The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
MIDDIES APPOINTED
TOLEAD COMRADES
Highest Honor Awarded to
Connecticut Lad, Who Will
Command Regiment.
Special Despatch 10 The Sun.

ANNAPoLLs, Sept 20.-Based On eff
cheney shown during the whole course,
including the annual practice cruise.
just completed. the designations of the
officers and petty officers of the regiment
Of midshipmen have been announced by
the Naval Academy authorities.
The highest honor and responsibility,
that of midshipman commander of the
regiment, or five striper," has been
awarded to Midshipman Paul u. Phil,
whose home is New Britain. Conn The
sub-commander, with the rank OF Lieut.
enant-Commander, is Oliver d. Colvin.
Jr.. Of Seattle, Wash. Tho stan of the
regimental commander consists of James
8. Mack1nnon, Juneau, Alaska Ad-
jutant and signal officer, and Robert
K Wells. winthrop. Mass. commissary
and Quartermaster. Both of these rank
as Lieutenanta
The next highest ranking midshipmen
are the four Lieutenant Commanders,
called -four stripers," who command the
battalions. They are: Morton L.
Serat Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Richard NJ.
Watt, Jr,. Norfolk. Va; Carl A. L.
Sundberg. Weehawken, N. j.. and
There are four companies in each of
the battalions. making sixteen in the
regiment. and each is commanded by a
Midshipman Lieutenant or three
striper". Those of the first battalion
are: Virgil v. Jacomini, Pasadena,
Cal Carleton Shugg. Needham, Mass
Ray C. Hudson. Big Rapids, Mich, and
Paul B. wishart New Orleans The
company commanders of the second
battalion are: Kenneth H Noble,
Cromwell, Conn; Howard H. Hubbefi,
st. Louis; Edwin F. Smelle, Ypsilanti,
Mich, and Sydney B. Dodds, Clarks-
burg. Miss.
The companies of the third battalion
are commanded by Robert C. Sprague
Sharon, Conn. Edwin D. Graves, Jr.,
| Annapolis, Md. Oliver L. Billingsley
Whitney, Tex, and Joseph w. Rodes
Lexington, KY. The company COM
| canders Of the fourth battalion are
| Marion R Kelly. Portland. Ore.
Frederick g. Clay, Plainfield. N. J..
John G. Jones. Portage. WIS. and
Sterling T. Cloughley. San Francisco
Cal
There arc enough positions to be filled
| by commissioned officers of lesser rank
and petty officers to make use of every
| member Of the first class and to en-.
| croach upon the second. Each of the
| battalions has an adJutant and sigma
| officer and a quartermaster and commits
| sary, each ranking as a Lieutenant
| (junior grade), while each of the com.
panies has by way of subalterns a Lieu.
tenant (Junior grade) and two Ensigns
There Is chief petty officer of the regi
| ment and one for each battalion. ant
| twenty-five petty officers for each com.
pany OF the latter eight In each com.
pany had to be taken from the second
| class
| The FIRST class. representing the upper
half scholastically Of last years third
class, is a picked body. and the average
efficiency h very high.
The present organization Of the regi
ment, with four battalions and sixteer
companies. was purposely chosen to Civ,
as many midshipmen as possible actua
practice in filing positions calling fol
command and leadership. 1t also |.
specially adapted to the many athleti,
and professional competitions among
companies and battalions, which are i'm
portant features ut the academy.