Evening star., 1941-02-02
ID. c. Guard Units Speed
Up Health Tests for Service
Organizations Started on
Physical Tests Lost Week

officers has been disapproved on his
physical tests, although it was in
dicated that not all of the reports
have been received.
Capt. George F. Harbin, veteran
officer of the local militia brigade,
has resigned his commission, and
it has been accepted by the Presi-
dent. 1t was said at the brigade
headquarters that he resigned be-
cause of the pressure of his personal
business.
First 1t. Luther B. Hall has been
promoted to captain in the Engi-
neer Corps of the local brigade. He
formerly was in the Headquarters
and Service Company of the l2lst
Engineers, and in his new commits
sion has been assigned to the regi-
mental headquarters.
Because of removal from the city
the following were honorably dis
charged Pvts. Edmund A. Kirby
and Fred w. Mullins, Headquarters
and Service Company, l2lst Engi-
neers; Pvt. Thomas I. Benson, Com
pany F, 121st Engineers, and Mas
ter Sergt. Neil M. Goen, Head
quarters Company, 104th Quarter
master Regiment.
Technical Sergt. Willard C. Jen-
sen, Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers, and
son of Mai. Just c. Jensen, head of
the ordnance department of the
local brigade, has been honorably
discharged because Of educational
interference.
Pvt. First Class John H. San
ford, jr., and Pvt. Edward H. Doss,
both of Company B, l2lst Engi-
neers, have been honorably dis
charged for the convenience Of the
Government" because their regular
enlistments expire within three
months of the induction of their or
ganization into the Federal service.
Pvt. Martin J. Littlefeld has been
promoted to corporal in the lO4th
Quartermaster Regiment.
Because of removal from the city
the following have been honorably
discharged: Pvts. Wallace j. Posey
and Robert L. Wright, Company B,
l04th Quartermaster Regiment, and
Pvt. Robert c. King, Battery @,
26Oth Coast Artillery, and Pvt. Ho-
mer E. East, Battery c, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Because of educational interfer-
ence the following have been honor
ably discharged: Pvts. Clyde A
Kahn. Edwin M. Vaughn, Corp
Richard B. Worley, Pvt. Wilfred S
Williams, Pvt. Benjamin Ennesblatt
Pvt. John L. Holton and Pvt. How
ard F. Thomson.
The following have been returned
to the active lists. PvtS. William
T. Brooks. Chester R. Ferguson
Rubin A. Poss. ir.; Bernard L. Ran
some. Theodore T. Smith and Roy A
Warfleld, all of the Headquarters
Company, 29th Division; PvtS. Byron
j. Ford, David Green and Vasil Poly
zois, Headquarters Detachment, 18th
Division.
The following promotions have
been made in the band of the 12lst
Regiment of Engineers: Sergt
Lambert L. Anderson, to be techni-
cal sergeant; Pvt. (First Class
James G. Ireland. to be staff SER
geant, and Pvt. First Class Har-
old E. Taylor, to be sergeant.
In Company c the following pro-
motions have been made: staff
Sergt. Julius Andree, to be first SER
geant; Sergt. Charles L. Holmes, tc
be staf sergeant: Corps. Robert NJ
Connlyn. Albert G. Dab'>s. jr.; Rob-
ert +. PrcenneGe and Bruce E
Barnes. Pvt. CFirst Class Gordon
j. Fe2ley end Pvts. Herman l. Ar
benz aHd Cornard L. Trotter. to be
sergeant; 2vts. (Fi-st Class Pau
J. Gcdfre... William Y. Winship
Monroe D. King. Ivy L. Murphy anc
George w. Herl and Fvt. Beverly NJ
Malice, to be corporals.