Evening star., 1941-04-28
Mohr Heads
StateGuard
InMdry|dnd
Four From Nearby
Areas Named to
Posts by O'Conor
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, April 25-Brig.
Gen. Dwight NJ. Mohr, former com.
mander Of the 1O4th Medical Regi-
ment, will head the Maryland State
Guard, home defense unit organized
to replace the National Guard while
it is in Federal service.
Appointment of Gen. Mohr as
State Guard commander was an
nounced yesterday by Gov O'Conor.
The Governor also announced the
commissioning of 81 officers, lnclud-
ing members of veterans organiza-
tions, Reservists and former mill
tary men.
Gen. Mohr, detached from active
service because Of a physical disa-
bility when the National Guard was
modified, is chief surgeon of the
Board of Police Physicians and Sur
geons of Baltimore City He served
overseas and is a veteran of IS years
military experience.
Gov. O'Conor said present plans
called for formation Of 10 battalions
in the State. with in the Balti-
more area, 2 on the Eastern Shore,
l in Central Maryland, in South
ern Maryland and 2 in Western
Maryland. The 10th will be a med
ical battalion.
A colored unit, with colored Of
flcers, also will be organized.
Enlistments Welcome.
Gov. OConor said the guard
would welcome the enlistment of
members of veterans organizations.
other service men and men of draft
age who have been deferred.
1T is my firm determination to
have the State Guard maintained
on basis guaranteeing protection
to all interests in the State, in
whatever emergency that would re-
quire the use of this organization"
he said.
Gen. Mohr's appointment, the
Governor said, was urgently rec
commended" by Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Rockford, commander of the 29th
Division. and other officers with
| WnOm ne conferred.
Among those whom the Governor
commissioned we're James 3. Fitz-
gerald, Chevy Chase, past DEPART
ment commander, American Legion;
Maj. z. Brooke Lee. Silver Spring:
John johnson, Prince Georges
County, American Legion Official, and
Caesar L. Aiello, Hyattsville, for
mer department commander, Ameri-
can Legion.
Others Are Listed.
Others to whom commissions we're
offered were listed by Gov. O'Conor
as follows:
Gaylord Lee Clark, former infan-
try officer; Paul C. Wolman, former
national commander, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars; John McC. Mowbray,
former artillery officer.
1t. Col. Henry S. Barrett; Depart
ment Commander George D. Har-
man of the American Legion; Capt.
Wallace Williams of Elkton; Capt.
Godfrey Child of Pocomoke City:
William M. Storm Of Frederick; Mai.
William Preston Lane Of Hagers-
town.
Thomas c. Ferguson, ajor. Field
Artillery, president, Reserve Officers
Association of Maryland; Capt. Paul
Switzerland of Annapolis; Harry M.
Legore of Frederick; Col. Frank M.
Hines of Chestertown; Capt. Dorsey
Todd of Cambridge; Capt. Edward
NICK. Johnson, State police; Moe
Himelfarb, department commander.
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
E. Eugene Mounts, captain, Boumi
Temple mounted police, Baltimore; I;
Thomas F. Conlon, finance commits
sioner of Cumberland; Dr. w. o.
McLane, jr., Frostburg; 1t. Col. M.
A. Pale. Foster Davis, Paul N. Hig-
inbotham, official of American
Legion; Capt. Louis ]. Bottomer.
Maryland National Guard; Page
Nelson.
Ernest C. Merkel. department
commander, 18th Division Associ-
alton; r. Bayly Chapman, DR.. Her
bert c. Blake, L. Wethered Barroll,
Capt. William K Weaver of Har-
ford County, DR.. Herbert Foster.
The Governor explained that the
order in which names are listed does
not necessarily signify their seniority
of command.