Evening star., 1932-01-10
Army.

Twenty-eight officers of the Regular
Army, of which six are general othcers,
will be placed upon the retired list OF
the Army for age, during this calendar
year, all retirementS b2irg effective on
the last day of the month indicated
below. Of the remaining % officers due
for retirement during 1882, 81 are colo
nels and one is a lieutenant colonel.
OF the six general officers VINO Will
be separated from the active rolls OF
the military establishment this year
two are major generals, as follows: John
L. Hines, commanding general OF the
Philippine Department, who will be re-
tired on May 81, and William r. Smith,
superintendent of the United States
Military Academy, who will retire on
April 2. The brigadier generals who
will be retired during 1882, with their
duty assignment and date Of retirement
indicated, are: William P. Jackson, I'd
Brigade Madison Barracks, N. Y, jan
uary 8; Paul A. Wolf, commanding 5th
Brigade, Vancouver Barracks, Wash,
December %; William S. McNair. COM
manding 4th Corps Area District, At
lsnta, Ga, September 18, and Edward
L. MunSon, assistant to the surgeon gen.
eral of the Army, this city, December 27.
The colonels who will sever their
connection with the active military
service this year, the dates of their re-
tirement indicated, are: Robert T.
Oliver, Dental Corps, January rs; Will
liam Taylor, Judge Advocate General
Department February II; Alexander H.
Davidson, Cavalry, February %; John
M. Morgan, Cavalry, March II; Mathew
G. Smith, Cavalry, March Is; Harrison
J. Price, Infantry April 3; Frank H.
Burton, Quartermaster Corps, April IS;
Philip S. Golderman, Field Artillery,
May 8; Robert J. Fleming, Cavalry,
June 6; Melville S. Jarvis, Infantry,
senior instructor of the Organized Re-
serves in Washington, June Is; How
ard R. Perry, Infantry, June 19;
Thomas S. Bratton, Medical Corps, Au-
gust 10; Edmund L. Butts, Infantry
August Is; Clement G. Whitcomb, Med
ical Corps, September 16; Tracy c.
Dickson, Ordnance Department, Sep
October 10; Lochlin w. Caffey Infan-
try, November 2; Julius T. Conrad,
Adjutant General Department, Novem-
Der 9; Frederick L. Knudsen, Infantry,
November IT. William B. Ladue, Chem
ical Engineer, November 26; Robert o.
Ragsdale, Infantry, December 10, and
Lieut.. Col. Stephen R. Wood, chaplain,
November 9.
Rear Admiral Edward c. Kalbfus, who
has been on duty at the Navy Depart
ment in the Bureau of Naval Opera
tions, last week assumed command of
the destroyers of the Battle Force. He
succeeded Vice Admiral William H.
Standley, now in command of the
cruiser divisions Of the Scouting Force
and of the United States Fleet
Rear Admiral James F. Legs CM. c.
was transferred to the retired list of
the Navy on January l with the rank of
vice admiral, the increase in rank being
conferred in accordance with a general
law applying to officers of the Army and
Navy who had service in connection
with the construction of the Panama
Canal. The question has been raised
as to whether the Medical Corps now is
entitled, under the line staff equaliza-
ton law, to advancement of another
officer to the rank Of rear admiral. vice
Admiral Legs, and that question now is
subject to consideration in the Navy
Department.
Capt. Harry H. Lane CM c., who
went last March on special duty tour
with an expedition to the South Pacific
on board w. K. Vanderbilt's yacht Alva.
has returned to this country and last
week he reported to the Bureau of Med
icine and Surgery, Navy Department, to
which he will be attached pending per-
manent assignment. Comdr. John w.
Reeves, jr., who has been on duty at
the Navy Department, in the Bureau of
Engineering, has been transferred to
duty in the Office of the director of feet
training. Comdr. Carl T. Osburn, who
has been on duty as executive officer of
the U. S. S. Concord, has been assigned
TO duty In the Reserve division Of the
Bureau of Navigation.
Having attained the highest merit in
anti-aircraft practices in the light
cruiser class for this gunnery year, the
U. S. S. Detroit will be awarded the
D. A. R. Trophy for excellence in anti
aircraft gunnery. 1t is expected that
the trophy will be presented early this
month.
Lists Of Marine officers tentatively Sc