New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
N. Y. Guardsmen
Are Promoted by
War Department
81 Commissioned Officer,
Advanced and 70 "Non.
CONS" Become Lieu.
tenants

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Promote.
Of hfty-onc commissioned officer, as.
the appointment 70 the rank Of second
lieutenant Of seventy non-comn,s.
stoned officers Of the New York N,.
tional Guard were announced .o-d.,
by the War Department The promo.
tions resul, from the reorganizatio-
Of the 27th Division under the Yr.nes
system.
Major De Witt c. Weld. jr, formsry
In command Of battalion Of the y
New York Field Artillery. was a.
vanced 10 the rank % lieutenant os
mel. He is assi,-ed 20 the l05th Ese
Artillery. Captain Guido ,. yero.d
formerly Of the ist New York Fielc
ARTILLERY; Captain william D. Riek.
ardson, Of the q 2d Fled AstiLerY.
and Captain William II. Kennedy. T
the Sd Field Artillery. became major.
The first lieutenants promoted .
captains included Howard II. Burk
hardt. Howard X. Parker, Jonn ]. Cur.
tin. Harry L. Gi chriese. Charles H.
King, Francis 2. Gallagher and HenB
{. Miller
Tne rank Of frst Lieutenant Was
given the following second lieutenants:
Harold G.. Pearson, Herbert z. Ross
Tristan Tupper, Norman D. Richard.
son, James L. Doyle, David Wheltley.
Theodore r. Farley. William J. Gas
kin. Paul r. Marn, Harold Z. Honhan
Louis Wojtkowski, George z. Fahys.
Walter D. Psrlour. Charles L. Dunn.
William +. Yeomans, Frederick Prutsr,
Max /. Van Norden, James II. Beard.
Arthur A. Farrell, Alexander ".
Chauncev, Clarence II. Higginu,.
Francis V. Hayes, James n. Ncsweeaey.
EdwarS Shippen, Richard J. Bush, John
Farr. r.. James Park, Edwin $. Bettel
helm. John ". Pulleyn, Phillip B.
Weld, Harold Lc Il. Nhituey, Alber,
r. Schaefor. Harold II. Jones. Alfred Z
Harry, Edward Willis, Lueius n
Wglow, Kennsrd Underwood, william
II. McMul en-, John +. Maconey, VII.
liam b. Lester.
The seventy ron-commissioned of.
GERS advanced 20 the rank Of second
lieutenant included sorgeants, master
engineers. regimental sergeants, cor.
porals, band sergeanJs. battalion ser
geants and few privates. who sue
cessfuliy passed the cXsminat. on re.
cent = conducted az Camp Wadsworth.
Following are the non-commiSsiorss
men who were made second lieuter
ants:
First Sergeant William X. joyce. Do,r.
lass c. Barry. Joseph x. He.s. Russell 7
backus, kalman j. hortreilyes.c. Jane,
Bishop, William 5. Court. Frederick {. RI.
Ter, Castor Schreiber. Ralph 2. Buell..
Sergeants Sheriff. Babcock Arthur z
Garland. Charles NcAdams. Charles SaloC.
rim. James +. Andrews. William X. Merriei.
George IT. A. Mcneil. John r. Dreruan.
Louis ID. jaime. Paul Hssselbrink. Nlehols,
Ransler. Marshall o. Sanchez, Bernsrs
heineman. William J. Knight William X
Smith. Douglas p. Wake. EdRard Stree,sr.
Edwin ;. Burrows, George Ioomey. Fr.el
{. Cory, Eckley 3. Coke, Humphrey B
Neil. Howard Stetson. Charles K. Jot..
Charles +. Smith. George W McNulty. asy.
mond Sheehan, Henry z. knierim, Louis R
Palmer. John c. orRill, Edmund V. B,Es.
Walter Le X. Abrams. William X. Leafer.
William Stonebridge. Victor y. Witkstaus.
ley, Ernest Il. Ullrich.
Reg.mcntai sergeant majors Waiter N
Valance. Patrick J. Water. Louis n. Efr.
Herbert r. Rollins. Emil " Podeyn.
Sergeants first class - Robert J. Dieze,
ClarCnc0 ). S.rang
supply sergeants- Ray G. Kennedy. Wit.
ney~A Wagner. Charles z. Burnett
Regimental supply sergeant Michael Goa.
merry.
Battalion sergeant major Hugo Franci
Jaeckel
Assistant band Wesley / Bvcs
COrporals-JOseph Eddy. Hector Tarnbul
Louis Smell. Leighton Lchdell
Master engineers (senior gradel l-Altea
". Gibbs, James Z. Fozarty, Edward J. IL
gan. Daniel r MacOougan.
Priyatcs (hst class John Mcdowell n.
John I. Crenan.
Sergeant ma Herbert Forsch.