Evening star., 1934-08-28
NAVY PROMOTES
SEVEN D. c. MEN
Three Officers From Nearby
Virginia Among 155
Advanced.

Seven Navy officers from Washing
ton and three from nearby Virginia
are among 155 leutenants of the line
who have been recommended for pro-
motion to lieutenant commander, the
selection board announced today.
The local officers are Lieuts. George
A. OFT, Benjamin s. Brown, Early L.
Sackett. Benton w. Decker, Karl ].
Christoph, William H. Wallace and
Charles B. McVay. Sd. The Vr-
ginians are Leuts. Dixwell Ketcham,
Occoquan; william j. Strother, jr.,
Culpeper, and Francis p. Old, Alex
andria.
The selection board was composed
Of Rear Admiral John Greenslade,
Capts. Rufus z. Zogbaum, Neil E.
Nichols, Roscoe r. Dillon, Max M.
Frucht, Bruce L. Canaga, Charles c.
Hartigan, Augustin T. Beauregard,
Randall Jacobs and Comdr. Louis E.
Denfeld and Lieut.. Edwin D. Graves.
The board also recommended pro-
| motion Of 420 junior grade ieutenants
to the rank of lieutenant, senior grade:
The other lieutenants recommended
| for elevation to lieutenant commander
follow:
John e. Dingwell, Norman Z. Mil
lar; Lewis II. c. johnson, Herman P.
Knickerbocker, Scott E. Peck, Emile
Chourre, Robert H. Harrell, Emil B.
Perry, John j. Fitzgerald, Earl p. Nc
Keilar, Stewart S. Reynolds, Donald
ID. Mackay, Harvey r. Bowes, Barrett
situdley, George T. Compbell, John F.
Kennedy, Hubert K. Stubbs, John B.
McGovern. Elmer ]. Tiernan, Joseph
w. McColl, jr.; William N. Thornton,
burton e. Rokes, Thomas ]. Bay, Al
tert M. Wright and Paul L. Mather.
Floyd J.. Nuber, Charles r. Will,
tIyron T. Richardson, jackson r.
7ato, Arthur w. Peterson, Clarence
f. Pike, John r. Wogforth, James M.
Fernald, William B. Coleman, Ben
jarnin C. burlington, Harold J.
Walker, James H. Foskett, Anton L.
Mare. John D. Murphy, Cyril E.
Taylor, Laurence Bennett, Sumner G.
Cheever, Meinrad A. Schur, William
w. Behrens, Lewis r. Mcdowell,
Harold r. Holcomb, Roscoe F. Good,
Thomas H. Robbins, jr.; William M.
Moses, Emmet p. Forrestel, Roscoe H.
Hillenkoetter, Horatio Gates Sickel.
4th; Raymond w. Holsinger.
William Sinton, Abel C. j. Sabalot,
Virgil E.. Korns, William E. A. Mullan,
Allen p. Mullinnix, Henry S. Nelson,
William B. Goggins, Kendall s. Reed,
Edmund T. Woolridge, Charles B.
Momsen, Daniel F. Worth, jr.; Lem
uel P. Padgett, jr.; Ernest w. Litch,
Felix L. johnson, Marcy M. Dupre,
jr.; Edgar P. Kranzfelder, Elwood M.
Tillson, Marion e. Crist, William H.
Galbraith, Alexander J. Couble, Sam.
L. La Hache, Alva, j. Spriggs, Norman
Warner w. Angerer and Edward e.
Pare.
Richard s. Morse, Walter H. Rob-
erts, George A. Seitz, Robert D.
Threshie, John Perry, Felix L. Baker,
Oberlin G. Laird, Thomas s. Combs,
Leo 3. Schnlton, Lewis German, Hugh
Z. Haven, George p. Kraker, Robert r.
Melting. Robert e. Robinson, jr.;
Frederick 3. Kaufman, Frederick C.
Sachse, Delmer s. Fahrney, John b.
Longstaff, Robert, Bolton, jr,; Herbert
q. Hopwood, James H. Chadwick,
Lunsford Y. Mason. jr.:: Augustus ].
Wellings, Frederick W.. McMahon,
Carroll L. Tyler and Jack e. Hurff. aosr+
John p. Vetter, John F. Gillon,
Harold @. Fftz, Royal w. Abbott, Rock
vel J. Townsend, Richard r. Hartung,
Alfred o. r. Bergesen, Lyman s. Perry,
Carleton C. Champion, jr.; Paul r.
Heineman, Drayton Harrison, Maurice
Z. Curtis, Allen Hobbs, William III.
Buracker, Jerome F. Donovan, }jr.;
Jennings B. Dow, Samuel H. Arthur,
Mark H. Crouter, Cato D. Glover, jr.;
Harold r. Flick, John w. Higley. John
F. Grove, jr.; John e. Gingrich, Paul
w. Steinhagen and Douglas P. john
son.
Joseph r. Talbert, Paul s. slaw-
son, Maurice z. Hatch, Joseph U.
Lademan, jr.; Forrest M. OLeary,
Benjamin P. Ward, John F. Rees,
Valentine M. Davis, James r. Tague,
James B. Carter, John B. Mallard,
James L. Wyatt, Hugh w. Turney,
John M. Thornton, George D. Nor
rison.