Evening star., 1941-01-12
Alien Order Received Here
Puzzles Local Guard Officials
Mitio Officers Soy They Only
Enlist u S. Citizens in Units

struction necessary to house the
troops.
No official information is at hand
either from the Sd Army Corps
Headquarters or the Headquarters
OF the 29th Division, of which the
local troops are part, as to the
condition of the housing. Some Of
the local officers have been to Fort
Meade and report that the housing is
rapidly being completed in the area
to be assigned the 29th Division.
On the other hand, local brigade
officers point out that the reception
center for draft selecteeS from this
area is located in the 29th Division
territory at the camp and they
doubt whether the construction for
the entire division has developed to
the point which would warrant the
corps commander issuing a call for
the troops. The call may come in
time for the troops to be sent into
the field shortly after February 3.
but some officers are inclined to the
belief it may be somewhat later
than that before the troops are
taken into the field.
Some of the junior officers of the
18th Division units already have
been called to Fort Meade for the
purpose of attending a school for
Junior officers to cover a period of
three weeks.
Offlcer boards of examinations are
still continuing their work of exam
ming enlisted men for promotion
and commissioned officers for higher
rank, and when the troops 90 into
the field, in addition to Carving
number of new officers selected
from the ranks, many who have held
thelr present rank for years, will 90
with increased authority and re-
Sponslbllltles, as we'll as the most
welcome increases in pay which
such promotions provided.
Second 1t. Joseph E. Looney,
Headquarters, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, has been ordered before
4 board for examination for appoint
ment as second lieutenant in the
Quartermaster Corps.
Capt. Douglas White. Dental
Corps, assigned to the Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst Engi-
neers, has been promoted to major
Dental Corps, and reassigned to the
same unit.
Maj. Stewart M. Grayson, Medical
Corps. commanding the Medical
Department Detachment. 26Ott
Coast Artillery, has been promoted
to lieutenant colonel, remaining in
the same unit.
Corpl. David E. Osborne, State De.
tachment. has been ordered before 6
| board for examination for promo.
ton to the rank of second lieu.
tenant.
Second 1t. Hugh A. Allen, ir,
Company B, 104th Quartermastel
Regiment. has been promoted to frs
lieutenant in the Quartermastel
Corps, and reaSsigned to the SAME
unit.
John NJ. Fisher, Battery E. 26Otr
Coast Artillery, has been appointed
hrst lieutenant of coast artillery
and assigned to the same battery.
Corpl. Cummings A. Sanborn, Bat.
terry B, 26Oth Coast Artillery, ha.
been commissioned a second lieu.
tenant and assigned to Battery
for duty.
Technical Sergt. James S. Caples
Headquarters and Service Company
12lst Engineers. has been commits.
/ stoned a second lieutenant of En-.
/ gineers and assigned to Company
in the same regiment.
Second 1t. Norval B. Smith
Headquarters Company, 1O4th Quar-.
.ermaster Regiment, has been named
first lieutenant and reassigned II
the same unit.
Second 1t. Kenneth R. Monroe
| Company A, 104th Quartermastel
Regiment. has been promoted Il
first lieutenant and reassigned tc
the same command.