Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Army and Navy News
Army.

With the retirement of First Lieut..
Earl M. Peckinpaugh on December II
the block in Army promotions to the
grade of captain has been raised, as a
result Of which 68 first lieutenants OF
the Regular Army have been promoted
to captain. The officers who have been
elevated as result of the Peckinpaugh
retirement are: First Lieuts.> T. j. Koe-
mig, A. C. mo. 5694), to and including
Ulmont w. Holly, Infantry mo. 5762)
Eight vacancies still exist in the grade
of captain, to which First Lieuts. Clough
F. Gee, @. M. c., to and including Har-
vey j. Thornton, F. A., are entitled.
When these vacancies are filled First
Lieut.. Harold j. La CroiX, Infantry mo.
STD, will be the senior officer in his
grade.
Second Lieuts. Oliver NJ Barton, F.
A. mo. 8465), to and including Mark
E. Smith, jr., Infantry mo. 8519), have
been nominated for promotion to the
grade of first lieutenant. There are Al
vacancies existing in that grade, to
which Second LieutS. John G. Hill, In
fantry, to and including Russell H.
Moses, Infantry, are entitled. With the
filling of these vacancies John 0. Muir
laugh, Cavalry mo. 8561), will be the
senior second lieutenant. There are 16
vacancies in the grade Of second lieu
tenant of the promotion list branches
of the Army.
Instructions will shortly be issued by
the War Department governing the con-
duct of the 1880 annual physical exam
nation for officers and warrant officers
of the military establishment. This ex-
animation will be held during the
month of January. as far as practicable.
and prior to September l. Inquiry at
the War Department as to any changes
that will be made in the conduct of the
1880 annual physical examination
elected the response that few minor
changes have been made, the details of
which will be announced when the War
Department instructions are issued.
With the resignation of Maj. Wayne
w. Woolley, D. c., as an off1cer Of the
Army Dental Corps, the Army dental
service now lacks three officers of being
up to its authorized strength of 158 off,
cers. The Senate confirmed few days
ago the nomination of Grant A. Selby,
a Dental Reserve officer on duty at
Fitzsimons General Hospital, to be an
officer In the Army Dental Corps, but
this prospective officer has not, as this
is being written, accepted his appoint
ment.
Navy.
Twenty-six junior line officers Of the
Navy have been selected for aviation in
Struction, beginning at the naval air
station at Pensacola, Fla, on January
80, as follows: Lieuts. James E. Craig
John G.. Brown, David G. Roberts
Charles E. Crombe, Richard Davis, De
| We're L. Day, Andrew E. Harris, Daniel
| G. McCallum, Warren S. Parr, Waldo
Tullsen, Ted c. Marshall, Austin w
Wheelock, Ralph D. Smith and William
| o. Gallery. EnSignS Jacob G.. Schwab
John H. Cross, Sylvius GaZze, Harry D.
| Hale, George w. Anderson, Paul w
Card, Elmer G. Cooper, Francis r
| Jones, wallace B. Mechling, George L.
Jones, Harry r. Horney and Charles
j. Starkus. Enough additional officers
will be selected to bring this class up
| to ST.. The selections will be made from
among those that started elimination
| training at the San Diego, Calf, naval
| air station on December /, and at the
naval air station at Hampton Roads
| Va, on December Is. The first selec-
lions for aviation training are being
made, as far as practicable from among
officers senior to the Naval Academy
class Of 1928. The next officers class
will be convened at Pensacola on May %,
| 1880, and it is probable that it will in
clude some that graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1929.
It is the intention Of the Bureau OF
! Navigation that the promotion exami-
nations will be issued prior to July /
Accordingly, orders for the examinations
will be issued prior to April /, and the
! necessary papers and questions will be
forwarded early In that month. Assign
ment of dates for the examinations will