Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-30
Sel,ofield Notes
Especial sta,.Bulletin corressondeue.)

SCHOflELD BARRACKS, March
29.-Col. Benjamin W. Atkinson, who
recently reIinquished command of the
32d Infantry and was ordered on duty
with the National Guard at Kansas
City. has been detailed as division in
spector-instructor of the eighth tenta-
tive National Guard division. He will
proceed TO Baltimore, Md. and upon
arrival there will report BY letter to
the Chief of the Militia Bureau at
Washington, for duty, ~
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First Lieut. Gustave ]. Gonser, in
fantry, inspector-instructor of the Ma
ttonal Guard on Kauai, was q visitor
at Schofield this week. He was or
dered here to take the annual physi-
cal examination, and on its completion
will return to Kauai He was former
ly On duty with the LIST Infantry. -
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The ed Infantry. temporarily ON
duty at Fort Shafter and Pearl Har-
Dor, will be relieved and will return
to Schofield about April 6. Six troops
Of the 9Th Cavalry will take up the
guard duty at those places, relieving
the SD. With three troops OF the 4th
Cavalry now in the field at Kuhuku.
and Fort Kamehameha, there will be
left but three troops on duty at the
cavalry garrison at Cashier. u. 4
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Second Lieut.. Charles A. McGar-
rigle,- one OF the recently appointed
officers, who has been undergoing a
course of instruction at Schofield Bar
racks. has been ordered to proceed to
Fort Shafter to join the I'd Infantry.
First Lieut.. Robert NJ. Cheney, Attn
Cavalry, has been granted leave OF
absence for one month, which lie will
take advantage Of upon his arrival in
the United States. Lieut. Cheney has
finished his tour of duty on Oahu.
First Lieut.. Harry NJ. Kerns, Medi-
cal Corps, has been ordered to the
Department Headquarters for his ex-
animation for promotion to the grade
of captain He is now on duty with
the Motor Ambulance Company at this
post. The board of officers appointed
to examine Lieut.. T"rns consists OF
Coils. Rudolph G. Ebert and Frank r.
Keefer and Mai. Charles B. Reynolds.
Medical Corps. r.. 80. = @........
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Word has been received from the
states that Mai. Julius A. Penn, who
was on duty at Schofield Barracks for
three years as a major of the 1st In
fantry, has been appointed >to the,
grade of colonel, his commission being
dated from March 2. Col. Penn was
promoted Northumberland in Qcto-
Der, 1915, and has since been on duty
on the border with the 37th Infantry.
Sgt. LIST Glass John G. Dawson,
Quartermaster Corps, now at fort
Sam Houston, Texas, has been ordered
to Schofield Barracks for duty. He
will arrive in Honolulu on the May
transport.
Capt. Charles L. Willard, Quarter
master Corps. win complete his tour
Of duty on Oahu on April 20, and will
proceed to the United States. on the
May transport. He has been assign
ed to duty at Fort Rosecrans, San Di.
ego, Cal. Capt. willard was former
ly with the 25th Infantry, and has re-
Gently been stationed at Schofield Bar.
racks as assistant to the construction
quartermaster.
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An extension Of IA days leave of alb
sence has been granted LIST Lieut..
Cuthbert P. sStearns, 4th Cavalry.
Lieut.. Stearns is now In the states en-
route to Join the 4th Cavalry, and has
already had one months leave. He
will arrive on the April transport.
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A number of the first lieutenants
at Schofield were made happy this
week by the arrival of their commits
sions as captains, for which they have
waited several months. The officers
and their new assignments are as fol-
lows: Capt Edgar M. Whiting, to 4th
Cavalry: Capt George L. Converse, to
4th Cavalry; Capt William Nice leaye,
to LIST Field Artillery. and Capt. Chas.
ID. DAILY to the LIST Field Artillery