Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Army andNavyNews

of the feet: Rear Admiral Henry A.
Wiley will be detached as a member
of the general board for the purpose
Of assuming his new duties as com.
mander.in.chief of the United States
fleet. relieving Admiral Charles F.
Hughes. who will come to the Navy
Department as chief Of the Bureau OF
Naval Operations. Admiral Richard
II. Jackson, who will be relieved OF
his duties as ommander.in.chief of
the battle feet by Vice Admiral Louis
r. de Steiguer, will go to the Navy
Department for duty as member of
the general board. When the Seattle,
commanded by Capt. Charles S. Free.
man, is relieved as flagship Of the
United States fleet and assigned as
receiving ship at New York, that Off.
Ger will proceed to Washington, where
he will relieve Capt. Edwin T. Pollock,
u. S. N. retired, as superintendent
Of the Naval Observatory. Capt. Allan
Buchanan, who has been on duty in
the Bureau of Naval Operations. Navy
Department, will be assigned to COM
mand the Omaha. relieving Capt.
Cyrus w. Cole, who will be assigned
as commanding officer of the naval
training station, San Diego, Calf.
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in command Of Submarine Division 20,
goes to duty in the Bureau of Navi.
cation, Navy Department. Capt. vii.
liam p. Scott, who has been on duty
in the Bureau of Navigation. will re-
lieve Capt. Charles S. kerrick as as
sistant commandant of the 18th Naval
District. Upon assuming command
Of the United States fleet. Admiral
Wiley will have as members of his
staff, among others yet to be selected,
the following: Capt. Walter S. An
derson. assistant chief of staff: Comdr.
Miles A. Libbey, fleet materiel officer;
Comdr. Thomas S. Kinkaid, fleet gun
merry officer, and Lieut.. Comdr. Joseph
r. Redman, fleet radio officer.
Appointment was made last week
by the Secretary of the Navy of the
officers who will compose the Medical
Corps and the Supply Corps selection
boards. both of which will be con.
vened at the Navy Department to-
morrow. The board to recommend
officers of the Medical Corps for pro-
motion will be composed of Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson. president.
and Capts. Arthur w. Dunbar.
Charles E. Riggs, Henry E. Odell,
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Oman. with Lieut.. Comdr. Raymond
3. Storch, recorder. Instructions have
been issued to this board to select not
more than five officers of the Medical
Corps for promotion to the rank of
captain.
Headed by Rear Admiral Thomas Fl.
Hicks, the board to recommend Off.
GERS Of the Supply Corps for promo
ton will be composed of Captains Eu-
gene D. Ryan, Joseph Fyffe, William
A. Merritt, George c. Shafer, Victor
S. Jackson. with Lieut.. Comdr Rob.
ert B. Huff as recorder. This board has
been instructed to select not more
than three officers for promotion 10
the rank of captain.
Army.
A number of changes will shortly
take place among the commissioned
personnel of the quartermaster gen.
erals office. Lieut.. Col. r. H. Jordan,
who just recently returned from serv-
ice in China, has been assigned to
duty in the water transportation di-
vision. relieving Lieut.. Col. C. H.
Bennett, who has been assigned as a
student at the Army Industrial Col
lege. Upon the completion of their
present duties in connection with
College, Maj. j. T. Harris and Capts.
D. A. Hanes. r. J. Hernandez and E.
NJ. Scott. will be assigned to duty in
the war planning and training divi-
sion. Capts. H. r. Vigor and F. l..
Black, now on duty in the quarter
master generals office, will be ordered
to duty in the Army Industrial COL
lege. Capt. Lewis B. Willis has re-
ported for duty in the quartermas-
ter generals Office and has been as
signed to the subsistence division of
the supply service. relieving Capt.
William T. Connatser, who, upon the
conclusion of his leave, will report
to the Army Industrial College for
duty. Maj. w. A. Danielson, on duty
in the quartermaster generals office.
has been ordered to temporary duty
at Camp Holabird and Fort Nc