Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-11
H|NETY-SEvEN OFFICERS
OF CAMP LEE PROMOTED
Virginia Leads With Nine Advance
mcnts, and Pennsylvania Comes
Second With Eight.
CAPTAIN CARSON NOW MAJOR
Former City Editor OF Roanoke
Paper Said to BE Youngest Officer
OF His Rank In CantOnment.
Willis Robertson Captain.

CAMP LEE VA. September 10
Ninety-scvcn officers of the camp were
to-day advanced in rank. The list in
cluded twelve captains, who will be-
come majors: sixty-three first licuten-
ants who were advanced to captains
and twenty-five second lieutcnants who
will become first iieutenants. Sixty
three of the officers advanced are mem
bcrs OF the One Hundred and Fifty
nth Depot Brigade. while thrty-four
come from the replacement camp.
The men promoted come from various
States in the Union. Virginia led with
nine advanccments. Pcnnsylvan was
second wath eight. Virginia was not
represented in the promotions from the
replacement camp. Six officers whose
men from the replacement camp who
were advanced.
Among the vireinians vas First
Bucna Vista. who was advanced to
captain. Captain Robertson is mem
Der of the virginia State senate hay,
Senatorial District. which. Is composed
ri the Counties OF Rockbridgc bedford
and the city OF Buena Vista. lie was
graduated from second Fort Niger, but
was given special leave of absence
that allowed him TO serve his people
during tho last Legislature in the Of
fee to which he had been elected. An
other promotion Of interest is that Of
Captain Charles r. Carson OF Adding
don. Va. who was advanced 10 major
Major Carson Mt the time he entered
the second officers training school. was
city editor OF Roanoke paper. At
twenty-four he is said TO be the young
est major at this camp.
LIST OF vIRGINIASS
FROM DEPOT BRIGADE
The list from the Depot Brigade in
ciudcd the following NirEinians:
Captains to be majors: Charles II.
Carson. Abingdon. Robert T.. Lea, DAN
willie.
First neutcnants to be captains:
samuel b. Shackford, Richmond; Oscar
Ian. Clarendon: Thomas II. Wilcox. Nor
folk
second licntenants to he first lieu
tenants: Joseph /, Howard. Floyd; Ed
+. Hunter. Appomat,ix; John w Nc
Nair. Grcenlea
The list from the Depot Brigade in
ciuded the following Pcnnsyivanians:
wolf. Kelly y station a'' '
FIRST iisn'enants to be captains;
Campbell. New Albany William j.
Turner. Nanticoke; Howard Il Flock.
Williamsport; Clayton V. Spicer. VIII
tenants russell j. Brownback. Nor
ristown Pa: Harry J. Crosson. Phila-
dclphia. Ralph r. Love, Altoona. Pa.
other commissions in the Depo;
Brigade were; Captains TO be ma jors:
Alfred pescrman st. Paul. MINI: Earl
Question. New Wilmington. Md: Ernest
+. Miller. For, Lcavenworth. Tex;
Harold J Murnhy Chicago
THOMAS H. I Beasley wa 20 ne saPf Ia
EanwiCk ~ B,.sell. Brandon VT:
Ronald 6. Camhcll, Chicago; John *.
collins Ciarkshnrs r. y; Louis II. T.
Dempsey. Antegn, Wis.; Frank II.
Dichl. Buralo. Robert V. Gus,in. East
81 10 is. H.: Oscar g. Iden. Washing
ton, ID. c.: Albert b. Lovc,,. Larned.
kans.
LIST OF THOSE FROM
REPLA CEMENT CAMP
Those from the Infantry Replacement
Camp are
Captains TO be majors: Carl c.
Anderson. San Antoni, Tex; Joseph II.
Proctor. Revere Mass. Henry NJ Bate
man, san Antonio. Tex
First licutenantS who will become
captains: William c. Albright, Vernon,
T1eX; Edward Burns. Providence. Il; l.:
Mn Winfred 9 JenkiIs Oklahoma City.
Mich; Henry j. Casey, Dallas, Tex;
Cyrus W. Norton. Jr.. Petes HIN. y. Y;
Johnn, W Vance. Coleman. Tex; Harry
Duncan. Waco. Tex: Wesley 4. Sturges.
underhill: Robert Y. Grandstan. Bilt-
more, y. G: Daniel Reinhardson: Mount
San francisco; r. Mccall, Le~ing-
Mo G rsen HarTy r. aRs wa 81 wS 9n
Rayford @ Decker, Magnolia. Ark:
John 3. IIolton. San Antonio, Tex;
ss,sr e r. Rs Sams h WaSres a Ga
Andres w. Marsh, Manhattan. Kans.;
Bruce l.. p. Richards. William II. Yunct.
Flora. Ind: william =. Yarbow. New
Orleans, La: Earnest S. Roberts. Day
ton, Ohio; Frederick c. Panuette. Tur-
ncr Falls. Mass. Allen Turner. Louis
VILE KY: Frank NJ. Goodner. Oh icaEO
III: Charles T.. Roberts, Amherst. Mass.
land Louis Lee Watson. Washington,
h -. c.
One hundred and thirty one enlisted
Emen, the majority of them noncommis-
stoned officers. left Camp Lee this
/ morninG for the artillery officers train
Hing school at Camp Zachary Taylor.
I9.ouisville. Ky. These men Will enter
Ifor fOur-monthS' course of inStruc-
4ltion calculated TO develop them into
Iartillery officers. The men were drawn
|from the replacement camp the de-
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