The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-13
M'NUTT NAMES
STRAUB STATE
TROOPS Chief
Governor Elects Choice of
Adjutant- General Was
in World War.
NATIVE OF INDIANAPOLIS
Man Who Will Head State
Troops Served in
World War.

appointments OF Elmer r. SJrduD,
226 Wisconsin street, as adjutant-
general of Indiana, and Robinson
Hitchcock, Bloomington, as assist
ant acknowledgement, we're an
nounced today by Governor-E Elect
Paul V. Menu J.
These are the first administrative
selections to be announced. Straub
will succeed Paul E. Tombaugh, and
Hitchcock will replace Edwin L.
Nichols. Both terms expire Jan. 9.
Straub, who is connected with the
Universal Credit Company, is 81
and a native of Indianapolis. He
attended Manual Training high
school, Indiana university and GlaS-
gov university, Glasgow, Scotland.
He enlisted in Battery A. One
hundred fiftieth field artillery in
July, 1917, and served with that unit
for the duration of the World war.
He participated in four major en-
gagements, the Champagne-M arne,
Aisne- Marine, st. Mihiel, and Meuse-
Argonne. He also served with the
defensive sector of the army of oc-
cupation.
Straub was a special United
States military student at the Bri-
fish university until July 2, 1919.
In 1923 he wrote "A Sergeant's
Diary in the World War;" which
was published by the Indiana His
torical Commission.
Hitchcock Sent to Border
Straub helper organize the One
hundred thirty-ninth field artillery
of the national guard in May, 1921,
and was promoted to first lieutenant
in October, 1921. He was named a
captain in November, 1922. He now
is planning and training officers for
the One hundred thirty-ninth field
artillery. Straub has been secretary
of the Indiana National Guard AS
ISOLATION.
He is married and has two chill
dren.
Hitchcock, who is IS, was born at
Selma, Ind, the seventh child in a.
family of nine He attended school
at Selma and at Winchester, grad
uating from high school in 1916.
He joined the Second Indiana
infantry in 1916 and was sent to the
Mexican border in June of that
year, returning in March, 1917.
When war was declared, he was
rated a first sergeant and assigned
to the One hundred f1fty-Second
infantry, which was guarding bridges
at East Chicago.
, Started Insurance Business
In October, 1917, his unit was
transferred to Camp Shelby, Hat
tiesburg, Miss, and in July 1918,
he was assigned to the officers
training school at Camp Gorden,
Ga.
He was commissioned second
lieutenant in October 1918, and as
signed as an instructor in the CEN
trail officers training school at the
camp for duration of his service.
Following the war he worked in
the insurance department of the
Calumet Trust and Savings bank
of East Chicago. He then joined
the Inland Steel Company as
chemist, but left in June, 1920, to
travel in Europe, returning in
March, 1921.
From that year until 1924 he was
in the general insurance business
at Winchester.
He moved to Bloomington in 1924
where he established his own in
surance agency known as the
Peoples Insurance and Realty Com
pany, of which he has been
manager.
Hitchcock re-entered the guard
in 1925, commissioned a second
lieutenant in October of that year
and assigned with Battery D, one
hundred f1ftieth field artillery.
In 1923 he married Marjorie Tate
Miller, of East Chicago, at the cul-
mination of a war romance.
He has been active in civic affairs
of Bloomington, serving as chairman
Of Vari0IIS committees