Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-14
SHENANDOAH Chief
RELIEVED Of DUTY
IN NAVY SHAKE-UP

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Sweep-
ficers at the Lake Hurst, n. j., air
station and others assigned to the
arship Shenandoah, including the
relief of her commanding officer,
Commander r. r. McCrarN, have
been made by Rear Admiral William
A. Moffett, chief of the navy aero
nautical bureau and approved by
Secretary DENLY.
Commander McCrary, who has
been in charge of the Lakehurst air
station, was also ordered relieved
from the command and detached
from all present duties" Orders are
expected to \be issued at an early
date assigning him to sea duty.
Orders directed to commander Nc
Crary said that upon being relieved
by Lieutenant Commander Zachary
LandsdoWne, as commanding officer
of the L. S. S. Shenandoah, you will
regard yourself detached from all
duties on hoard that airship."
Commander j. II. Klein also was
ordered detached from all duties
on the Shenandoah and as executive
officer of the naval station at Lake
hurst" He will assume command of
the Lakehurst station. In addition
Commander Klein was assigned to
additional duty under training in
rigid airships and informed that his
-ic+i
naval aviator will remain IN force
Others Are Moved
Lieutenant Commander Maurice
r. Pierce was detached from tenn
porary additional duty on board the
Shenandoah and instructed to con
tinue his regular duties at the Lake
hurst station.
Orders to Lieutenant Commander
Landsdowpe said: You are hereby
detached from duty in the bureau
Of aerOnautics; proceed to such place
as the u. S. S. Shenandoah may be
and report on board that airship for
duty as commanding officer of that
ship, relieving Commander McCfary,
You will further report by letter to
Rear Admiral Moffett for additional
duty in connection with the navy
Arctic expedition
Commander Ralph D. Weyerbach
er, construction officer of the Shen-
andoah, was detached from all du-
ties" at the Lakehurst station and
lin connection with the l. :. s.
Shenandoah" He will be assigned
to another station as yet unde-
termined.
To Eliminate Friction
Navy department officials made
public the changes without comment,
but it was indicated that they had
been made with a view Of eliminating
such friction as has developed at
Lake Hurst and to place others IN
charge so they might familiarize
themselves with the operations OF
the station and airship before the
Shenandoah leaves for her polar eX-
Ipedtion.
Other officers relieved and trans
ferred included Lieutenant +. H
kincaid and Lieutenant Commander
IJ. NJ. Deem, who was detached from
all duty on the Shenandoah and or
dered to report to Commander Klein,
of the Lake Hurst station Tor new
assignment to duty.
Lieutenant Commander r. G..
Leighton, on duty with the bureau
of aeronautics, was ordered to re.
port to Lieutenant Commander Lans
ldowne for duty as senior engineer
ing officer of the Shenandoah.
Commander LansdOwne has had
extensive experience in dirigible con
struction work, and is well qualified
as an air pilot. He was the official
observer for the navy on the British
airship R-34, when it made a sue
cessful flight from England to the
| United States.
He was later assigned to duty al
the Zeppelin plant in Germany
where the dirigibIe ZR-3 now is be
| ing constructed for the United States
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