Evening star., 1931-06-14
Army and Navy
News


Tfve captains, three commanders,
and thirteen lieutenant commanders VIII
be transferred to the retired list OF the
Navy on June 80. They are: Capts.
Gatewood 8. Lincoln, Charles M. Tozer'
THOMAS A. Kearney, William I. Little
ftsld and Anon Bronson, 1r. The com
manders to be retired are Francis y.
Cleary. Charles G. Moses, and FREDERICK
v. McNair, jr., while the LIEUTENANT
commanders to be separated from tne
active list Of the Navy on that oate
are: Aston r. Simpson. Joseph Z. Nor.
feet, Elmer Del. Langworthy, Edward
r Gibson. Lorian Anderson, Murphy ].
Foster, Bolivar v. Meade, Earl A. NC
Intyre, Roman B. Hammes, Jefferson d:
Smith. Romuald P. P. Meclewsk' ana
Herbert A. Ellis. 80,
In addition the following officers viii
be retired on the dates indicated: Capt.
George G. Pegram, on own application
after 80 years service, october ], 1881; /;
Lieut.. Herman B. r. Gorgensen, on Oc-
tober /, 1891; Lieut.. John p. Bowling,
on November /, 1891, and Lieut.. Abra-
ham De Somer, on January !, 1882.
As q result Of the retirements that
occurred on June l, the following om-
GERS became due for promotion: Capt.
Yancey S. Williams; Comdr. Andrew 8.
Hickey, Lieut. Comdrs. Herbert o.
Roasch and John F. DonelSon, LteutS.
Harry D. Hoffman, Harold G. Eberhardt,
Thomas G.. Fisher, Victor c. Barringer,
jr, and Martin r. Derx, and Lteuts.
(Junior Grade) Thomas B. Birtley, jr.,
Leon N. Blair, Harry D. Felt, Percival
E. Mcdowell, John M. VIII, and Karl G.
HenSel.
Capt. James F. Legs and Charles p.
Kindleberger, Medical Corps, who have
been selected for promotion TO the rank
of rear admiral In that corps, will be-
come due for promotion on July / and
mentS, for age, on those respective
dates, Of Rear Admirals Robert M. Ken
nedy and Edward r. Stitt. Capt. Legs
will be transferred to the retired list
of the Navy, on account Of age, on
January ], 1892, and he probably will
continue on his present duty at the
New York Navy Yard until the begin
ming Of his accrued leave. Capt. Kin
dleberger probably will continue on duty
ct the Navy Department as a member
CT the Naval board of medical examin-
ers, and Naval examining board.
Beginning September there will be
one course Of instruction q year, eight
months in duration, at the Naval medi-
cal and dental schools, at the Naval
Hospital, this city. Heretofore, two
classes have been assembled each year
for courses of instruction Of five and
one-half months in the Naval medical
and dental schools. The course begin
ming February has been discontinued.
Army.
Having completed his four-year tour
in Washington as com;nandant of the
Army Finance School. 1881 graduation
exercises of which were held last week,
Maj o. w. Gralund, F. D.. will leave
this week for Fort Macarthur, Calf,
1or duty at that station. He will be
succeeded rs comman6ant Of the FL
nance School by Maj. Carl Halla, F. D.,
who is a member of the Army War Col
lege class graduating this year.
Within the next few weeks Q number
OF officers Of the Chemical Warfare
Service will arrive In Washington for
duty. Maj. Alexander Wilson, G. w. S.,
who has been on duty in the ONCE Of
the chief Of Chemical Warfare Service
as chief Of the training division, has
already relieved Maj. william N. Porter,
c. w. s., for the latter's executive officer
a leave Of absence, will go to the
Chemical Warfare School, Edgewood
Arsenal, Md, as assistant commandant
CT that school Maj. wilson's duties in
the training division will be taken over
by Maj. Rollo c. Ditto, G. w. s., now
on duty at 9Th Corps Area headquar-
ters, Chicago.
Upon completion of his course Of in
struction at the Army War College in
this city, Maj. Haig Shekerjian, c. w.
s., will relieve Maj. John A. Baird, G.
q xr,Haa d SgSkN iva k1aA AANrtafnVH ~
the chemical offlce. The latter ofdcer
has been detailed to undergo the two
year course at the Command and Gen
eral Staff School, Fort Leavenworth,
Mai. Edward C. Wellington, G. w. g.,
on duty with the 1st Chemical Regi-
ment at Edgewood will be a member
of the next class at the Army War
College. He is due to arrive in wash
tngton the latter part of August.
Two first lieutenantS OF the Chemical
Warfare Service will be members Of the
1882 class of the Army Industrial
College. They are Edward j. Sullivan,
now on duty with the chemical regi-
ment at Edgewood, and Harry A. Kuhn,
on duty in Panama.
cpl. William c. Rigby, ]. A. G.. D.,
;wflo has been on duty at Sd Corps Area
HEADQUARTERS, balClmOre, aCL1Veu Al
washington last wesk and has been as
signed to duty in the office Of the Judge
advocate general Of the Army. Lieut..
Col. Albert L. Rhoades, Signal Corps.
who has been on duty in the ONCE OF
the Assistant Secretary of War, has re-
ported for duty in the Office Of the chief
signal off1cer Of the Army.
Mai. Walter G. Kilner, Air Corps, who
has been on duty as executive officer
ONCE of the chief Of Air Corps, has been
assigned to duty in the ONCE of the
Assistant Secretary of War. Maj. James
B. Harrington, D. c., now on duty in
the Hawaiian Department, will, upon
arrival at New York, proceed to Wash
ington, where he will be assigned tc
duty at Walter Reed General Hospital
Army Medical Center.
Upon the completion Of his present
course Of instruction at the Army In
dustrial College, Capt. Merle H. Davis
o. D., will be assigned to duty In the
ONCE of the chief of ordinances. Capt
Paul s. Jones. Infantry, who has beer
b. s.