Evening star., 1942-06-28
W. H. CLINE

An indication of the growing size
of Americas armed forces Is the
increase In the number of Washing
ton men who are announced to be
in training, promoted or arriving At
camps.
The Coast Guard Preparatory
School, 1000 G street N.W- an
nounces that two Of its former stu
dents, Robert l. Davis, jr., 1000 VIII
son boulevard, Arlington. Va, and
David D. FrittS, 2418 Third street
NE, have been among the $50 men
chosen from 2,l00 competitors to
enter the United States Coast Guard
Academy at New London. Conn, on
July IS. Mr.. Davis attended St.
Johns High School and Mr.. Fritts
went to Mckinley High School in
this city.
Second 1t. Lee w. Langham, 454O
Forty-third street NV, who re-
ceived his commission in April,
1912, in the United States Marine
Corps, has just completed a 10
week course of training in the du-
ties Of a platoon commander at the
marine base, Quantico, Va. He is
to be assigned to active duty.
Also from Quantico comes the
announcement that two Marines
from the District area were pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal.
They are Louis L. Louft. 9706 Hast
ings drive, Silver Spring, and Da-
vid B. Wilson of Naylor, Md. Corpl.
Louft, who formerly maintained a
commercial Photographic studio in
downtown Washington, enlisted in
the Marine Corps last April Corpl.
Wilson enlisted a year ago.
Marine OfYicers School.
WaShingtOnianS called to active
service with the candidates class for
Reserve commissions at the Marine
Corps School at Quantico, Va, in
clude: Pvts. First Class Emilio F.
De Antonio. 3l9 East Capitol street;
Robert G. Easton. 1926 Porter street
NV; william J. O'Connor, 1890
Forty-second street NV: Robert c.
White, 3733 Kanawha street. and
James P. OLaughlin, 1904 Under
wood street NV.
William Holbrooke Cline of
Vienna, Va. has qualified as avia-
ton mechanic at Keesler Field
Biloxi. Miss. and now is completing
a 30-day training course in the Army
Air Forces at Santa Monica, Calf
Mr.. Cline was graduated from Nc
Lean (VaD High School in 1899 and
signed up in the Army the day
after Pearl Harbor.
At Fort Belvoir, Va, the largest
class of engineer of6cer candidates
was graduated June Is from the En-
! gineer School. Brig. Gen. Roscoe C
Crawford. commandant of the school
delivered the graduation address and
presented commissions to the class,
in which were the following Wash
ingtonians: Bernard j. Gillian. 423
Quincy street NV: Howard A. Nc
Cord. 2623 Connecticut avenue; !;
Richard L. Solyom. 5555 River road,
and Stanley H. Taylor, 48ol Con-
necticut avenue.
At Southern Camps.
Promotions at Southern camps in
clude that Of Pvt. Carleton F. Powell,
1898 Georgia avenue NV, to the
grade Of corporal at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga, headquarters of the Sd Cavalry,
and James A. Brew of 706 Wayne
avenue, Silver Spring. Md, from
private to corporal at Harding Field,
Baton Rouge. La.
Pvt. George c. Gerhold of Cot
tage City, Nd, was graduated as
an airplane mechanic on Wednes-
day from the technical school at
Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss. After
an intensive 19-week course An
other announcement from Keesler
Field states that Capt. Joseph F.
Chase of the Army Air Forces, and
a veteran Of the last war, is now
assigned to the 398th Technical