Evening star., 1940-12-29

With large reductions IN the forces
being made because Of dependent
relatives, the District National
Guard is likely to flnd itself with
only comparatively small units.
Since the first indication was given
that the men wound have to 60
into the field for a year for train
ing. there has been a steady redrc-
ton in the force for various rea-
sons, and last week 81 men were
given discharge because of depend
ent relatives. This number is about
the size of one of the units.
Not few of those being dis
charged are commissioned Of
ficers, some Of them of quite long
service. This means that their places
must be filed by promotion of newer
men. While efforts are still being
made to bring in new recruits, the
campaigns to interest new men into
the service have not been as active
as they usually are in a period prior
to the annual encampments. Men
with dependents who are not sub
ject to the draft apparently have
not been able to see their way clear
of leaving their civilian occupations
to 60 into the field for a period of
year.
If the local units are unable to
fill their ranks before they are called
into the field. it has been indicated
that the ranks will be filled from
men enlisted in the National Army
and the draft selectees. Because
most of the Guardsmen have had
some training. they are likely to be
the first to be considered for pro-
| motion to corporals and sergeants.
More vacancies are likely to be
created in the ranks in order that
the men who pass the necessary
examinations will be boosted to the
commissioned grades, where there
are likely to be some vacancies.
With a two-or- -three-month wait
before mobilization, it was indicated
there are likely to be many changes
in the personnel of the local or
ganizations. as the status of the men
change to the point where they can
separate themselves from the orga-
niZation for the reasons permitted
by the law and the regulations.
The numerous separations from
the service has brought to the at
tention of the military authorities
some of the weaknesses in the train
ing system in connection with the
National Guard in normal peace
times
Those men who are being dis
charged because of dependent rela-
tives and who are within the regis
istration age, will be reported to
their local draft boards. Although
they did not have to register because
they were in a branch of the mill
tary service, they will be given draft
numbers. This, of course, put them
at the bottom of the list and it
will be a long time before they are
called, If at all, but if their num-
bers are eventually reached, they
will have to appear before the
boards and put in their Claims for
oc1eII11cll- dS lIlcy 01u WILLIE IIlcill-
bers of the National Guard.
Those who were ordered honorably
discarged last week because of de-
pendent relatives were announced
at brigade headquarters as follows:
Sergts. Ruel Compton and John
w. Weaver, Corpls Earl w. Adams
and Arthur H. Montgomery, Pvts.
| James L. Gearhart, John A. Lang
horne, jr; Charles L. Scott, Arthur
B. Campbell, Hobert o. Jackson and
Ralph o. Holcomb, all of Company
B, 104th Quartermaster Regiment.
Pvts. Antonio c. Bonanno and
Horace H. Russell, both OF the Med
ical Department Detachment, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment; Pvt. Saul
Marcus, Headquarters Company,
104th Quartermaster Regiment;
Sergt. Vaness RatteIree, Headquar-
ters Battery, 260th Coast Artillery;
Pvt. Joseph K. Myers, 29th Division
Military Police Company: Pvt. John
A Poole, 29th Division Military
Police Company: Pvts. William l..
Boswell, Augustus Bradford and
Kenneth L. McElroy, Company A,
121st Engineers; Pvt. First Class
James E. Flynn, Headquarters Bat
terry, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast Ar
tillery; Sergt. James M. Taylor,
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery;
First Sergt. Charles L. Grace, Bat
| terry E, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvt.
| CF'irst Glass; Clarence E. Fothergill,
Battery c, 260th Coast Artillery;
Sergt. Edward w. Chabot, Medical
Department Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division.
Pvts. Howard w. Burke, Milton
E. Dodd, Forrest v. Crispin, Carlton
E. Hall. Raymond L. Mathers, David
L. Merkle and George c. Stout, all
of the 29th Division Military Police
Company; Sergts. Carson M. Howell
and Edward A. Thomas; Corpls.
William S. Brady and Robert S.
Eichorne, Pvts. (First Class Wade
L. Brewer, Norman r. Brewer and
Leo D. M. Sullivan: Pvts. Alphonse
j. La Valley and Julius B. Staley,
all of Battery A, 260th Coast Ar
| tillery; Pvts. Harry B. Bjork and
Edward F. Crawford, both of the
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di-
vision: Pvts. Walter j. Hosmer and
Charles F. Norton, both of the
Headquarters Company, 29th Di-
vision; Pvt. Albert L. Burton, 104th
Ordnance Company.
Sergt. Frank Gregory, Company A,
121st Engineers; Sergt. Harry B.
Maris, jr.: Corpl. Robert I. Carter,
Pvt. First Glass; Vincent j. Rafferty,,
Pvts. Gerald B. Amerine, Earle w.
Martyr, Frederick A. Post, Gilbert
E. Post, Jack s. Nance and Ashley
L. Howell, all of the Medical De-
partment Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery; Pvt. Elmo w. johnson,
Battery D, 26Oth Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Kenneth r. Ayres, Headquar-
ters Detachment. Special Troops,
29th Division; Pvt. Mike p Ka-
ragikas, Company D, 121st En-
gineers; Pvt. Francis j. Govan,
hopd 101ef Epoipaorc. pvf Tr1uyiy,