Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-09
Young Officers Win
High Rank During War

One outstanding feature of
Americas record in the war was the
achievement of the young men i'll
her army. There were 2.62 Briga-
dier Generals promoted from the
regular service. Their average age
was As years. One hundred and
fifty-three had not reached their
lifty-first birthday. Twenty-one
were under Al years of age. Those
who had not reached their forty
first year when promoted to Cen
eral rank were: "a years: Hodges,
John N; 35 years: Glassford, Pei
ham, D.; McNair, Lesley j., 81
years: Johnson, Hugh s.: Rose,
R.; Browne, Beverly F., Blakeley,
Charles S.; Dryden, william; Fou-
lois, Benjamin D.; Macarthur,
Douglas; 80 years: Danford, Rob-
ert NJ, Drum, Hugh A.; Hines.
Frant t.; Marshal. Richard G. s.;
Mitchell, William; Wood, Robert E.,
40 years: Briggs. Raymond W.;
Churchill, Marlborough; De Ar
mond, Edward H., Ennis, William
P.
The records of these twenty-one
officers show that Napoleon's state
ment that "every soldier of France
carried a Field Marshal's baton in
his knapsack" might we'll be para
phrased for our service, and that
Generals star awaits the American
soldier who demonstrates his right
to wear it. Men who went through
West Point, men commissioned
from civilian life, and soldiers who
began as privates are among the
youngest twenty-one." OF special
interest to us are the Native Sons
who are in this list of the young
est twenty-one." The most youth
full of these is General Rose, a ma
tive of Pennsylvania. He was
classmate of General Johnson at
West Point. On his graduation in
June, 1908, he was commissioned a
econd-Lieutenant in the Engineer
Corps, and a year and a month
later he was made First Lieutenant.
In 1911 he was promoted to Cap
tain's rank. his Majority following
in five years. He was in the Cuban
pacifcation campaign and also saw
service in the Philippine Islands as
we'll as in the United States. He
was graduated from the Engineer
School in 1907 and retained for
tour of duty as an instructor. In
August, 1917, he was advanced to
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and
in four months promoted to
Colonelcy. His work with the A.
e. F. in that rank was of such
quality that he was awarded the d.
S. M, and shortly before the armis-
tice was signed was promoted to
the rank of Brigadier General.
Generals Blakely, another native
of Pennsylvania, and William Bry-
den of Connecticut were graduated
from the Military Academy at West
Point in the same class with Gen
erals Glassford, McNair, and Allin.
| The, too, were commissioned as
| Second Lieutenants in the Artillery
Corps and transferred with their
| classmates to the Field Artillery.
The record of their service and pro-
motion and their work overseas
parallels that of the other members
of the 1904 class.
! General Briggs was born in
Pennsylvania and rose to his high
command from the rank of the
army. He enlisted originally in the
Hospital Corps in 1898. When in
1900 he applied for examination for
n commission. he was a doughbov
in the 4th infantry. Aug. 81, 1900.
saw his status changed from en-
| llSItu Iiletll w CCSOllu OIL
Infantry. and he served with the
25th Regiment until 1901 when he
was transferred to the Artillery
Corps In July. 1901. he was ad-
vanced to be First Lieutenant and
early in 1907 he received his Cap
taincy. Later in this year he was
transferred to the field artillery.
He served n detail with the Quar-
termaster Corps. He saw service in
the Philippine campaign in 1901
and on his return to the United
States entered the Mounted Service
School at Fort Rile. He was
Major of Field Artillery in May
1917. and fifteen months later a
brigade commander. An outstand-
ing fact is that of the twenty-one
Generals. about one-f1fth rose from
the ranks. Four entered the SER
vice in enlisted grades: three were
i commissioned from civil life; four
teen are graduates from West Point.
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