Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-28
HONOR MEMORY.
OF OFFICERS
DYING IN Army
Country's Defense Works
Carry Names Of Many
Who Served to End
CDv The Associated Prcss)


WASHINGTON. -. G.. Nay 2'-
The War Department. following its policy
of pcrpciUating the names of the men
who died in the service of their coun-
try or the names oft he country's de-
fense works. has ammo .nccl IN gel "-ai
orders the listing If number of such
memorials
Among these are:
The Puuloia Military Reservation.
Oahu. Hawaii, is named Fort Weaver,
in honor of Mai. Gen. Erasmus NJ.
Weaver. United States Army. died Nov
cmber 13. 1920.
The military reservation on Little
Hog Island. Boston IIarbor. Mass. J.
named Fort DrTall in honor of Mai.
Gen William l.. Duvall. United States
Army. died Marcn I. 1920.
The military reservation at Nahant.
Mass. i named Fort Ruckman. in hon
or Of Brig. Gen. John w. Ruckman.
United States Army tmaiur gencrl Ma
tio-sal Army died June T.. 1881.
on the Fort Duval. Mass. militar,
reservation. Battery Frank :. Long. in
honor Of First Lieut.. Frank $. Ions.
Infantry. killed in action on Franrc-
October ,. 1915.
ON the Fort AIichic. y. T.. military
reservation. Battery John NJ X. Davis.
~ Honor of Brig. Gen. John NJ II.
Davis. United States Army. died Nav
~. 1920.
On the Fort Tilden. y. Y. Military
Reservation Battery Henry J.. Harris.
in honor of Col. Henry T.. Harris. Unit
"a States Army. died March :. 1920.
On the Fort Story. Va. military re-
scrvation. Pattery Alexander &. NJ. Pen
nington. in horror of Mai. Gen. AIexan-
der &. VI. Penngton, United States Army,
died November 30. 1917
on the Fort rickcns Fla. military
reservation. I.angdon United States
Army. died January Z. 1910.
ON the Fort Travis. Texas. Militar,
reservation. Rattery Fdwi'i X. kimblc.
in honor of Maj. Edwin II. kimhle. IN
honor NJ Mai. Edwin u Kimhle, corps
of engineers died April 9lal3.
ON the Fort Tarry. Calf military
reservation. Eattery Hamilton \. Smiths.
in honor Of Col. Hamilton y. Smith,
National Army (lieutcna colonel 10Th
Infantry killed in action "a France.
July 80. 1915 battery James l.. Nc
Indoc. in honor Of Brig. Gen. James u.
McIndoc. United States Army tieut-
cnant colonel Corps of Engineers died
February :. 1919.
ON the Fort Canbv. Wash. military
reservation. Battery Francis J.. Guch-
ther. III honor of Brig. Gen. Francis
T. Grc,thcr. United States Army,
died December ). 1918.
On the Fort sherman. Canal Zone,
Military Reservation. Battery Sedg-
wick Pratt IN honor of Erig. Gen. Sedg-
wick Pratt. United States Army. iicu
March -. 1870: BATTERY Alexander
Mackenzie. in honor of Mai. Gen. M
cxarder Mackenzie. United States Arm5
died Feb ~. 1921.
On the Fort Kamchameha. Hawaii.
milit AIRY reservation. Rattcrv Henry ".
CIossnn III honor ~ Brig. Gen. Henry
" Closson. United states Army. dien
July II. 1917.
ON the Fort Weaver. Hawaii. mill
,,rv reservation. Battery Edward II.
WilliStnn IN holnr ~ Brig. Gen. Eu-
uord =. WilIistnn. United States Army.
died Anril -. 1920.
ON the Fort Mills. T. l.. Military Re
scrvation. battery Guy II. g. llama IN
honor of Capt Guy u. g. Hanna. CoaS'
Artillery Corps killed ~ service 'nr-
crt nractice. MAY -. 1919; Pattery
Alonzo IT. Gushing. ir hnrnr of Hrcvet
;cut o., Alonzo H. Gushing first
Iieutenant Fourth Artillery. killed at
Gettysburg. Pa. July ;. lS'3.
Rattcry Frank ~ Smith ~ honor "l
I,r-ig. Gan. Frank q. Smith. tnited
states Ariny. died October \. l9l-