Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-04
new REGIMENTS
TO BE REALITY
BEFORE MONDAY
32nd Infantry and 9th Field
Artillery Orders VIII Be
Mailed In ~ Hours

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Following the receipt OF general or.
ders from the War Department at
Washington relative TO the formation
Of new regiments on Oahu. Brig. Gen.
r. K. Evans, commanding officer OF
the Hawaiian Department., last night
decided to go ahead at once with the
organization OF the new 32d Infantry
and the 9Th Field Artillery fheavy).
Final revision OF the order from de-
partment headquarters directing the
formation of both regiments. Is being
made today, and as soon as the copies
reach by mail the officers concerned
the new regiments will ct once be
organized at Sehofield Barracks. Ev-
efything is ready today for their for
nation. The orders are expected to
be mailed late today or tomorrow.
Although commissions Of the regi-
nients' officers have not yet reached
here the latest issues OF the Congress
sional Record received at department
headquarters by the last mail show
the promotions to have been confirm
ed, 500 that Il Is possible to proceed
with organization at once. -
Orders End Deisy.
It was expected that both regiments
would be formed August /. but delays
In the arrival here OF the necessary
formal orders from the War Depart
ment made il impracticable to pro-
coed sooner. Copies or the order
,cotfid have been issued weeks ago, as
the original drafts we're first dated.
July Is, ana on revision duly 28. -
General Orders No. %. WarsDepart.
ment, dated June 80. have just afrty-
ed, making it possible to issue depart
ment orders pursuant to those from
Washington. ~
Heavy Artillery Plans.
The. new 9th Heavy Field Artillery
is being formed from the 1st Field
Artillery. Men from Battery A, LIST
Field Artillery, are assigned to Bat
terry A, 9th Field Artillery, and con-
sequent companies go to for SINH
larry numbered batteries in the new
regiment, from Il to r. The men
transferred will take with them all
personal quaftermaster property and
clothing in their possession, and 145
horses viii be Transferred from the
1st Field Artillery to the 9th. iis
Officers OF the 9Th, as previously an
nounced By the star-Bulletin, are as
follows:
Col John &, McMahoa. Lieut.. Col.
William g, Guignard. Mai Henry W.
Butner, Capts. John w. sKilbfeth, VIM!
s. browning, Raymond S. Pratt, Sam,
uel Frankenbergef, Henry s. XII
bourne, Jr.. George N. Paine, Harry
Pfiel and Herman Erlenkotter;;;; LIST
Lieuts. clyde A. Selleck, Robert c. F..
Goetz, Joseph Andrews, Harold c.
Vanderteer. John n. Hauser and JOS
eph O. DAILY ~
AS concerns the new Sind Infantry
this regiment viii have as It's nue.
leus certain officers and men from the
LIST and End Infantry. and new re-
cruits from the mainland will be add
ed to it to complete the full strength.
Tie order directs that officers at
Schofeld Barracks who have been
assigned to the 32nd Infantry will re-
port. in person. to- the commanding
officer Of that post for duty with their
regiment. q -. - i z,Ts. $50
The commanding officer. Fort Shat
ter, Will organize the officers at that
post who have been assigned to the
32nd infantry, and. the enlisted men
transferred into q detachment which
viii proceed by marching to Schofield
BARRACKS for duty with the BIND In
fantry.
Pursuant ia instructions from the
war department the following officers
are assigned to the 32nd:
Colonel BENJAMIN w. Atkinson,
Lieut.. Col. Michael J. Eenihan, Ma
jors Samuel P. Lyon, Henry E.
Games and Rufus e, Longan, Captains
Fred w. Potts, Charles A. Meals, John
D. Burnett, Robert P. Harbold John
8. Richardson, James Al. .Ulios John
2. Corby, Thomas II. Lowe, Walter
+. Pridgen. Charles C: Bankhead,
Paul r. Manchester, 9Byard Sneed,
CLYDE II. Abraham, George C. Kele-
her and Lloyd r. Fredehdall.s LIST
Lieuts. Carl L. Cohen, Robert G. Cal
der, John r. Baxter Hugh sB. Keen.
douglas T. Greene, James, N. Peale.
CHS X. Sadtler. Charles b. Lyman,
William A. McCulloch, Bernard P.
Lamb, Alfred E. Sawkins, Carl Spatz,
Woodfn @. Jones, Rufus s. Bratton
and Howard p. Milligan
Pursuant to instructions from the
war department Lieut. Col. Francis E.
Lacey, Jr., Is attached to the regi-