Milford chronicle., 1953-07-31

years service:
Colonel Paul l. DOnnelly, Colonel
William A. F. Pyle, Colonel Walter
L. Tindall, JT., Lieutenant Colonel
Daniel F. Lee, Lieutenant Colonel
Warren E. Perry, Major Robert r.
Jones. Sergeant Francis A. Quig-
ley.
Ten-year service medals were
given the following men:
Colonel Frank T. Lynch, Captain
Paul J. Desmond, Captain Raymond
/ S. Holland. Captain Richard A. Rel
/ ter, Captain Michael F. Riley, Jr.,
Lieutenant Edward V. Hill, War
rant Officer Harry L. Grantland,
! Sergeant Relic De BOtO.
Governor BOggs presented silver
bar medals to nine of the Cover
nOr's 10-a unit of guardsmen who
have excelled in craftsmanship
with the carbine.
Brigadier General Paul Rinard,
former adjutant general of Della
ware, presented the silver bar med
al to his son, Sergeant Irven II.
Rinard who was the highest scOr-
er.
The other nine are: Captain Carl
l.. Dawson, Sic. George j. Davis,
Sic. Joseph T. Mazuriewicz, Sic.
Harold r. WEIGH. Jr., Sergeant AL
bert B. Grant. Sergeant Harry J.
Huhn, Sergeant Joseph R. Stanley,
Sergeant Harry B. Walker, Jr., Pfc.
Julian T. Glover.
Captain HOnOred
The Military Merit Medal was
also awarded to Captain Robert G.
O'Dell of Battery c, 193rd Auto
matte Weapons Battalion for exem-
plary qualities of leadership that
enabled his unit to achieve a high
state of maintenance.
The 287th Army Band, under the
leadership of Chief Warrant officer
Edwin r. Williams, was given a
gold certifiCate-and each member
of the band was given the medal of
military merit in recognition OF
superior rating in efficiency.
A silver certificate was awarded
the Headquarters and Headquar-
ters Detachment and the 2OSth Anti
Aircraft Artillery Detachment was
presented with a silver certificate
inrecOgnitiOn of leadership, disci-
pline and training.
These certificates were presented
, by Major General Leslie D. Carter
commanding officer of the Second
Army to the leaders of the units
= Warrant Officer Williams of the
: band, Captain Ralph T. BuckaleW
OF the Headquarters Detachment
and Lieuaenant John w. BueI OF
the 2O8th.
Miss Lois Alava, who is Miss Del
aware 1858, presented the Lieuten.
4 ant Colonel Henry G. Ray trophy tc
the l9Srd Automatic Weapons Bat
talon Colonel West, commanding)
for excellent rating on inspections
by the Second Army.
Major General Edgar c. Erick.
son, chief of the National Guarf
Bureau in Washington, personally
presented the Eisenhower Trophy
; to Battery G of the 945th Automatic
Weapons Battalion (Captain Jones
, cOmmanding) for excellence.
Battery Given Award
A maintenance efficiency aware
was given to Battery c of the 193rC
Battalion for achievement in main.
tenance of federal property.
Governors Day at the annua
Delaware National Guard encamp
ment is usually held on Saturday,
but 1t took place Wednesday in or
= der to permit Governor Boggs Il
= meet a number of pressing engage
= ments, including a trip to the Wes
Coast for a Governors conference
However, despite the fact that tn,
ceremonies were held in the middl,
OF the week, a large number of civil
ians' including state officials, turn
! cd out for the occasion.
Only one of the five former Gov
. ernors of Delaware responded (,
the invitation of Governor Boggs +,
! be with him at the ceremonies. Fl,
was S4-year-Old John G. Townsend
: DelawaTe's World War | GovernO
= pand formerly U. S. Senator. He wa,
with Governor BOggs in the review
z ing line.
The Governor himself arrived a
the entrance to Fort Miles exactI,
=, at the appointed time-11 O'Clock
! He was greeted by Brigadier Gen
: eral Joseph J. Scannell, adiutan
general of Delaware, General
Erickson and Carter; also Briga
: der General George A. Schulz
Brigadier General William BerI
Brigadier General Rinard, Brigade
General Raymond Lynch and Brig
5 adler General Norman M. Lack.
4 With the Governor were his aide
g Lieutenant Colonel James A. Ro
land and Lieutenant Colonel Clar
: ence W. Hazel, Jr.
The band played rufrles an,