Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
LIEUT.. ROSEN HONORED.
FORMER Wilmingt0nian Becomes Packard
Transportation Manager.

Lieutenant John II. Rosen. who Ina.
Just returned from overseas service il
france, has been appointed as manage,
oi the passenger transportation depart.
nheht ol the Packard Motor Car Com.
pahy OF Philadelphia. At the time he
so,uh,eered YOU, Tor service, in November
| ioll, Lieutenant Rosen was manager
"l the Philadelphia Branch in Whining
| Ton, which territory, under his manage
ment for several years feveloped into
| one oi the most productive of the Phil
adelphia branches. Lieutenant sRosen
| mas n"tn connected with the Philadelphia
| company since 1913, entering the ser vice
aS passenger car salesman. Previous
W eniistlng with the Packard, while still
III ms teens, he had the responsibility of
,ic management Of n large aaeessorv
business IN Philadelphia, later Joining
the cadillac forces as assistant sales
manager
lou hing on his service to Uncle
sam, Lieutenant Rosen was commission
ed as INST lieutenant in the Ordinance
department for field service abroad
on November II 1917 He entered active
service january 4, 1918, received a special
e1uise oi instruction AT the plant of the
iioit Manufacturing Company ON their
famous caterpillar tractors. at the Nasb
mo'or o. plant on Quad trucks Rock
fSiaha arsenal. IN artillery He sailed
" NJ F,ahce haY Z, arriving at Bresf
May ~, 1918, and after enduring tho
many complications Of reporting for
foreign service was assigned for ipetr,,rz
tons In one Of the French ca,nns ~
the handling of the famous l55 NJ NJ
u Gun and artillery tract 1rs in
held maneuvering work This course wag
most extensive including a. .t,,al placing
OF guns IN position between Paris and the
hateau ihierry line Lieutenant Rosan
VIII he glad to compare his experiences IN
hlasucating ot horse meat and many
nthci delicacles that those i'm the French
camps experienced but bears no lll-wiI
toward the polllz Lieutenant Rosen
was then attached to the hcadonartsrs
oi Service Of Supplies in tho handling
ot the distribution Of the G.. T. GI,n
ana al flre control, top graphical and
drawing instruments which arc vital |
acccssorics m both field and coast artillery |
lie had many experiences in handling |
oi urgent demands for rcpIaccncnts /
from the firing line WIN h were quite /
and in many instances /
amusing. regardless Of The SERIOUSNESS |
u the demand
he signing Of the arnistirc on No |
hiolghi INN great lpy As
ms thoughts were many times in the
1ld Packard organization II has been
he pleasure II lieutenant Rosen to
loto the wonderful work Of the American
.NrcdttI0narv Forces Red Cross kniphta
i Columbus. y. NJ & A and lnanv
'thcr organizations. and they have render
d All the service that could bc expected
lc witnessed tho great work If the many
'ackard trucks in service .over there
nd he took extreme interest N an old
9o1 Packard motor. which had been
akcn out of demolished Packard
uch formerly owned ~ the French
ovcrnment and which had been placed
4 block and was furnishing the motor
over for an entire machine shop He
rived back hero on December II. 1918 {
curing m honorable discharge on {
tnuarv 1919.