Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Army and Navy
News
Navy.


With the approach CT the converting
Of the Navy line selection board that
will meet at the Navy Department early
in December interest is being manifested
In various factors such as officers who
have been passed over by previous
board and the estimated number Of off,
GERS who will be retired in the next five
years The last officer selected for pro-
motion to rear admiral by the last Sc
lection board was Capt. John w. Green
slade. and there will be IT officers in
that rank eligible for consideration by
the board in December, and Capt.
Charles E. Courtney additional num-
ber), who have not been passed over by
a previous board. The II captains are:
Charles P Nelson, Adolphus E. Watson,
Harry L. Brinser, Edgar B. Larimer,
Frank L. Pinney. Frederick j. Horne,
Alfred w. Johnson, Ralph E. Pcpe,
Charles P. Snyder, Joseph r. Defrees,
John J. Hyland, Samuel w. Bryant, Ed
ward S. Jackson Henry L. Wyman, Ju-
Illus F. HellWeg, Sinclair Cannon and
Robert Morris
In the grade of commander selected
for promotion to captain, the last officer
selected was Comdr. c. F. Russell, and
there will be AZ officers in that grade
board, who have not been previously
passed over. In the grade OF lieutenant
commander the last officer selected Tor
promotion to commander was Lieut..
Comdr. c. H. McMorris and there will be
81 officers in that grade eligible for con-
Sideration by the 1881 board, who were
not previously passed over.
A further analysis of the situation in
dicates that a number or officers In the
three grades subject to selection will
be retired during the next five years.
In the rank Of captain there will
be 90 officers subject to selection, with
but "a vacancies to be filled in the next
higher rank, an excess OF SO officers.
In the rank of commander there will be
1876. with but l22 vacancies; in the
rank Of captain, an excess of IA. In the
rank of lieutenant commander there
Will be 349, with 234 vacancies: in the
rank Of commander, an excess OF lib
officers. This survey does not include
officers who have been passed over by
previous by selection boards.
The aircraft carrier Langley, Capt
Rufus F. Logbaum commanding, has
been awarded the battle efficiency pen
nant in the auxiliary class of naval yes
sells for the last competitive year. This
vessel also attained the highest merit
in gunnery in that class and will be
awarded the gunnery trophy. The U.
S. S. Bridge. supply ship, commanded
by Comdr. Charles H. Shaw. has been
awarded the engineering trophy in the
tender class. while the U. S. S. Min
danao. commanded by Lieut.. Comdr
Samuel P. Jenkins. has been awarded
the gunnery trophy in the patrol YES
sci class.
Fighting plane squadron SIS, COM
manded by Lieut.. Comdr. Gerald F.
Began, has been awarded the gunnery
trophy in the fighting squadrons class
for the 1930-31 year. Observation
plane squadron 9-M has been awarded
the gunnery trophy in the observation
and scouting squadrons class for the
year 1930-3l This squadron was COM
manded by Maj. James E. Davis, U. S.
M. c.
Patrol plane squadron IF has been
awarded the gunnery trophy in the tor
pedo and bombing and patrol squad
rons class for the 1930-3l year. This
squadron was commanded by Lieut.
Comdr. George r. Fairlamb, jr.
Officers of the Navy who graduated
last week from the Navy Construction
Corps course of instruction at Edge
wood Arsenal, Md, were Lieuts. (Junior
Grade William w. Anderson, jr.: James
H. Rodgers, Oscar Stiegler. Francis x.
Forest and George c. Weaver.
Army.
"A lluIIIDCI VI Ol1lCEIS VI LIE ATUY
matriculated at the Chemical Warfare
School, EdgeWood Arsenal, Md, last
week to receive instruction in the unit
officers course, which will conclude on
November 20. The object of this course
Is to provide each regiment and bat
talon with one officer and one non
commissioned officer and each company
with two on-commissioned officers who |
are qualified instructors in individual
and collective gas protection and in
geenral protection procedure. The Of
ncers, by branches, are as follows
1nfantry-First Lieuts. W. Harold
SchaHer. Harold A. Brown. Thomas r.
Aaron, Clyde c. Banks, Howard E. Pull
liam and Charles E. Woodruff and Sec
ond Lieuts. Samuel P. Kelley, Francis
H. Dohs, William N Taylor and Rex
ford w. Andrews Field Artillery
First Lieuts. William o. Price. jr.;
Michael c. Smith, Mortimer F. Wake
field, Edward M Quigley and George
Degraaf, while the Cavalry is repre-
sented by the following: Capt. William
X. Stickman, First Lieuts Leslie M.
Craner, Donald w. Sawtelle Robert j.
Merrick and Zachery w. Moores and
second Lieut. Charles G. Dodge. Other
branches represented are First Lieut.. |
Freoerlck B. Dodge, jr., and Second
Lleuts. Marvin j. Mckinley and Charles
w. Mcclellan, from the Coast Artillery;
First Lieut.. Henry r. Westphalinser.
from the Ordnance Department and
Second Lieut.. Thomas A. Adcock, from
the COTnS NJ Epoj,oaers "