The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
PROMOTION OF
439 NAVY MEN
RECOMMENDED
81 Captains Named for Ad-
vance to Rank Of Rear
Admiral.

The Navy Selection Board. Of which
Admiral Henry T. Mayo Il chairman.
has recommended for promotion to
admirals and lesser ranks lss Officers
OF the navy and Coast Guard.
Among the captains selected as per-
manent rear admirals are Albert p.
Niblack, in command of the Navy
Yard at New York; John A. Hoose-
werf. now with the Atlantic feet;
Marbury Johnston. in command of a
cruiser squadron abroad. and Edward
A Anderson. of the patrol division,
chief OF staff, with Admiral Coffman.
Other recommendations for perma-
nent rear admirals are Thomas w.
Kincaid. William S. Smith and
Charles W. m. The last three
named, toge. ith Edward A. An
derson. wer Ilomoted to extra-num-
Der captaincies for conspicuous serv-
ice with the feet in the Spanish
American war.
For Temporary Rank.
Numbered among the captains
recommended for the rank of tenn
porary rear admirals are George r.
Clark, who has just arrived here from
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navy; William A. Gill, of the General
Board of SurveI: Thomas Washington.
who commanded a squadron on the
west coast OF Mexico during the Mexi-
can trouble, and Harold P. Norton
and Gustav Kaemmerling. The latter
two were rewarded with extra num-
bers for service in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
The members Of the board say the
new list is necessary because Of the
great expansion Of the navy and the
further expected expansion Several
OF the captains whose promotion Is
recommended have been doing the
work of real admirals.
Can't BE Spared for Promotion.
Some captains. notably Capt. Will
lam A. Moffett. commandant of the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
at Chicago. have been passed over
this time. but merely because they
are regarded as indispensable in their
present position
Secretary of the Navy Daniels spoke
again yesterday very highly of the
splendid service of Capt. Moffet for
his administration Of the Great Lakes
station, which is the most extensive
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The following nine captains were
recommended for promotion to per-
manent rank of rear admiral:
Names of New AdmIraIs.
Albert P. Niblack, John A. Hooge-
werff. Marbury Johnston, Edwin A.
Anderson, Thomas W. Kinkaid. Will
liam S. Smith. Charles W. Dyson.
Clarence S. Williams. John D. Nc
Donald.
The following twenty-three captains
were recommended for promotion to
temporary rank of rear admiral:
George r. Clark. William A Gill,
Harold P. Norton, Gustav Kaemmer-
ling. Alexander S. Halstead, Roger
Welles, Charles P. P.-Plunkett, william
H. G. Bullard. Joseph W. Omar.
Philip Andrews, Josiah s. Mexican.
Benton c. Decker, Mark L. Bristol,
Newton A McCully. Henry F. Bryan.
Andrew T. Long, Thomas Washing
ton, Guy H. Burrage. Ashley II.
Robertson, Carlo B. Britain, Samuel
s. Robson. Charles F. Hughes,
Henry A. Wiley.
In addition thirteen commanders
were recommended for promotion to
permanent rank of captain and
ninety-nine to temporary captain
cies. and thirty-three lieutenant
commanders for permanent rank of
commanders and 236 for temporary
Thirteen captains and three captains
Of engineers of the Coast Guard
were recommended for temporary
promotion. to the rank of senior
captain in the Coast Guard.