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up additional reserves, and spokes-
men for the services said the new
call is to be completed in a few
days.
All enlisted men of sergeant's
rank or below in the Marine Vol
unteer Reserves are being sum-
moned, both in the aviation and
ground forces. About 10000 men
are affected.
The Volunteer Reserves consist
of men not assigned to Organized
Reserve units.
The Army's new announcement
covered an additional $40 Reserve
captains and lieutenants. They
will be summoned with or without
their consent, and be placed on
active duty by October 13 the
Army said. This would bring the
total Of recalled officers in all
branceS to 1892.
Engineer Officers Doubled.
The new call doubles the quotas
OF Engineer officers to be returned
to active duty in each of the six
Army areas.
Locally, the 430th Engineer Con-
struction Battalion reported for
active duty this morning at the
Engineer Armory. $50 Maine ave-
nue. S.W., under command of
1t. Col. Oliver E. Deming of 2811
South Abingdon street, Arlington.
The battalion will spend the
next week being processed, ORR
ented and brought up to date on
current Army regulations and pro-
cedures before leaving the Wash
1ngton Area in the near future. it
was announced.
Headquarters Outfit Called.
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company of the 306th Armored
Cavalry Group of Washington. an
Army organized reserve unit.
also have been ordered to report
Tor active duty by September 13.
Some personnel of the 3O6th
VIII be sent to camp on August 80
to make ready for the remainder
OF the unit and prepare plans for
taking on the two or more tank
battahons ordinarily assigned to
an Armored Group.
The 306th became the second
washington Army organized re-
serve unit to be called up since the
Korean fighting. About two weeks
ago, the 340th Engineer Construc-
zion Battalion was alerted. 1t is
understood they will shove off for
camp August 90.
Reserve Tank Outfit.
1t was understood that
306th would serve as an army or
corps reserve tank outfit. The
military district of Washington
requested that the name of the
camp at which the unit will train
not be made public.
1t. Col. Ford E. Young, jr..
44O5 Leland street, Chevy Chase.
Nd. is commander of the 306th.
He Joined it as an enlisted man
in 1881, when it was known as the
3O6th Cavalry Regiment, reserve.
Col. Young. who practices law
in the District, said that he ex-
pected the word cavalry" soon to
be dropped from the name of his
unit.
A graduate of George Wash
ington University and the law
School of National University.
the 42-year-old colonel served on
the staff of the commanding gen.
eral OF the End Cavalry Division
and taught at the cavalry school
at Fort Riley, Kans., during
J World War II. Last year he
wrote book entitled Elementary
Horsemanship."
44% Accepted in Draft.
/ On the draft front, meanwhile.
the District Selective Service
Board announced that A per cent
OF the first 470 eligibles examined
have been accepted for military
service.
The board said sos men had
been ordered to report to the
Arlington Farms preinduction
center from July "a through
August 9 and that 13O failed to
report. OF those examined. 21l
were accepted and 264 rejected.
The board noted that, since if
has dipped into the 23-year-old
group, the PERCENTAGE of accept
ances has increased. Thus, 48 per
cent Of the men examined in
August passed, compared to SO
per cent for July.
Other Related DEVELOPMENTS.
Other developments related to
the expansion of the armed forces
and security preparations in
cluded:
l. A Senate Armed Services sub
committee will open hearings
tuesday on a proposal to make
doctors, dentists and other medi-
cal specialists subject to the draft.
Chairman Hunt said the aim of
the legislation is to draft first
those who were deferred in the
last war while they completed
their education.
2. The Navy announced REOPEN
ing of its stations on Midway
Island in the Pacific after it was
closed for economy reasons two
months ago. Certain facilities will
be reactiVased at the naval sta
ton at Trinidad, British West
Indies.
3. The Army announced that
it will save the time of its per-
sonnel during the emergency bv
calling halt to the presentation
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