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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Appointment of Col. Marvin R. Marston as assistant adjutant general for Alaska National Guard in Anchorage; he will organize 50+ Arctic units as 'human radar,' starting from Unalakleet.
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ANCHORAGE- Appointment of
Marvin R. Marston as assistant adjutant
general for the Alaska National
Guard with the rank of
lieutenant colonel, was announced
today.
Colonel Marston, who gained
fame during the war as organizer
of the Eskimos in the Alaska Territorial
Guard, is scheduled to leave
for the Arctic on the next plane
for a six-weeks organization tour.
The appointment was made by
Governor Gruening as commanding
officer of the National Guard, as
authorized by the last legislature.
Marston will be in charge of
organizing more than 50 units of
the Guard in Arctic villages, to be
used as "human radar" in the military
program.
First stop will be at Unalakleet
from which point he will travel by
airplane and dog team to villages
on Norton Sound. He will organize
the units and appoint the commanding
officers for each. The
Army will furnish training officers
for the Guard program.
Small armories to be used for
the storage of equipment, to be
supplied by the Army, are being
placed at strategic points.
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appointment of marvin r. marston as assistant adjutant general with rank of lieutenant colonel; scheduled for six-weeks organization tour in arctic.
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Appointment of Marvin R. Marston as assistant adjutant general for the Alaska National Guard with the rank of lieutenant colonel, announced today. Colonel Marston, famed for organizing Eskimos in the Alaska Territorial Guard during the war, is to leave for the Arctic on the next plane for a six-weeks organization tour. The appointment was made by Governor Gruening as commanding officer of the National Guard, authorized by the last legislature. Marston will organize more than 50 units of the Guard in Arctic villages to serve as 'human radar' in the military program. First stop at Unalakleet, traveling by airplane and dog team to villages on Norton Sound, organizing units and appointing commanding officers. The Army will furnish training officers. Small armories for equipment storage are being placed at strategic points.