Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-08

Second Lieutenant George A. J,
Froberger was promoted to the First
Lieutenancy of Company F, 103rd
Infantry. Maine National Guard in
special orders. No. 14S published from
the Office Of James w. Hanson, Adj
jutant General. Monday. BY the same
orders the vacancy in the commits
stoned staff occasionei by the adj
vancement of Lieut.. Froberger is fill
ed by the awarding of a commission
as 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry 70
Earle E. Copper, who for the past year
has been LIST. Sergeant of the Au-
gusta rife company. Lieut. Cooper's
commission dates from November 16
1925 the date on which he was grant,
ed an honorable discharge with the
rank OF LIST Sergeant,
Lieutenant Froberger's new COM
mission dates from October 30. 1925
and he succeeds 1stI Lieut. William
H. Doyle, who was honorably dis
charged on September 10. Lieut.. Fro
berger succeeded Lieut.. Doyle as Sec
end lieutenant of Company +. last
April.
Lieut.. Froberger Experienced
George A. J. Froberger enlisted
June S, 1917. at Augusta and was
called into active service July %,
1917, at Brunswick, Me, with the LIST
Maine Heavy Field Artillery (Milli-
ken Regiment). Was at Camp Bart
lett. westfield, Mass. with that out
At from August rs to September. 1917.
during which time he was advanced
through the several non commission
ed grades to that OF sergeant. He
was stationed at Camp Green. Char
lotte, n. c.. from October. 1917. to
r. fta
Infantry. and at Camp Wadsworth.
Spartanburg, s. c., from February.
1918, and August rs, 1913, and was
made list sergeant while at that
camp.
Lieutenant Froberger was commis-
stoned from the ranks August 8, 1913,
and assigned to a regiment of colored
troops, the Goth Pioneer Infantry. He
served on detached duty with the
Personnel Board Insurance Division,
at Camp Wardsworth until transfer
red to the 4th Pioneer Infantry when
that regiment received its orders for
overseas duty. When the 56th Pion-
Ger Infantry was ordered overseas IN
place of the 4th, Lieut.. Froberger was
transferred to the seth.
While in the A. e. F. Lieut.. Froper-
ger was in the Meuse- Argonne onen-
sive. He also attended the zrd Corps
school at Chettion- sur Seine, study
ing musketry and the bayonet. Wns sn
HE 1,nit went into Germany with the
Army of Occupation, Lieut.. Froberger
was located at Melternich from De-
cember. 1918. until June. 1919. He re-
turned to the United States, SAILING
from Brest. France, July ], 1919. ana
was discharged from the service at
Cennn nix. Wrightstown, n. j, on
July IL. 1919.
rjeut. Froberger holds commits
s,on in the Organized Reserve. ne
has been chief shipping clerk In tne
AUTOMOBILES registration department
81 the secretary of States ONCE since
1923. He Is a past commander OF tne
lanes Fitzgerald Post, American Lee
zion serving that post as IT'S com :
mander 1924. and was adJutane Oh
the post 1929.
Lieutenant Cooper has peen an t III,
Maine National Guard practicai u :
cnrt;u,,o,,sIy since 1916. when ne
served with Company NJ, End Inf. on
~ MEXICAN border. He saw service
IN france during the World Ma aa
from September 1917 to May IsIs
With Company M. and Headquarters
Germany. 1O3rd, u. S. Inf, and was
,.,;th his unit In all of the major en-
~ sraroenfs including the Alsne,
Marine Chateau Thierry. st; Minl os
and Argonne offensives.. he was was
era nted an honorable discharge run on
The seryice on May 10, 1913 with tnr
rank Of Sergeant and with chaiao'o'
renort of Excellent" e.st
The new commissioned oHcer nrn;
enlisted IN the Maine National 1ua, IA. y
= . nrivate in Company NJ, 2nd InI.'
I've 10 1915 and served In thar 81
pacity in U. S. service untli Oco
os .of the same year. From ocI9'e 81
% 10 to April IL, 1917 ne serV trror -,
IN. same unit in state service; f,o ,a q
an 4 nr,I ~ ~ to March 2S 1919 ne w Nsa
ap =, an -. az Company M. 2nd. NE.
Inf and 103ra u. s. INF, peins s, p nri-
noted through the grades from pr
vate "a corporal and sergeant, 1910 be
M March 20. 1918 to May 10; iyi - e re
.orrad az sergeant with Headquarteas
Company, 10srd. Y. 3; INF mi NJ NJ q.
eniisted Ia Co. r, 103rd inIs M. ~ W..
en- necemper IL. 1928 and was pre- nne
, un IN sergeant during inc o IN
, ,,aoa enlistment which expired s p pa
Ne n 1924. On January z. as@' ,s s,e
reenlisted and was appoih'eu
Sergeant of Company r. s,d soldier.
Lent. Cooper is a splenoiu nrofi-
q good dssciplarian, and mos ~. pi Long