Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
HOLDEN PROMOTED
'roressor Of Military Science mt Uni
versify Now Lieutep,nt.co,or.,

Versify Now N Lieutepsnt-CoJopeu
George J. Holden, professor ~ r,y;,.~
science and tactics at the universit, a.,
oeen promoted to lieutenant-colonecv
ne olIlclal army records showing him I,
70 'he tourth senior lieutenan Mt colonial ID
-"e army. he has just been informed tha
vacancy exists for his promotion 70
run coionecy which will date hack IN .ru,,
l. 1871. Lieut-Col. Holden has been ~
amp DeVens this summer in the role al
ooliiiianuant OF the r. o. T. C.. infantrv
Amp Inc camp there has had 75o st1,
,,e.,. , representing approximately 90 uni
tending along the Atlantic coast
Maine to Virginia, inclusive.
Lieut. Col. Holden, while at tho mt
versity last year. was denoted To ths
sank or major in the regular service. which
was ms regular grade. but the army re-
ORGANIZATION act of May IS promotes hin,
TO a regular lieutenant-colonecv
Lleut-Col Holden was influenced IN A.
cept commission in the army IN 1se
FOLLOWING the sinking Of the Maine in ".
Vana haroor on which his brother, whn
was graduate OF the class of 1896 from
the naval Academy, was on board. His
service as second lieutenant and first
lieutenant was rendered in the 10th ITnitad
States Infantry. and covered sar,,ica a,
Cuba. the Philippines and. for sbort
period In the United States proper AZ
lamp MCPHERSON. Ga. T ort Croot. Nab
and Fort D. A. RUSSELL Wyon1ir e. In 1en9
ne was promoted to a captancy and serv.
ed with the 18th Infantry at Fort Snel,ipy
Mimi. During the years of 1903 and 1904
ne attended the general service schools az
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and is q dia,
tinguished graduate from that institu.
tion. HIS training in the Burlington Saw.
inss BANK is responsible for his serv.
ing TOUT years as a paymaster in the
army, during the years 1905 to 1900 wbiIe
on TINS detail, service was rendered in
the United States and Porto Rico. Fol.
lowing the detail as paymaster. thres
years were spent with the 18th Infantry
at spokane, Wash, and then followed a
three year tour in the Philippines with the
18th Infantry "A year was spent with the
18th infantry in active service in Mexico
with General Pershins.
Upon the entry of the United States into
the World War, he organized training
school for colored non commissioned Of.
Ulcers Tor commissions in the regular
army, at Columbus. y. NJ; he was trans.
ferred to the first training camp at Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, in which camn
$500 candidates for commissions were he.
ing trained at one time. Following this
duty. he was assigned to the s3rd Division,
General Glenn commanding. at Camp
Sherman. Chilicothe, Ohio While on duty
with TINS division, il was his duty to or.
ganize and train the three machine gun
battalions the ammunition train, organ-
ize and conduct the divisional machine
gun school, and was selected as commando
ant or the third officers training carnp
conducted at Camp Sherman.
ports in New York harbor about to SAL
FOR service overseas, he was promoted to
a full colonecy, taken off the TRANSPORT.
and sent TO Camp Hancock, N. j.. to as.
s'st in the organization Of the machine
gun training center at-hat station One
II his principal duties there was in con-
1ection with the machine gun school Of
which he was commandant. The close of
The World War found him in that office,
His next service was in MINNEAPOLIS,
Mimi, where he assisted in the estab-
ishment Of the courses of military train
ng in the five high schools in that city.
During the summer of 1919. he served
Is comnandant of the r. o. T. c. In.
antry camp, Camp Funston, Kan short.
y after the completion of this assignment,
lie was ordered to the University of Yer.
mont and served as professor of military
cence and tactics during the year lust
,assed
Captain Paul Larned. L. S. A., retired
las already reported TO the University a.
ssistant professor Of military science and
actics. The reorganization act Of Nav
will promote Captain Larned to his
majority. The corps Of instructors in the
military department at the University.
Will be further increased this fall by tha
edition Of two non-commissioned off.
ers