Evening star., 1927-12-08
C0NN0R APPOINTED
WAR COLLEGE HEAD
Former Aide to Pershing Had
Distinguished Career Dur
ing World War.

Mai Gen. William -. Connor, com
mandinc the I'd Division, at Fort sam
Houston. Ten. yesterday was ordered
to this city to assume the duties OF
commandant of the Army War Col
leee. at Washington Barracks. Gen.
Connor was a member of Gen. Perish
ine's staff when the United States en-
tered the war against the central
powers and was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal for unusual
ability and tireless energy.
He was chief of staff of the 32d
Division in the trench operations III
the Relfort sector and later command
ed the 63d Infantry Brigade in the
advance TO the Nesle.
Since his return from France he
has served as chief of the supply divi
sion OF the War Department general
staff. as commander of the United
States Army forces in China and as
commander of the I'd Division in
Texas.
He is from Wisconsin and was
graduated from the Military, Academy
in 1893 Assigned to the Corps of
Engineers, he served in the Philip
pines and in the battle of Manila.
Other Changes Announced.
Returning to the United States, he
served at various posts and at one
time mmanded the Engineer School
then at Washington Barracks. The
officer also served at the Army War
College as student and was an
instructor in Engineering at the West
Point Academy in 1908.
Several other important changes in
the assignments of general officers
were announced by the Secretary of
War yesterday.
Brig. Gen. Thomas c.. Donaldson.
commanding the 10th Brigade. sta.
toned i'm this city, who will become
a major general December 10 on the
statutory retirement of Maj. Gen.
Edward NJ Lewis. has been assigned
to the command of the I'd Division
at Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
Brig. Gen. Herbert o. Williams.
commanding the sth Infantry Brigade
at Fort Mcpherson, Ga. has been
18th Brigade.
Brig. Gen. Henry D. Todd. who will
become ior general December "A
on the statutory retirement of Maj.
Gen. James II. McRae. will remain in
command of the Hawaiian Goa st
Artillery district Col. Abraham G.
Lott, just nominated az a brigadier
general, now i'm Hawaii, has been
assigned to the command of the
Eighth Brigade at Fort Mcpherson
Ga. Brig. Gen. Frank $. Cocheu. at
the Coast Artillery School, Fort Mon.
roe. Va. has been assigned to the
command of the 4th Coast Artillery
district at Fort Mcpherson. Ga. Col
Charles w. Rowland, chief of staff
of the Sd Division at Fort Lewis
Wash, who has just been nominated
as a brigadier general. has been as
signed to the command of the 3D. Field
Artillery Brigade at Fort Lewis, Wash
New Artillery Chief.
Col. Fred T. Austin. Field Artillery
now engaged in inspection duty ir
the Philippines. has been nominated
as chief of Field Artillery at the Wai
Department with the rank of major
general. effective December 10, on
which date Maj Gen. William j. Snow
the incumbent. will be transferred tt
the retired list on account of disability
incident to the service.
During the World War Col. Austir
served as a briGadier general in the
National Army and was awarded The
DISTINGUISHED Service Medal for eX
ceDtiOnally meritorious service dufln$
the prevalence of a serious epidemic
of typhoid fever at Camp Zachar!
Taylor, Ky. He is from Vermont. an'
began his military service as frs
lieutenant in the 5th Massachusetts
Infantry during the Spanish war o
1898. and in the Philippine insurrec
ton. which followed shortly afterwart
In 1901 he was appointed first lieu
tenant of Artillery in the Regular
Army and reached the grade o
colonel in September, 1928. tie ha
served in many parts OF the Unitet
States. went to France in 1919 t.
make a study of the operations o
the American EXpeditionary Forces
and has been in the Philippines sine
February, 1926.