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BATTERYHLEAVES FOR 14 DAYS ATFORT WILLIAMSFiSix Army Trucks P Transport Men and EquipmentButtery H. 240th C.A.C. (HD), this city, left at 10 o’clock Saturday morn- thi ing for the annual 14-day encampment c1' at Port Williams. Six army trucks I cei transported the 53 men and three offi- jf°» cers and were scheduled to arrive at the !at Fort at noon. An advance detail of;dirseven men was dispatched Friday afternoon, giving the local battery its full strength of 60 men at camp.A brief sketch of the officers of the Bath battery follows:Capt. Elver A. Stlckney was a private in the old 4th Co., C.A.C., this city, enlisting April 20, 1916, and being honorably discharged Feb. 18, 1919. He served overseas in the world war, the 4th Co., being absorbed by the 54th C A. C„ A. E. F„ and arriving in Europe he saw action on the line with the 60th C.A.C.On June 24, 1925, he was appointed 1st lieutenant of Battery H and was appointed captain Oct. 11, 1930. It is a marked tribute to Captain Stlckney that, since assuming command.of Battery H. the Bath soldiers have qualified each year for an “Excellent” rating with the War Department, no mean achievement for a unit of the National Guard. Capt. Stlckney is an expert machine gunner, pistol shot and has 250 hours to his credit in the United States Coast Artillery Extension course. He is a member of the United States Coast Artillery Association. Capt. Stlckney is employed in the propeller department of the Hyde Windlass Co.First Lieut. Joseph A. Butler, Bath's present city marshal, was with the C.M. T. C„ four years, being commanding officer of the field artillery regiment in 1925 at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont.On June 16, 1925, he became a private and corporal in Battery H and was appointed second lieutenant May 29, 1929.He received his appointment as first lieutenant Jan. 13, 1931, a position he has filled to date.He graduated from the United States Coast Artillery School at Fort Munroe, Va., 1928. and has 550 hours to his credit in the U. S. Coast Artillery School's Extension course. Also, he has 250 hours in the U. S. Chemical Warfare School Extension course, to his credit.Lieut. Butler is a charter member of the U. S. Coast Artillery Association; a member of the Society of American Mil itary Engineers, and associate member of the U. S. Infantry Association.Second Lieut. John E. Madden has been with the battery nearly four months, enlisting March 10, 1938. He was discharged on May 7 and on the following day received his appointment as second lieutenant. Incidentally, he has 120 hours to his credit in the U. S. Coast Artillery School’s Extension course.A native of Pittsfield, Mass., 2nd Lieut, j Madden is a graduate of Providence college '35. and is a member of the Morse high school faculty, this city, a position he has held the past two years. He is also coach of basketball and baseball at the school.First Sergt. Harold J. Carter is the oldest member of the Bath battery, his service dating back to June 12, 1925. He is a graduate of the U. S. Signal Corps School, Fort Monmouth, N. J., 1923, and served in the C. M. T. C. An expert pistol shot, coast artillery gunner and machine gunner, Sergt. Carter has 110 hours in the Coast Artillery School’s Extension course to his credit. He is employed at the Torrey Roller Bushing Works.Mess Sergt. Calvin Kimball enlisted in the battery April 16, 1931. An expert j pistol shot, machine gunner and coast | C( artillery gunner, he has 90 hours in the' C. A. C. School’s Ex tension course. He is proprietor of an upholstering business in this city.Sergt. Addison P. Caton enlisted April 12, 1930. He is also an expert pistol, machine gun and coast artillery gunner. Under 1st Lieut. Butler he has direct charge of the firing platoons of Battery H which in the past few years have chalked up such remarkable n records in their anti-aircraft shooting at Fort Williams. He is employed as welder at the Bath Iron Works Corp.Supply Sergt. Owen F. Burgess Joined the battery June 26, 1932. An expert pistol shot, machine gunner and coast artillery gunner, he has charge of all supplies, a post of extreme importance. He is a machinist at the Hyde Windlass Co.giv
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Bath Independent
Bath, Maine, US
Thu, Jul 07, 1938
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