-
motions have been ordered: Pvt.
First Class John w. Bentz, to be
sergeant; Pvt. First Class William
H. Reeves, to be corporal. Pvts. Paul
A. Grolack and Norman H. Van
Arsdale, Company A, 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment, and Pvts. Rob-
ert A. Mezzolini and Charles K.
Fewell, Company B, same regiment,
have been returned to the active lists
of those units. Pvt. Richard C.
Carter, Headquarters Company, 29th
Division, has been placed on the
inactive list because of temporary
physical disability.
Corpls. Marshall L. Atkinson and
James B. Marshall have been pro-
NOTED to sergeants in Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery, and Pvts.
(First Glass; William M. Howell
and Dougal McCallum to corporals.
In Company E, 12lst Engineers,
Corpl. Robert M. Sullivan has been