Evening star., 1933-04-29
q NAVY COMMAND
.. CHANGES ORDERED
Vice Admiral w. H. STANDBY
will Succeed Pratt as Chief
of Naval Operations.

DommanQS anoat ana ashore were oI-
Idered yesterday by Secretary of the
Iavy Swanson, supplementing assign
ments announced earlier which in
Guided designation of Vice Admiral
William H. Standley to succeed Ad-
niral William v. Pratt as chief Of ma
val operations.
Admiral Richard H. Leigh, COM
mander in chief of the U. S. Fleet, Is
coming TO Washington to serve on the
General Board of the Navy. He will
revert to the rank of rear admiral.
Admiral Luke McNamee, commander
m the battle force of the U. S. Fleet,
eboard the U. S. S. California, who
q well known here fer his recent
Navy Department service. will become
The new president of the Naval War
College in Newport, r. I. He. too.
will resume the rank of rear admiral.
Admiral McNamee will succeed Rear
Admiral Harris Lanning, who is or
4couting Force.
Vice Admiral Frank H. Clark, COM
mander of the Scouting Force. will
come to Washington as member OF
the General Board, reverting to his
permanent rank of rear admiral.
VIII Head Base Force.
Rear Admiral Thomas j. Sem. COM
mandant of the 1lth Naval District and
Naval Operating Base. San Diego, Calf
will become commander of the base
force, U. S. Fleet, succeeding Rear Ad-
miral H. H. Hough. who is ordered TO
duty as commandant of the Boston
Mass Navy Yard.
Rear Admiral Ridley Mclean. budg-
Ct oficer Of the Navy Department, will
% as commander Of Battleship Divls-
ton 8, Battle Force, succeeding Rear
Admiral Walter r. Crosley, who will
become commandant Of the San Diego
laval District.
Rear Admiral Walton r. Sexton, as
ststant chief Of naval operations. will
20 to command Battleship Division /,
relieving Rear Admiral F. H. Brum-
by, who will become the new COM
mander Of the Scouting Force. Ad
miral Sexton will be given command
of battleships of the Battle Force at
the time Vice Admiral William H.
Standley becomes the new chief of
naval operations, succeeding Admiral
William " Pratt.
Rear Admiral John Halligan, COM
mander Of aircraft. Base Force, will &c
as commander of aircraft Of the Battle
Force, flagship the airplane carrier
U. 8; s; Saratoga. succeeding Rear Ad-
miral Harry E. Yarnell. who will be
commandment OF the l4th Naval Dis
trict and Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor
T. H.
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling. jr., who
achieved prominence during the famous
Massey case and Is now commandant
of the 14th Naval District, Honolulu
will be transferred to duty as COM
mandant OF the 3rd Naval District and
Navy Yard, New York, relieving Rear
Admiral william w. Phelps, who will
be retired on July 1.
viii Command Scout Force
Rear Admiral Henry E. Lackey, senior
member of the Board OF Inspection and
Survey. Pacific Coast Section. Will &c
as commander of Cruiser Division 4
Scouting Force. relieving Rear Admiral
william T. Tarrant, who becomes COM
mandant of the 18th Naval District
Canal Zone.
Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson
member Of the General Board, will COM
mand destroyerS Of the Scouting Force,
succeeding Rear Admiral William D.
Leahy, whose future duty has not been
announced. Unofficial indications are,
however. that Admiral Leahy will be-
come the new chief of the Bureau OF
succeeding Rear Admiral Frank B. Up
ham, who will 60 IS commander-in-
chief of the U. 8. Asiatic Fleet.
Rear Admiral Frederick J. Horne
chief OF staff ct Pearl Harbor, will
20 as commander, Train Squadron /,
Base Force, succeeding Rear Admiral
Albert W. Marshall, ordered to duty
as senior member of the Board Of In
spection and Survey, Pacific Coast Sec
ton, San Francisco. relieving Rear Ad-
miral Lackey.
Rear Admiral Alfred W. johnson, as
sistant chief of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton, will become commander OF air.
craft of the Base Force, succeeding
Admiral Halligan.
Capt Sinclair Cannon, commanding
the San Diego Naval Training Station,
Nill be commander of the Special Serv-
Ice Squadron operating in Central
American waters, succeeding Rear Ad-
miral Clark H. Woodward, who be-
comes q member of the General Board
here.
Win Head Yangtze Patrol.
Capt. John D. Wainwright. under in
struction at the Army War College
here, will become commander of the
Yangtze Patrol, U. S. Asiatic Fleet,
succeeding Rear Admiral Yancey Will
Hams, who becomes commandant Of the
Nevy Yard at Mare Island, Calf.
Capt Charles r. Train, under in
struction at the Naval War College. be-
comes commander of Cruiser Division 3.
Battle Force. succeeding Rear Admiral
Claude c. Bloch-former commandant
Of the Washington Navy Yard-whc
Admiral Mclean budget
officer of the Navy Department.
The changes will take place during
Ne course of this year, not all i'm
fnediately. Captains named in the
changes already have been selected for
promotion to rear adrnirals.