Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
ArmyandNavyNews

| the event no unforeseen vacancies oc-
cur in the meantime. They are as fol-
lows: Lieut.. junior grade) E. E. Coil,
disability retirement Of Lieut.. E. B.
Brix. Lieut.. (iunior grade) E. P.
Gardner will be promoted on February
4 as the result Of the retirement Of
Lieut.. John Spcrle after 80 years serv-
ice The resignation of Comdr. H. W..
Koehler will result in the promotion
on February Is of Lieut.. Comdr. r. S.
Fay, Lieut.. r. L. Porter, jr., and Lieut..
(junior grade) John Conner. Lieut..
(junior grade) r. W. Rebellion will be
promoted on February 16 as a result OF
the retirement of Lieut.. Robert Rohange
after 80 years service: The retire. e.
years service will result in the pro-
motion on February Is of Comdr.
Benjamin Dutton, IT.. Lieut.. Comdr.
c. M. Cooke, jr, Lieut.. w. P. Davis
and Lieut.. (junior grade) G. F. Wat
son. Lieut.. Uunior grade) A. S. Keeth
will be promoted on March l as a re-
suit of the resignation of Lieut.. D. w.
Tomlinson. The resignation of Lieut..
Peyton Harrison will result in the pro-
motion of Lieut.. Gunior grade) @. B.
Berner, jr.. on March /. Comdrs. G. r.
Greenlee additional number) and R.
M. Fawell, Lieut.. Comdr. NJ. S. Ben
MON, Lieut.. V. o. Clark and Lieut.
Uunior grade) G. c. Phleger will be
promoted on March 5 as a result of
the retirement of Capt. Long. Upon
the retirement of Capt Robert Hender-
son after 80 years service. Lieut..
Comdr. A. H. Fay, Lieut.. E. H. Jones
and Lieut. (junior grade) E. A. Cruise
will be promoted on March Is.
AS a result of the death last week
of Capt. Ralph M Griswold in the
Canal Zone the following officers b>-
came due for promotion: Comdr Will
liam Gaggaley, Lieut.. Comdr. Henry
r. Settle, Lieut.. B. H. Wyatt and Lieut..
Gunior grade) E. C. Forsyth. Lieut..
Comdr. Settle is the running mate OF
certain staff corps officers who became
due for promotion on January 81 to
the rank of commander. They are
Lieut.. Comdrs. L. A. willard, G. H.
Darnall, J. r. Barber. F. l.. Morey,
M. w. Mangold of the Dental Corps
and Lieut.. Comdrs A. H. Mayo and
F. C. Bowerfind of the Supply Corps.
The resignation of Lieut.. w. c. Bob
bitt on January 81 has resulted in the
promotion of Lieut.. (junior grade)
E. v. Sherman.
Comdr Harrison E. Knauss, who has
been at the Naval War College, will be
assigned to duty in the Office of the
judge advocate general of the Navy.
Comdr. Ralph T. Parker. who has been
on duty with the battle fleet, will come
to duty in the Bureau of Naval Opera
tions. Comdr Charles c. Slayton, who
has been at the Naval War College, will
be assigned to duty in the ONCE Of
naval reserve personnel, Bureau of
Navigation, while Comdr. Charles H.
Maddox, who has been in command of
the U. S. S. Putnam, will go to duty in
the communications Office of the Navy
Department. Lieut.. Comdr. Francis S.
Craven, who has been in command of
the U. S. S. Meyer, will be ordered to
duty in the feet training Office, while
Lieut. Comdr. Lucius c. Dunn, who has
been at the Naval War College, will come
to duty in the naval intelligence Office Of
the Navy Department. Lieut.. Comdr.
Murphy F. Foster, who has been at the
Naval War College, will come to duty
in the photographic Office, while Lieut..
Comdr. James G. Jones, jr., who has
been aboard the U. S. S. Omaha as
gunnery officer on the staff Of the COM
mander of the destroyer squadrons of
the battle fleet, will come to duty in
the Bureau of Ordnance.