Evening star., 1928-02-05
Army NavyNews

, has been assigned to duty at the Navy
Department with the board of inSpec-
ton and survey. Comdr. Damon K.
Cummings. on duty as executive officer
of the u. S S. Trenton. will proceed To
Washington for duty IN the Bureau OF
Navigation Comdr Charles c. DAVIS
engineer officer Of the u. s. 5. loaho
has been ordered to duty at the Nav,
Department in the Bureau OF NaVlGa-
tlcn. Lieut. Comdr. Robert II. Bennett.
who has been on duty III that bureau
will assume the duties performed by
Comdr. Davis on the Idaho. Lieut.
Comdr. Augustine H. Gray, who has
been in command of the L. S. S. Bruce,
has been assigned to duty IN the Bureau
of Navieation Lieut.. Comdr. Henry A.
Seller will be transferred from the
Bureau of Engineering. Navy Depart
ment. 10 duty AS engineer officer oi the
u. S. S. California, relieving Lieut..
Comdr. Roger w. Paine. who goes To
duty III that bureau. Lieut., Comdr.
Oscar c Badger gunnery officer OF IN?
U, s. S MARYLAND has been assigned 10
duty in the Bureau of Ordnance. Lieut..
Con,dr Robert P Mcconnell, on duty
with the air squadronS Of the battle
fleet on board the Y. S S. Langley, has
reported for duty III the gunncry section
of the feet training Office of the Nav?
Department. as the relief Of Lieut..
Comdr Earle c Metz who has been
assigned to submarine duty at the naval
station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Lieut.
Comdr. Percy T. Wright. who has been
on duty as navigator OF the y. ,. D
West Virginia. has been assigned 10
duty in the Bureau OF Engineering
Lieut.. Comdr. Francis E. NJ. Whiting.
who has been on duty as aid 10 the AS
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assigned to command the u. 5. 5. Con
Lieut.. Comdr. Benjamin F. Norwood
IN. c.. who has been assigned TO the
receiving ship at San Francisco, has
boen ordered 10 the Naval Hospital
WASHINGTON, y. c. Lieut Norman .,
Haverly has been found qualified io'
nron1otlon ~ the rank OF lieutenant
commander IN the Medical Corps Of the
Navy.
Adoption has been made by the Navy
Deuartment Of new system OF order
mo naval personnel for instruction IN
aviation 10 the Pensacola naval air
station. The new system Will super
sede the former method. under Wnlch
four large classes were ordered for avia-
t,on training each year The rfSt
croup 10 report AZ the Pensacola naval
air station will consist of 10 enlisted
men. who reported for duty last Fri
day. Similar groups OF enlisted men
will report al the Pensacola station on
February 10 and February II. these
groups 10 be followed thereafter by
three successive groups Of officers Up
10 the present time. the following ON
GERS have been selected TO undergo TINS
aviation training AT Pensacola for the
class beginning February "a
Lieuts Stephen B Cooke and Jonn
G. Jones. Lieuts. Junior Grade Will
liam S Campbell William L. Erdmann
and Joseph e Wolowsky. and Enslgns
creight K. Landlord Robert G Nor
man. Warren F. Porter. George L. Pur-
mort and William K Rhodes. The fol-
lowing officers of the Navy have been
selected to undergo tho aviation class
beginning March 2. 1928, Comdr. FL
mer w. Tod. Lieut. Thomas H, Rob-
bins. Lieut.. Junior Grade Arthur A.
Ageton and Ensigns Marcel E. A
Couin. Stanton H Harcourt. David K
Hull. James A. McNaliy and John w
Steele.