The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-06-12
Alaska Guard
 Company Is
 Formed Here

Authorization for a company of 50 men in the newly created Alaska Guard was given here this week with the visit of Gov, Ernest Gruening. Commander-in-Chief of the territor- ial unit. and his aide Capt. Carl A. seheibner. The Governor and Capt scheibner flew in with Pilot Ray Renshaw of the Alaska Game Com mission Wednesday evening, took up with the Town Council and Legion committee. the Guard question and continued on to Petersburg and Ju-# neau the following morning.
 Lovett Appointed Captain
 Past Commander James LOyett, chairman of the Legion's guard com mittee previously formed, was ap- pointed Captain of the Wrangell company and instructed by the Gov ernor to draw up immediately a complete roster. appoint subordin- ate officers and nOn-cOmmissioned men and submit same for approval and recognition.
 Enlistment in the Guard is pure Iy voluntary. the Governor explain ed in giving the picture to the Coun- cil. Young men from 17 and IS to 20 not yet subject to Selectiye Ser vice. and older men not likely to be called for combat service are sought to make up its membership. No nhvsfcal examination is required and the unit's service will be stricted to Wraneell and it's immediate area. The Guard is under the War De partment. subordinate to the Alaska Defense Command and subject to its orders. Officers in the unit will be commissioned and receive warrants and each man will be credited as an authorized armed guard, with the same status as a soldier, and not for purposes of war considered an armed guerilla.
 Equipment
 Rifles, ammunition ana other equipment will be provided by the War Department on requisition by the Governor, and will be fortheom- ing shortly. Uniforms will be added later but for the present an arm in signia will be worn.
 The Guard will not be an arm of the Civilian Defense organization and the Chief Executive stressed that the Civilian Defense organiz- alton must not be disturbed.
 Capt. Lovett has appointed Will liam L. Eastaugh and Chester Steear as companies Lieutenants, Joel Wing as Company clerk, and said non-com- ha annninT-l ed following a recruiting meeting at ! o'clock Monday night in the Fire Station In announcing the Monday meeting, Capt Lovett said:
 Monday Meeting
 The Governor has requested i'm mediate activation of an Alaska Guard company here made up of de- ferred classification men. The fol- lowing list of men in deferred clas-l sification are requested to appear at the Fire Hall at D. m. Monday: |
 .Ingvald Nore, Russell Warfel, Van H. Fisk, Herbert Bjorge, Cliff ford Bjorge, J. NJ Steear, L. L. ! Meadows, Lars Eide, NJ. NJ. Custard, l c. B. Clark, Norman Bakke, James Nolan, Andy Johnson, Walter Coul- ter, Harvey McKowan, Nick John son, Clarence Wies, Ralph Devenn- ey, Julius Mason, John Everson, Lee Considine, Roy Lindsley, George Green. Dick Sharnbroich, George Mills, Einar Otteson, Bert Mills, Grover Coffin, Eric Peterson, Harry Ferguson, Cecil Carter, Leo McCor-i mack, Joel Wing, Jess Renicker, Charles Moore, Ali Peterson, Frank Winston, Ken Stensland, Ray Wheel CT, Ed Casey, S w. Jenkins, Virgil Neyman, Bob Sawyer, H. B. Thorn quist, O. R. Keeney, Olaf Hansen Ralph Lindsley, Don Mac Kinnon, Bill Wies, Charles Williamson, Dar Smith, Ernie Campbell Martin Mas sin, William Tennis, Lowell Sturte- want. John Grover, Bill Lucas, Bill Harrington, Bill Hunting and c. P. MacCreary."
 All other men in the community who are interested and can qualify for enrolment are invited to at tend"
 Capt. Lovett stressed that men es- sential to the Civilian Defense or ganizatiOn would not be enrolled, pointing out that duty in one is equally important with the other; I believe We have ample man power to effectively man both organiza- tions. D