Evening star., 1941-01-05
DC. Guard Units Now Expect
Call by Februory3
Examining Boords Working.
To Fill Commissioned Vacancies

UnlLS Ol GIle DlSJIlCI NdtiUildi
Guard, now scheduled to 60 to Fort
George G. Meade for training, are
awaiting orders to prepare for the
mobilization. Although some time
ago they were listed to go into the
field this week, the time has been
put off, until now it has been tenta-
lively extended until February 3,
and with indications that it may
even be later. However, plans made
last week still called for the muster
tomorrow of the 260th Coast Artillery
Regiment, commanded by Maj.
Walter w. Burns, and after physical
examinations their induction into
the Federal service for movement
to Fort Bliss, Tex.
With members being eliminated
for various reasons, it Is probable
there will be a material reduction
in the size of the artillery regiment
by the time it is ready to depart
for the training area.
The following enlisted men of the
260th Coast Artillery last week were
ordered before a board of examiners
for examination for promotion by
commission to the rank of second
lieutenant of coast artillery: Sergts.
George w. Boozer, jr., Battery E;
Harold C. Hammond, Battery H;
George H. Vow, Headquarters Bat
terry and Combat Train, 1st Bat
talon; Austin T. Jones. Headquarters
Battery and Combat Train, I'd Bat
talon; Corpl Herbert H. Fisher,
Battery B; Fvt. First Class Peyton
R. Lucas, Battery H: Pvt. James r.
Nichols, jr., Battery H, and Pvt.
Fred w. Hearn, Battery H.
Every effort is to be made to get
the regiment moving into the field
as quickly as possible after mobili-
Zation, and TO that end six officers
have been detailed to the Medical
Board which is to conduct the eX-
aminations. The board will consist
of Maj. Seth Gayle, jr, U. S. Army,
Medical Corps. now attached to the
headquarters district of Washington
Provisional Brigade; Maj. Stewart
M Grayson, commanding the Medi-
cal Department Detachment. 260th
Coast Artillery, and First 1t. Mat
thew P. Pupillo. Dental Corps, 260th
Coast Artillery. The following
additional members also have been
named: Capts. Malcolm c. McKaig
and Gerald M Tierney Of the 260th's
Medical Detachment, and First 1t.
Robert S. Anderson, U. S. Army,
Medical Corps, attached to Fort
Myer.
Sergt. William G.. Westall, U. S.
Army, assigned to the local Guard
as an instructor, has been ordered
to report to Maj Fletcher F. Berns-
dorff, president of an officers ex-
amining board, for examination for
commission as captain of engineers
in the District Guard and in the
National Guard of the United States
Capt. william l. MuShake, COM
mander Of Company B, l21st Engi-
neers, and First 1t. Howard A
Burd. Headquarters and Service
Company, same regiment, have been
ordered to report to an examining
board for examination for certifi-
Gates of eligibility for promotion
The former is to be examined for a
certificate for major and the latter
for a captaincy. These orders, it
was indicated. is to have all of the
details ready for immediate promo
tions. in the event the physical ex-
aminationS eliminate officers in
these ranks during the mobilization
period.
Promotions in Company D, 121st
Engineers. have been ordered as
follows: Pvt. (First Class Joseph
Betman to be sergeant and Pvt