Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01

Andrews Air Force Base. They
were called up on August Is
and told to report to their
training base today. There have
been rumors they are slated for
European service with their jet
planes, but no destination so
far has been announced.
Submarine Killers
VP-661 " means heavier
than air and P means PATROL
are experts in hunting and kill
ing submarines with their P2V
Neptune planes. Their COM
handing officer is Comdr.
Ralpf j. Kaufman of sos Cross
Woods drive. Falls Church.
The men of vP-661 will re-
main at the Anacostia Naval
Air Station for 10 days to two
weeks while their physicals and
records are brought up to date.
Then they are scheduled to re-
port to the Naval Air Test
Center at Patuxent River, Md.
The outfit will be beefed I'D
to fleet squadron strength by
adding to it most of the mem
berS of VP-663, another Wash
ington area reserve patrol
squadron. The latter unit re-
ceived its call in mid-Septem-
Der, although the Navy made
no announcement of the move,
and will report for duty on
November /.
With the addition of other
reserviStS, the reconstructed
squadron will fly mid-Atlantic
submarine patrols, probably
with Patuxent as its home base
and under the name of VP-661.
Keller to Be Commissioned
Tomorrow, it is the turn of
the crew of the reserve training
vessel Keller to report aboard
their ship at the Naval Weapons
Plant, where there will be a
commissioning ceremony.
The Keller. also a submarine
hunter-killer. saw hard service
in World War II and has been
training vessel for reservists,
After her recommissioning, the
Keller will join the Destroyer
Force, United States Atlantic
Fleet, as a unit of Escort
Squadron IL. for which the
home port is Norfolk, Va.
Navy Secretary John B.
Connally will be the principal
speaker at the $3.50 pm. cere-
mony at Pier 2. The Navy Band
will play and Rear Admiral
Thomas H. Robbins. jr., COM
Of the Potomac River
Naval Command, will commits
sion the 1,450-ton vessel.
1t. Comdr. Charles w. Jones,
IS, of 1907 Hardy avenue, Silver
Spring, will assume command.
Others Report Oct. Is
The n reServists in the Kel-
ler's crew include eight officers.
The remainder of the 141-man
complement Is made up of reg
ular Navy men. There will be
receptions for the officers and
men tomorrow after the cere-
mony. The Keller leaves to join
the Atlantic Fleet on October 6.
Other National Guard and
Army Reserve units in the
Washington area will be just a
few days behind those being
modified today and tomorrow.
Nine of the IA units ordered to
active duty on october Is will
report to camps within at most
weekend driving distance Of
their homes.
The Army will not reveal the
number of men involved in the
october Is call-ups but here
are the units and their destina-
tons:
Two District of Columbia
units, the 10th Engineer Com
pany and the Hath Engineering
Company, go to Fort Meade,
Md. The Districts 368th Engi-
neer detachment goes to Fort
Belvoir, Va.
Maryland's 354th General
Hospital Unit of Rockville and
the 558th and 559th Signal
Companies of Frederick report
to Fort Meade. The 80Oth
Military Police Company of
Rockville goes to Fort Polk,
La. and the 531st Medical De-
tachment of Baltimore reports
at Fort Knox, KY.
virginia's 343d Medical Com
pany of Galax and the 313th
Medical Detachment of Char
lottesville go to Fort Meade.
The 189th Engineer Company
of Fredericksburg reports to
Fort Belvoir. The 223d Mill
tary Intelligence Detachment
of Fort Myer goes to Fort
Lewis, Wash; the 3O0th Civil
Affairs Group of Fort Myer is
destined for Fort Gordon. Ga,
and the I'd Howitzer Battalion,
l11th Artillery of Richmond,
reports at Fort Campbell, KY.
No Marine or Coast Guard
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