Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-29
NAME RESERVATIONS
FOR SOLDIER HEROES
War Department Continues
Policy of Mantling Pcrpe,-
ual Memorials.
tBy Associated press.l

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-THe war
Department following it's policy OF
perpctuatnG the names of the mon
who died In the service Of their coun-
try in the names OF the country's
defense works. has announced in gem
eral orders the listing of "A number
OF such memorials.
Among these are:
The Puulora Military Reservation,
Oahu. Hawaii. is named Fort Weaver.
in honor OF Major-Gcneral Erasmus
VI. weaver. United States Army. died
November -, 1920.
The military reservation on Little
Hog Island, Boston Harbor. Mass.
is named Fort Duval. in honor OF
Major General William II. Duval.
United States Army. died March l..
1920
The military reservation at Nahant.
Mass. is named Fort Ruckman. in
honor OF Brigadier- General John w.
Rucknan, United States Army (ma-
tor-gcnerai National Army. died
June I. 1921.
For Lieutenant Long.
On the Fort Duvall. Mass, military
reservation. Battery Frank S Long.
80 VI ITS lieutenant RANK
$. Long. infantry. Killed In action
in France. October D. 1918
on the Fort Niche. y. Y, mill
iary reservation. Battery NJ X. Da-
Wis. in honor OF BriRadier-General
John NJ X. Davis. United States
Army. died May 90 1920.
On the Fort Tilden, " Y. military
reservation. battery Henry l.. Har-
ris, in honor OF Colonel Henry l.. Har-
ris, United States Army. died March
s. 1920.
on tho Fort Story. Va. military
reservation. Battery Alexander G. NJ
Pennington. in honor OF Major Gen
era! Alexander G. NJ. Pennington.
United States Army. died November
30. 1917.
On the Fort Pickens. Fla. military
reservation, Battery Loomis l.. Lang
don. in honor OF Brigadier-General
LOOMS H. Lanedon. United States
Army. died January :. 1910.
on the Fort Travis. Texas, military
reservation. Battery Edwin r. Kim
BILE. in honor of Major Edwin r.
kimble, corps of engineers died April
., 1918.
For Colonel smith.
On the Fort Barry. Cal. military
reservation. Battery Hamilton A.
Smith. in honor OF Colonel Hamilton
4. Smith, national army lieutenant
colonel Twenty-sixth Infantry.
killed in action in France. July 30,
1918. Battery James y. McEndoe. in
honor OF Brigadier- General James F.
McIndore. United States Army Uicu-
tenant corps of engineers).
died February :, 1919.
On the Fort Candy. Wash. military
n ion not
thcr. in honor OF BirgadIer- General
Francis l.. Gucnther. United states
Army. died December 3. 1918.
On the Fort sherman. Canal Zone.
military reservation. Battery Sedg
wick Pratt. in honor OF Br!gad!er-
General Sedgwick Pratt. United
states Army. died March %. 1890:
Battery Alexander Mackenzie. in
honor of Major-General Alexander
Mackenzie. United states Army. died
February 81. 1921.
On the Fort kamchameha. Hawaii.
military reservation. Battery Henry
w. Closson, in honor OF Brigadicr-
General Henry W. Closson. United
States Army. died July Is. 1917.
on the Forest Weaver, Hawaii. mil
itary reservation. Battery Edward g.
Williston. in honor OF Brigadier-
Edward Is. Wiiliston. United
States Army. died April "a. 1920.
on the Fort Mills, p. l.. military
reservation. Battery Guy b. g. Han
ma. in honor Of Captain Guy r. G.
Hanna. coast artillery corps. killed
at service target practice. May %.
1913: Battery Alonzo II. Cushing. in
honor Of Rrevet Lieutenant Colonel
Aionzo u. Gushing (hrst lieutenant
Fourth Artillery, killed at Gcttys-
purg. Pa. July 3. 1863.
Battery Frank G. Smith. in honor
of BriSadier-General Frank g. Smith.
United States Army. died October !.
1912.