The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-13
CADET OFFICERS
AT UNIVERSITY
Jefferson County Students Rank High
In Permanent List Announced
This Week

University December 12.--(Special)
Birmingham and Jefferson county stu
dents hold a number of high ranking
offices in the permanent list of cadet
officers announced this week by Col,
w. c. Whiting for the reserve officers
training corp of the University of Ala
bama Only temporary cadet officers
were appointed at the first of the
season. as Colonel Whiting wished to
become acquainted with the students
and then select those best fitted to have
charge of the companies.
Walter w. Kennedy of Birmin CHAM
was selected for the position of major
of the six companies This is the high
est cadet office and one requiring
great deal of military knowledge to
fill. Mr.. Kennedy is deemed especially
fitted for the task. He succeeds Sam
uel j. Steiner of Montgomery, who was
major of the r. o. T. C. unit last year.
The complete list of cadet officers as
announced by Colonel Whiting are as
follows:
Major, Walter w. Kennedy, Birming
ham.
Company A--Captain, Chester c..
Counts, Tuscumbia; first lieutenant
Otto e. Kirchners Mobile; second lieu
tenant. Matthew w Clinton, Tusca-
loosa; first sergeant, George d. Hicks,
Jackson; sergeants, Malcolm C. Nom
Grief, Prattville: Benjamin M. Rich
ards, Selma; Claude C. Shots Hamil-
ton.
Company B-Captain, Klenton McLe-
more Montgomery; first lieutenant, b.
T. Plotkin New York; second lieuten-
ant, Edward II. Steiner, Montgomery
first sergeant, Lucien d. Gardner, Mont
gomery: sergeants, Oscar M. Duggar,
Jr, Andalusia; Allen H. Kentricks, Bes-
semer; James l.. Sowell, Jasper.
Company Captain, Willie c. Banks,
Columbus, Miss; first lieutenant. John
J. Martin. Clayton; second lieutenant,
James X. Jackson, Birmingham; first
sergeant Francis H. Inge, Mobile; SER
geants Hobart c. Fulton, Robert E.
Harwood, Uniontown; John j. Spark
man, Hartselle.
Company D-Captain, Willard A. Nc
Call, Montgomery; first lieutenant
John P. holland, Tuscaloosa; second
lieutenant, James L. Sewell. Titus; first
sergeant, Williab N Cannon, Opp; SER
geants. James G. Buckley Tuscumbia;
\ Alex Davidoff, Mobile; Benjamin +. Da-
Wis, Northport.
Company F-Captain. Sterling B.
Martin, Clayton; first lieutenant, John
r. Thomas, Ashby; second lieutenant.
Elbridge C. Cabiness, Birmingham; first
sergeant, Daniel w. Jackson. Admission;
sergeants, Edwin H. Britton. Cooks
vile, Miss; Claude D. Pepper Camp
Hill: John G. Rakowiski Mobile.
Company F-Captain, Oscar f. Lut-
first 1ioutonapf Allan q
bremen. Birmingham; second lieuten-
ant, Marshall J. Thompson, Perdido sta
ton: first sergeant, Hazard H. Clay,
Centerville: sergeants, James NJ Proc
ter Scottsboro; Thomas w. Rogers,
James H. Wylie, Sylacauga.
The members of the cadet band are:
First lieutenant and band leader, Joe
H. Owens, Hurtsboro; assistant band
leader, Alvin e. Keller Ensley; first
sergeant of band, d. w. Long, Birming-
ham; sergeants, Julian K. Holman,
Ozark; Bryon Pittenger, Tuscaloosa;
corporals, III. /. Foster, Tuscaloosa;
Henry d. Harrison, Florence; John M.
Lakeman, Thomas d. Kemp, Birming-
ham; musicians. Joe Carter, Greenville;
Rex Altman, Gilbertown; Carlos A. Pinel,
Choluteca, Honduras; William B. Wild
err, Andalusia; Brock M. Burton, Sip
sey; Henry V. Fitz Tuscaloosa; Spencer
V. Johnson. Northport.
other officers. First lieutenant and
adjutant, Don E. Eason. Caleria; SER
geant major, George A. Sossaman, Mo-
bile: color sergeants. J. b. Lewis, Dix
ons Mill, and w. A. Kimbrough, Thorn
asville.
During this week a complete uniform.
including an overcoaat. has been issued
to each cadet. With the reorganization
of the companies Colonel Whiting ex-
poets to.lnake one of the best r. o. t. c.
units in the country The cadets are
divided up into infantry, artillery and
engineering units.
Col. George s. Goodale, inspector OF
the fifth R. o. T. c. district, with head
quarters at Nashville inspected the unit
at the university Tuesday While ne
did not make public any announcement
in regard to the work here, he left the
impression that he was highly pleased
at the work being done by Colonei
Whiting and his corps of assistants.