Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
ID. 6. Troops to Take
Winter Attire to Moneuvers
Overcouts and Extra Blankets
Ordered as STANDARD Equipment

ficers Of anti-aircraft regiments, Of
the type assigned here. The first
course will extend from September
16 to December Z, next, and will
be one for officers, while the Sec
ond course will be from February Is
to May Is, 1941. 1t was specifically
pointed out that all candidates
recommended for attendance must
have passed a thorough physical
examination at their home stations
and must be able to pass search
ing physical examination at the
school. This 1t was explained is
due to the fact that the War De-
partment does not desire to spend
the money on training officers who
would not be available to enter q
vigorous campaign in the field In
time OF emergency.
Because Of business interference
Pvts. George H. Dudley and Carl
B. Luke have been transferred from
the active to the inactive list OF
the Medical Department Detach-
ment. 121st Engineers.
Pvts. Earl w. Barr and Jack E
Chapman have been placed on the
inactive list of Company A, 121st
Engineers, because of temporary
removal from the District.
Pvt. Edward J. Sheehan, Medical
Department Detachment, 12lst En-
gineers, has been honorably dis
charged because OF removal from
the city.
Staff Sergt. Thomas r. Beck has
been promoted to first sergeant and
Sergt Kenneth w. Russell has been
made staff sergeant in Battery G
260th Coast Artillery.
In the Headquarters Company
29th Division, Corpl. Julian H. Zim-
norman has been made a sergeant
and Pvt. (First Glass; Will Arly
Medlin a corporal.
Capt. Edward H. Walter, Corps OF
Engineers, U. S. A., on duty here as
inspector instructor of the locaI
troops, has been ordered to Camp
Albert c. Richie, Md, to conduct
annual field inspections of Mary
land and District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard units taking their
annual field training there.
In another order Capt. Walter and
Staff Sergt. John H. Schercinger
u. S. A., are ordered to the same
camp in connection with the train
ing of the units there. The units
taking their field training at Camp
Richie are those which are not part
of the 29th Division troops which
will go to the New York maneuvers
Pvt. Paul H. Frederick, Battery H
260th Coast Artillery, has been hon
orably discharged in order to permit
him to enlist in the United States
Army.
Promotions in Company A, 1O4th
Quartermaster Regiment, are as fol-
lows: Pvt. First Class Donald H
Harding to be sergeant and Pvt
(Flrst Glass; John w. Goodwin tt
be corporal.
In the Headquarters and Service
Company promotions are: Corpl. 10.
seph P. Keegin, Pvts First Class
Robert NJ Daugherty. James E
Foley and Jack R. Grim and Pvt
Frank L. Campbell to be sergeants
Pvts. (First Class Henry A. Croziel
and Leroy A. McMullen and Pvts
Willard C.. Jensen and Leonard 3
Keegin to be corporals.
Sergt. George j. White has beer
promoted to staff sergeant; Corpls
George w. Holmes and Wilbur H
Jacks to be sergeants: Pvts. Firs1
Class Albert c. Dabbs, jr.: John A
Denekas. John w. Ferry and Robert
M. Conlyn to be corporals, all In
Company c, 121st Engineers.
Pvt. James j. Stretch has beer
promoted to technical sergeant in
the Headquarters and Service Com
pany. 121st Engineers, and assigned
to duty as regimental personnel SER
geant. Other promotions are: Tech
nical Sergts. Villa M. Barry and
Andrew F. Scherer to be master
sergeants; Pvt. Royce E. Phillips
to be first sergeant; Sergt. John w
Mayhem and Pvt. James S. Caples
to be technical sergeants, and Sergt
John F.. Bradbury and Corpl. Francis
H. Geduldig to be staff sergeants.