Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
NAMES Of SOLDIERS
GWEN To AMERICAN
UNITS Of Defense
Batteries and Forts to Stand
as Monuments to Men
of Service.

Washington. = Correspondence OF
The Associated Press.)-The war de-
partment, following its policy of per-
~petuating the names Of the men who
died in the service of their country in
the names of the counrry's defense
works. has announced in general orders
the listing Of a number of such me-
MORALS.
Among these are:
The Puuloa military reservation,
Oahu, Hawaii, is named Fort Weaver.
in honor of Maj. Gen. Erasmus NJ.
Weaver. United States army, died No
vember Ii. 1920.
The military reservation on Little
Hog Island, BOSTON Harbor, Mass. is
named Fort Duvall, in honor Of Maj.
Gen. William P. Duvall. United States
army, died March l, 1920.
The military reservation at Nahant,
Mass, is named Fort Ruckman. in
honor of Brig. Gen. John w. Ruck-
man, United States army (major gem
eral national army. GJca June Z. 1921.
On the Fort Ervail. Mass. military
reservation. Battery Frank s. Long. in
ho-or of First. Lieut.. Frank S. Long.
infantry, killed in action in France,
Oc;o3er 5. 1918.
On the Fort Niche. y. y. military
reservation. Battery John NJ. X. Davis,
in honor of Brig. Gen. John NJ. K.
Davis. United States army. died May
20. 1920.
On the Fort Tilden. y. T.. military
reservation. Battery Henry l.. Harris.
- o,-. r. I yy-i
United States army, died March s.
1920.
On the Fort Story, Va. military res
ervation, Battery Alexander G. NJ. Pen
nington. in honor of Maj. Gen. Alex
ander c. NJ. Pennington, United States
army. died November so. 1917.
On the Fort Pickens. Fla. military
reservation, Battery Loomis l.. Lang
don. in honor Of Brig. Gen. Leomis l..
Langdon. United States army, died
Jan. Z, 1910.
On the Fort Travis. Tex. military
reservation. Battery Edwin r. Kimble.
in honor Of Mai. Edwin r. Kimble.
corps of engineers. died April 8, 1913.
On the Fort Barry, Cal. military
reservation. Battery Hamilton A.
Smith. in honor of Col. Hamilton A.
Smith. national army lieutenant col
Onel kOiu IHldutT! hileu III dClloH III
France, July %, 1918. Battery James
P. Mclnode, in honor of Brig. Gen.
James F. McIndoe, United States army
lieutenant colonel. corps of engi-
neers). died February 8, 1919.
On the Fort Candy, Wash, military
reservation, Battery Francis l.. ,Guen-
Their. in honor of Brig. Gen. Francis l..
Guenther. United States army, died
December ), 1918.
On the Fort Sherman. Canal Zone,
military reservation, Battery Sedgwick
Pratt. in honor of Brig. Gen. Sedgwick
Pratt. United States army, died March
%. 1920: Battery Alexander Macken-
zie. in honor of Maj. Gen. Alexander
Mackenzie. United States army, died
February %. 1921.
On the Fort Kamehameha. Hawaii,
military reservation, Battery Henry
W. Closson. 10 honor of Brig. Gen.
Henry w. Closson, United States army,
died July Is. 1917.
On the Fort Weaver, Hawaii. mill
tary reservation. Battery Edward b.
Williston. in honor of Brig. Gen. Ed
ward B. Williston, United States army,
died April "a. 1920.
On the Fort Mills. p. l.. military res
ervation. Battery Guy B. G.. Hanna,
in honor Of Capt. Guy b. G.. Hanna,
coast artillery corps. killed at service
target practice, May %, 1913; Battery
Alonzo II. Gushing, in honor Of Brevet
Lieut.. Col. Alonzo II. Gushing first
lieutenant Fourth artillery. killed at
Gettysburg. Pa, July 3. 1863.
Battery Frank G. Smith, in honor of
Brig. Gen. Frank G. Smith, United
States army, died October Z. 1912.