Evening star., 1940-11-10
Scouting Squadron
To Start Intensive
Training tuesday
FL Men Are Modified
And so More Are to
Be Called Later

Modified for active duty yester-
day, 81 young men in the ground
crew of the Naval Scouting Squad
ron 6 Reserve will 60 into intensive
training Tuesday morning at the
Naval Reserve Aviation Base, An
acostia. In preparation for transfer
to ship or shore station.
They are the first of three groups
to be called from the local squad
ron and will be followed by about
80 more men December / and 80
more on January /.
Meanwhile, plans also were un-
der way for mobilization December
d5 of the Marine Scouting Squadron
8 Reserve, which has been in train
ing at the base.
1t. Comdr. T. U. Sisson, COM
nnander of the base, indicated that
orders are expected soon for trans
fer of the men modified yesterday
to some of the many ship or shore
stations of the Navy. which need
mere men. Their destination so far
Is a military secret, but it is be-
heved the men will not remain at
Anacostia long.
Have Holiday Tomorrow.
Having checked in, yesterday the
men were allowed to return to their
homes over the week end, and will
have tomorrow as a holiday along
with the rest of the personnel at
the base. Tuesday they will start
heavy program of training. To-
morrow morning they will enter
into a heavy program, Comdr. Sis
son explained.
Yesterday they signed in with
their mobilization orders, completed
their uniforms for active duty and
underwent a physical examination.
Later they were given a lecture on
naval discipline by Patrick T. Ryan.
ensign, U. S. NJ, retired, who has
returned to duty at his own request.
He is an old-timer, of World War
service. who received the Navy Cross
for distinguished services" as COM
manding officer of a submarine
chaser engaged In the difficult and
removing the mines of the North
Sea mine barrage."
1t. Dalton Was in Charge.
The reserves during their mobi-
hzation activities yesterday were in
charge of 1t. Philip Dalton of Alex
andria, recently called to active
duty: Chief Yeoman Donald Davis
and w. H. WardWell, aviation chief
metalsmith.
1t. Dalton has had a distinguished
career as an inventor, having de-
veloped several navigation devices
reckoning computers,' He has
been assigned as navigator of the
Naval Reserve Aviation Base.
Other commissioned officers who
have recently been called to active
duty with the squadron are 1t J. J.
Klak of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and 1t. (Junior Grade)
Clark Buckham of the Civil Aero
nautics Board.
The mobilized ground crew per-
sonnel will start Tuesday on inten-
sive instruction on aircraft motors,
planes, machine guns, military drill
and practical work In overhaul Of
planes.
The Naval Scouting Squadron
formerly was in command of Comdr.
Paul E. Gillespie, who, however, has
been called to active duty in the
Navy Department in connection
with the reserves. Command of the
squadron has been given to 1t.
Comdr. C. M. Nickerson, who had
been executive officer of the squad
ron. He Is with the Geological Sur
vey of the Interior Department., but
has not yet received his orders for
active duty.
The Marine Scouting Squadron is
IN command of Capt. Roswell B.
Burchard of 1856 Porter street NV.
More Cadets to Be Trained.
Comdr. Sisson made preparations
for increased activity at the base,
which is not connected with the
two Reserve squadrons. 1t Is the
30-day preliminary training of avia-
ton cadets. Orders have just been
received increasing the number of
cadets to be trained monthly from
"a to 80.
Enlarged facilities are being pro-
vided for the use of the base on
the east side of the flying field.
Candidates for naval aviator must
have at least two years of college
and be between 20 and 27 years
of age.
The men mobilized yesterday in
the grades of seaman, aviation ma
chinist's mate and aviation ordnance
man are as follows: Eugene N.
Bland, Clarence Herbert Bland, jr.;
Harry w. Brown, Frank James Bur-
ney, Howard P. Chandler, Leon S.
Crickenberger, Marinus Louis De
Cast, Kenneth H. Evans, John Ev-
ans, William H. Foster, Bernard
8. Franklin, Donald E. Golladay,
Richard L. Kerr, Luther T. Lee,
Justin E. Matthias, Joseph w. Por-
ter, Edward L. Ransdell, Willard
z. Smith, Thomas Jefferson Tate,
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