Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
COMPANY Il, 166th INFANTRY,
NOW In FEDERAL SERVICE

| This place took on the appear
ance of a military camp, Tuesday
and Wednesday, when hundreds OF
young men in uniform, members Of
/ 0. N. G., came here for examina-
tions from surrounding counties.
With the others examined were
members of our local Company L,
166th Infantry, who on Tuesday.
along with practically all Ohio Ma
tional Guardsmen, entered federal
service in the 37th division. Our
! local company will be modified at
the armory until they leave Oct. "a
for Camp Shelby, In southeastern
| Mississippi, near Hattiesburg, where
the 37th division will train. The
| officers of Co. L, 166th Infantry
who were married could have re-
signed, had they SO desired. Gale
Cordray was the only one who did.
Walter Mayes, a sergeant, was pro-
noted to the place made vacant by
Mr.. Cordrays resignation All 9TH
er married men who were members
Of Co. L, 166th Infantry, were dis
charged. At the physical examina-
ton Tuesday, but six failed to pass.
smaller number than are rejected
in physical examinations in most
companies. The local company has
a strength of 80 men, as follows:
Captain, Cary C. Parsons; 1st
Lieut., Gift C. Miner; End Lieuts.,
VIM. D. Robinson, and Walter A.
Mayes; 1st sergeant, William J.
Baldwin; sergeants, Gordon F.. An
dersOn, Dwight w. Balding, James
M. Flanagan, jr., Edward K Hum,
Charles f. LindimOre, Clarence E..
Vaughn; corporals, EsteH Hum
phrey, Chas. E. Knox, VIM. B. Nor
ris, Dayle r. Mummey, Chas. M.
Miller, Hubert Milligan, Don M.
Newsom, Rolla E. Williams.
Privates: Oliver v. Ball, Glenford
M. Bankes, Galen T. Barrett, Ken
meth N. Barrett, Rexford G. Car
penter, Leonard B. Divers, Walter
D. Divers, Leonard L. Eppley Dale
Grandstaff, Theron w. Gardner,
John w. Hambel, John Huffman,
David Jenkins, Donald D. Martin,
Robert j. Martin, Arthur E. Medley,
Clarence w. Polling, Everett L. Rob-
erts, Clyde V. Smith, Presley E.,
Vorhies, John A. Vorhies, Robert
D. Ashton, Richard L. Adkins, Hal
sic L. Albright, Edward w. An
guish, Dale Beberlin, Perry o.
Black, Clyde c. Boles, Ray S. Bur-
field, Ronald G. Davis, Lee Davis,
John w. Daugherty, Harold E. Dob
bins, Lasch ]. Douglas, Milton S.
Drake, Austin r. Duncan, Dana d.
Foster, Frank G.. Fulmer, Lawrence
A. Gooding, Allen Hearing, Harry
A. Kidd, James M. Kincaid, James
D. Martin, Byron Medley, Leonard
McMannes, Harold E. Moody, Rob-
ert w. Petit, Arthur r. Porter,
Clarence D. Reed, Donald E. Rhine
hart, Dale L. Roberts, Hugh D.
Shriver, Charles r. Starrett, w. P.
Thompson, Elden E. Vincent, Ber-
nard r. Wallace, Leonard V. Wall
lace, Don G. Weaver, James Wine
stock, Robert D. Hayes, Victor L.
Stewart and Raymond L. Anderson.
Soldiers Entertained
Last evening Malconta Post,
American Legion, entertained men,
bers of Company l., 166th Infantry,
at the Legion hall with an oyster
supper. Covers were laid for 10.
Following the supper, l.. H. Cronin,
commander of the local Legion, act
ed as toastmaster. Addresses were
made by Atty G. O. McGonagle, V.
L. Jaynes and Captain Cary Par
sons.
Later in the evening the MEM
bers of Company L were entertain
ed at the Opera House by Manager
and Mrs. Earle Eveland. Each MEM
ber of the company was given two
and in all about 200 were
present to enjoy the generosity OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eveland. The even
ing throughout was most enjoy
able one, and will long linger as
pleasant memory with the boys Of
Company L, 166th Infantry.