Evening star., 1928-04-15
Army and dNavyNews

have flight orders approximately ri are
In training and i5S arc assigned to
ground duty.
AS new planes are delivered and adj
ditional squadronS are formed or pres
ent SQuadrons enlarged. IL will be neccS-
Sarv to increase the aviation personnel
Of the Navy Provision has been made
to meet this situation by increasing the
number of students sent TO Pensacola.
These classes were running about IS
twice each year until July | 1926. when
they were increased to four classes of
Sd each. The last two classes numbered
upon entry III and 96. respectively
and a new plan has now been adopted
which will still further increase the
number of students TO 4S0 year IN
crease in students must be continued
for some time, since. even with the car
rier compliments filled. il will be neces-
Sary to provide additional pilots for
new planes still to be delivered. and II
is considered of prime Importance that
qualified aviatorS be available well in
advance Of the receipt of planes and
the formation of now SQuadronS.
Beginning July Q at the submarine
school. the following Junior line OH
GERS of the Navy will undergo a six
month course Of instruction at New
London, Conn: Lieuts. Irving T.
Duke, Warren y. Wilkin. Joseph F.
WolowSky. William s. Campbell. Robert
A. McKerracher and Charles w. Will
kinS, and EnSlgns Theodore C. Awkward
tr, William H. Carpenter. Elton W
Grenfell, Henry T. Hodgskin. William
A. New. Samuel NJ Tucker. William I,
Wright, William l.. Beers. ir.. Douglas
v Gladding, CHARLES w Hart. Stanley
F. MoSeley, George h Schade and John
A. Wintrey. About 90 more officers
VIII De selected for attendance at this
course of instruction.
Ofncers of the Marine Corps who
previously have become due for nro-
motion and who have been confirmed
oy the Senate have been issued COM
missions in the higher grades indicated,
Col. Robert Y Rhea. Lieut. Col To-
Seph A. Russell. Mai. Alphonse dc Carre
CaptS. John c. Wemple, joseph II F2,-
lows and Curtis w le Gette; First
LieutS James G.. Hopper. William r
HugheS, Lawrence r. Kline. John G
WaIraven and William w. Paca.
Admiral Louis r. dc Steiguer. now in
command Of the battle fleet, will be re-
hefed June 26 by Vice Admiral William,
v. Pratt. who is nov in command of
tne oattleship divisions of that f1ect
AomHaI de Steiguer goes to duty as
conlmandant OF the 3rd Naval District
ana New York Navy Yard as the suc-
ceSsor OF Rear Admiral Charles p
PlunAett, who retired for age on FebrI,.
ary 10. Rear Admiral MONTGOMERY NJ
Taylor. now in command of BattleShl
Division 3 Of the battle fleet. will as
sumo command Of the Scouting Fleet
about June 26 with the rank of vice
admiral, relieving Vice Admiral Ashley
Z. Robertson, who will succeed Rear
Admiral Josiah S. Mexican as CON-
mandant of the 18th Naval District
The latter will retire for age on Nav
80, 1928. Rear Admiral George W.
Laws. now in command of Battleshm
Division 2 of the Scouting Fleet. viii
relinquish these duties about August 20
and Will go to duty as commandart
OF the Mare Island Navy Yard. reliev-
ing Rear Admiral John H. DAYTON. who
has been assigned to command the
naval forces in Europe. with the rank
of vice admiral Vice Admiral Guy n.
Burrage, now in command OF those
forces. is assigned to duty as command
ant of the 5th Naval District and naval
operating base at Hampton Roads. Va,
succeeding Rear Admiral Robert r.
Coontz, who will retire for age on June
IL, 1928 Rear Admiral Luke Nc
Nance. now in command of the de-
stroyer Squadrons of the battle fleet,
viii be relieved of these duties abou;
June 26 by Rear Admiral Thomas J.
Sem. now on duty as assistant chief
of the Bureau of Operations, Navy De-
partment. Admiral McNamee is as
signed 10 duty as commandant of tie
navy yard at Norfolk. Va, and he viii
relieve Rear Admiral william c. COLI
who has been assigned 10 command
Battleship Division Of the Battle Fleet
as the relief Of Rear Admiral John Y.
Chase, who goes 10 the Navy Depart
ment for duty as a member Of the
general board