The Washington times., 1925-05-26
OFFICERS
ASSIGNED To
NEW DUTIES
Col. Branson, of War Dept.
General Staff, to Go to
Fort Bragg ].

Lieutenant Colonel James II.
Branson, Of the War Department
general staff, has been assigned tc
duty with the Fifth field artillery.
stationed at Fort Bragg, North Caro-
lima, effective June ]. Other changes
effecting local srny circles are:
Colonel James K. Parsons, now
with the Naval War College, win
come to Washington about the
middle of June, for duty with the
office of the chief of infantry.
Major Earl j. Atkisson, on duty
in London. England, as assistant
military attache, has been ordered
to Washington for duty in the office
of the assistant chief Of staff. Major
AtIdsson is of thu. chemical warfare
service Of the ARMY.
Major Arthur j. Davis, on duty in
Philadelphia. will come to Washing
ton in August for duty in the office
Of the Quartermaster general OF the
army.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry HosS.
field, now with the infantry school
at Fort Benning, has been ordered
to the Army War College here for
duty, and Lieutenant Colonel Charles
Burnett, now at the college, mas
been assigned to the Third cavalry
at Fort Myer. Major H. r. Smalley,
at the same college, has been trans
ferred to the office of the quarter
master general, and Major TrOup
Miller from the college to Atlanta,
Ga, for duty.
Major Barton K. Fount, OF the
army air service, who has been
ordered to Paris, France, as assist
ant military attache, will come to
Washington before sailing, for tenn.
porary duty in the office of the
chief Of staff Cartain Francis M.
Brady, OF the air service, now on
duty in Paris, has been ordered re-
lieved, and will proceed to Langley
Field, Virginia, for assignment upon
arrival in the States.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Glib
bons has been ordered from duty in
Washington 20 Monterey. CAL, TO"
new assignment.
Major Thomas G. Spencer from
Fort Leavenworth to this city.
Captain Harold e. Egan, from
Washington to Monterey, Cal.
Six officers of the veterinary corps
have been ordered to take course
of instruction OF the army medical
center, Walter Reed Hospital.
Captains Kenneth L. Buffin, c. e.
Cook, Howard NJ. Savage, s. A.
Grover, and George ]. Rife. and
Lieutenant James +. Noona.
Nineteen officers of the medical
corps will come to the center for
a course Of instruction. They are:
Captains James c. KimbrouS:l,
Frank w. Pinger, Henry Brooks,
G. J. Schirch, Daniel B. Faust, John
S. Gibson, Henry M. Van Hook,
Henry G. Johannes, Ralph l.. Cud
Iipp. William X. Turner, Raymond
c. Wolfe, G. g. Langley, Joseph l.
Martin, Barton w. Johnson, and
Lieutenants William c. Furr, Ray
II. Skaggs, Paul A. Brickey, Francis
c. Tying, and Edwin f. Shaffer.
Lieutenant William ]. PaD Grove,
formerly on duty with the Third
cavalry at Fort Myer. Va, and now
with the Sixty-second cavalry dl-
vision of this corps area, has been
ordered to the Military Academy for
duty.
The following officers stationed
at Camp Humphreys have been
transferred: Captains Richard L
Smith to Portland, Ore; II. d. w.
Riley, to the District; Charles IL.
Swick to Fort Bragg, N. c., and
Lieutenants Ralph A. Tudor and
John A. Chambers from Cornell Uni
versity to Fort Humphreys, Va.