Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
Army.

army
An UNPRECEDENTED number Of age re-
tirements among general ofncers OF the
Army viii take place between september
80. 1881. and April. 1882 During this
eeven-month period four major gen.
erals and two brigadier generals will be
placed on the ret red list of the Army.
The major generals retiring for age,
with the date of their retirement IN
dicated. are william Lassiter, Septem-
Der 80. 1881: Hanson E. Ely. November
80, 1881; Fred w. Sladen. November
80, 1881, and William r. Smith, April
80 1882. The retiring brigadier gen
erals are Henry G. Learnard, August 81.
1881, and Carl r. Darnall, December
81. 1881.
Although the formal appointment
made last week by the Secretary OF
War OF Brig Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois.
now on duty as assistant chief OF AR
Corps. as chief of Air Corps with the
rank of major general to succeed Maj.
Gen. James E. Fechet upon the latters
expiration of his four-year tour of duty
on December 49, 1881, was expected.
there &c considerable interest being
taken in the identity Of the Army Air
Corps officer who will be selected to
succeed Gen. FouloiS when he assumes
the duties of his new office in Deem
Der. The selection of Gen. Foulois as
the successor of Gen. Fechet has the
approval of the Army and he is splen-
didly equipped to perform the duties
which he will assume next December.
The selection of Gen. FouloiS' sue
ceSsor will be confined to the list Of
eligible colonies and lieutenant colonies
of the Air Corps. Although the latest
Army list and directory contains the
names of six Air Corps colonies, two of
this group will be eliminated from con-
sideration. The six officers. in the or
der Of their relative rank. are Chalmers
c. Hall, Theodore A. Baldwin, IT.;
Charles H. Danforth James f. Fechet,
Clarence c. Culver and Ira F. F'ravel.
Gen. Fechet, whose permanent rank Is
colonel but who holds the temporary
rank of major general as chief Of the
Air Corps. of course. is eliminated, as
is also Charles H Danforth who was
appointed about year ago as assistant
chief of the Air Corps with the tenn
porary rank Of brigadier general. This
leaves but four officers on the list of
colonies eligible for selection.
There is commissioned in the Air
Corps at the present time 81 lieutenant
colonies. of which 3 are removed from
consideration. The first Of this group
of three is Lieut. Col Frank P. Lahm,
year term as assistant chief of the Air
Corps about year ago with the tenn
porary rank of brigadier general. would
not enter into the deliberations. The
other two officers both brigadier gen.
erals, are Benjamin D. DouloiS. who,
of course. is removed from considera-
ton. and Henry c. Pratt. who is elm
mated as he is now on duty as assist
ant chief of the Air Corps.
The elimination of these three ofn-
GERS leaves Is of the lieutenant COL
onelS rs eligible for selection to succeed
Gen Foulois. These officers, arranged
in the order of their relative rank. are
Row c. Kirkland. Arthur G.. Fisher,
John H. Howard. John A. Paegalow.
James A. Mars. Jacob w. S. Wuest,
Gerald c. Brant. Archie w. Barry. Ira
Longanecker. Frank M Andrews. Oscar
Westover. Harry B. Clagett. Jacob E.
Fickel, Rush B. Lincoln. Augustine W.
Robins Henry H. Arnold. Barton K.
Yount and William C. McChord.
Navy.
The failure of the President to ap-
prove the report of the naval medical
selection board, that convened at the
Navy Department on June % for the
purpose of recommending not more than
seven officers Of that corps for promo
ton to the rank of commander, is the
reason for the appointment of another
board that will meet at the Navy De-
partment tomorrow morning. The
board that met in June consisted Of