Evening star., 1933-04-25
SHAKE-UP IN NAVY |
TO MARK CHANGES.
Swanson Names Admiral
Stand|ey to Succeed Pratt
as Operations Chief.

With last nights announcement by
Secretary Of the Navy Swanson that
Vice Admiral William Harrison Stand
ley, now commander Of cruisers Of the
Scouting Fleet, will be the next chief of
naval operations, came oflcial word OF
shift of the Nays highest officers,
ashore and af1oat. As several high
ranking admirals have yet to get new
assignments, a supplemental list of
changes is expected soon.
Admiral William V. Pratt. originally
slated to be retired on March /, but
who was kept on duty as chief OF naval
operations until May /. at the request OF
the new administration. will remain at
his post for an indefinite period. Sec
retary Swanson said Admiral Pratt will
remain at his post until after the
Geneva Disarmament Conference.
Admiral Pratt. who went to London
for the Naval Conference Of 1880, has
been handling disarmament problems
for the Navy for several years, the Sec
retary said, so it would be dimcult Tor
a new chief to gather up the scattered
miral Pratt may 60 to Geneva, II that
is desirable.
Date OF Arrival Uncertain.
Under the circumstances. 1t is not
known when Admiral Standley will take
over his new duties He is well known
here. having served as assistant chief
of naval operations from 1927 until Sep
tember, 1880. Before coming here as the
Nays highest ranking officer, Admiral
Standley will become commander OF the
Battle Force.
AS commander Of the cruisers of
the Scouting Force. Admiral Standley
will be succeeded by Rear Admiral Har-
ris Laning, who is now president OF
the Naval War College at Newport.
r. I. The new president Of the War
College has not yet been designated.
Admiral Richard H. Leigh, COM
mander In chief Of the United States
Fleet. will turn over his command to
Vice Admiral David Foote Sellers, now
commanding the battleships OF the
Battle Force. The new commander in
chief of the United States Fleet also
is we'll known here. as he served as
Judge advocate general OF the Navy
from June, 1929, to September. 1881.
No new detail for Admiral Leigh has
been announced. Rear Admiral Frank
B. Upham, chief Of the Bureau Of Nav
igation, will become the new COM
mander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet,
with the rank Of admiral, succeeding
Admiral Montgomery Meigs Taylor,
who retires for age November /, this
year.
commandant of the Mare Island.
Calf, Navy Yard, succeeds Vice Ad-
miral Sellers as commander OF the
battleships Of the Battle Force. with
the rank Of vice admiral. No new
commandant for Mare Island has been
announced.
Rear Admiral Walton r. Sexton, now
assistant chief of Naval Operations, Will
succeed Admiral Reeves as COM
mander of the battleships Of the Bat
tie Force, with the rank Of vice ad-
miral, when Admiral Standley comes
here
Rear Admiral Frank H. Brumby, com
mander of Battleship Division l, Battle
Force, will succeed Vice Admiral FRANK
H. Clark as commander OF the Scout
ing Force, with the rank of vice ad-
miral.
Admiral STANDBY, holding the rank
of admiral, will succeed Admiral Luke
McNamee in his interim command OF
the Battle Force as second IN command
of the naval forces at sea.
Admiral STANDBY, a native Of Ukiah,
Calf, Is so years old, having been born
December Is, 1872. He served in the
Spanish War and his Philip
pine Insurrection service brought him a
letter of commendation from Secretary
of the Navy Long for carrying out a
reconnoitering expedition at Balei, Phil
ippine Islands.
Commanded Transport.
Vice Admiral Sellers, native Of Aus
tin, Tex, during the World War, COM
manded the battleship U. S. s. Wis
consin and later the transport U. s. 8.
Agamemnon, which carried more than
$4,000 troops to Europe. He was
awarded the Navy Cross. He served as
aide to the Secretary Of the Navy from
September, 1921, to February, 1922, and
for his service in Nicaragua. as COM
mander of the Special Service Squad
ron, in 1929. he was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal.
Admiral Reeves, native OF Tampico,
ILL.,, was advanced four numbers In
rank during the Spanish American
War, serving aboard the U. s. s. Dragon,
"for displaying eminent and conspic-
uous conduct in managing the ma
chinery Of the vessel" causing her to
attain unusual speed, contributing to
the success of the ship in the battle. on
July 3, 1885, He commanded the
U. s. s. Maine during the World War,
and for this was awarded the Navy
cross
Admiral Upham, the new commander
in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, is a ma
tive Of Fort Apache, Ariz. He won
tie Navy cross for his World War
service and q special letter Of COM
mendation from the War Department.
He has been chief Of the Bureau Of