Evening star., 1927-09-25
Army andNavyNews
NAVY.


The board of officers headed by Rear
Admiral Edward II. Campbell, Judge
advocate general of the Navy. appoint-
ed some time ago by the Secretary Of
War and the Secretary of the Navy to
eonvene for the purpose of consider
ing matters pertaining to promotion,
retirement, ETC., in the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps, and to determine
to what exetent 1t would be practicable
to place the personnel of these three
services on the basis of equality, have
reached an agreement with respect to
the essential characteristics of their
findings and recommendations The
two other members on the board are
Brig. Gems. Campbell King, represent
ing the Army, and Ben II. Fuller of
the. Marine Corps. The report has
been prepared in a form that sets
forth the existing personnel conditions
OF the three services. AS predict 1 at
the time when the board held it's first
meeting, that while substantial uni.
formity with respect to retirement
and other separations from the serv-
ice, and possibly in some other direc.
tions. might be attained, so diverse
was the character OF personnel and
the organization of these three serv-
ices that 1t was impossible for the
board to recommend in all respects
uniformity Of statutes and require
ments.
Admiral Richard II. Jackson. who
was relieved of the command of the
battle fleet by Admiral Louis r. de
Stefguer on September 10, has been
assigned to duty in the Navy Depart
ment as a member of the general
board. Though announced previously
that Capt. Henry V. Butler had been
selected as chief of staff to Admiral
Henery A. Wiley as commander.in.
chief of the United States fleet, the
former officer has been assigned to
temporary duty in the Navy Depart.
ment until Admiral Wiley assumes
command OF the fleet in November.
Upon the commissioning of the new
aircraft carrier Saratoga, Capt. Harry
T.. Yarnell, who has been under avia.
ton instruction at the naval air sta
ton. Pensacola, Fla. will be assigned
to command that vessel Comdr. Bax.
ter II. Bruce, who has been on duty
at the Boston Navy Yard, has been
ordered to Washington, where on ar
rival he will be assigned to duty in
the material section of the Bureau of
Operations. Comdr. William r. Fur
long, Lieut.. Comdr. Henry G. Cooper
oHN A~lCul' "a L. schneider became
due for promotion on September IL as
the result of the death of Capt. Austin
/ kautz at Berlin, Germany, on Sep.
tember 10.
Capt. William p. Robert, who has
| been in charge Of the ship contract
section of the Buerau Of Construction
, and Repair, Navy Department, has
been assigned to duty as superintend-
ing constructor at Philadelphia, where
he will supervise, among other prof.
ects, the construction of light cruis
| ers in the immediate vicinity of that
city Comdr. Earl r. Enright, who
has been on duty in the maintenance
division CT the Bureau OF Construction
and Repair. has been relieved of his
duties in the department by Lieut..
Comdr. Beirne S. Bulard The for.
mer officer has gone to duty as con.
struction officer at the Boston Navy
! Yard. The following officers of the
Marine Corps have been promoted to
the grades indicated: Coils. T. f. Back
strom and w. II. Pritchett. Lieut.. Col
+. P. Moses, Maj NJ. Fl kingman,
Capts II. M. II. Fleming and j X.
Martenstein, and First Lieuts. E. F.
! Carlson and c. l.. Marshall.
Due to several vacancies occurring
IN the three senior ranks of the Navy
since the 1927 selection board render
ed ats report, number Of changes