Evening star., 1934-07-22
1871 MARINE CORPS
OFFICERS ADVANCE

92 Captains and SO First
Lieutenants Are Approved
for Promotion.
Promotion of ~ captains Of the
Marine Corps 10 the rank OF major
and 80 first iieutenants 20 captains
was approved by President Roosevelt
by radio aboard the z 8. Houston
IN the Pacific, Secretary Swanson an
nounced yesterday. after a Selection
Board had been at work for nearly
month.
The Secretary said that of the %
captains chosen. 10 would be- eligible
Immediately 10 take professional and
physical examinations. and Of the 80
FIRST Eeutenants picked, SO are en-
titled 70 promotion ct once. When
vacancies occur the balance will be
moved up
Included among the prospective
new majors are
Capt Francis r Mulcahy. assistant
10 the head of Marine Corps aviation,
on duty at Marine Corps Headquar
tiers, Navy Department.
Thompson Promoted.
Capt John w. Thompson, famous
Marine Corps writer and artist. who
now Is on duty as aide 10 the Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy
Capt. William p. T. Hill. serving as
the quartermaster Of the Garde
dHaiti at Port au Prince. Haiti, and
well known in Washington.
Capt. Robert l.. Montague, former
aide 10 the commandant Of the Ma
fine Corps. son OF Representative
Montague. Democrat. OF Virginia, and
now under instruction at the Ecole
dc Guerre at Paris
Capt David Rowan Mimmer acting
naval attache at Moscow. u. S. S. r.
Prominent among the prospective
new captains are
First Lieut.. Lawson Fl. M. Sander
son. now on duty at Marine barracks
at Quantieo, Va. one of the premier
flyers in the Marine Corps
First Lieut.. Hayne D. Boyden. on
duty with the United States Marine
Corps aviation detachment at Port
Ru Prince. Haiti. one OF the veteran
flyers Of the corps and holder Of the
Distinguished Flying Cross.
SehiIt Is Advanced.
First Lieut.. Christian r. Schilt. on
duty at the Marine barracks. Guam
tico, Va, another noted flyer who
won decoration for evacuating
wounded under fire during operations
in Nicaragua.
First Lieut. James S. Monahan,
serving with the 4th Marines, Shang-
hal, who was in Washington as aide
10 the comandant of the Marine Corps
recently.
First Lieut.. Richard M Cults, aide
to Mai Gen. John H. Russell. COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, an ex-
pert in firearms.
Other promotions among the cap
tains include:
Edward D. Kalbfeish, on duty
Coco Solo. Canal Zone.
Robert M. Montague, Marine Bar
racks, Quantico.
Daniel e. Campbell. Marine Bar
racks. Washington.
Maurice Gardner Holmes, Head
quarters, Marine Corps.
James Emmett Belts, Marine Bar
racks, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Ha-
wall
James w. Webb. Marine Barracks,
Quantico.
John M. Tildsley, Naval Mine De-
pot, Yorktown, Va.
Louis E. Woods. Haiti
William McNary Marshall, 4th Reg
iment, China.
Evans Orchard Ames. Marine Bar
racks, Norfolk. N. Y.
Franklin Augustus Hart, Haiti.
George Franklin Adams, Marine
Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot.
bingham. Mass
Emmett w. Skinner. Marine Bar
racks, Quantieo
Thomas Boyle Gale, Marine Bar
racks, Quantico.
Field Harris, U. S. S. Lexington.
Roy c. Swink, Haiti.
Leon Damar Dye, headquarters.
Marine Corps.
Francis Edwin Pierce, headquar-
ters, Marine Corps
Maurice Clinton Gregory, Marine
Barracks, Quantico.
Andrew Elliott Creesy, U. S. S.
Richmond.
Donald Curtis. headquarters, Ma
rine Corps.
Ery Milton Spencer, headquarters,
Marine Corps.
Martin John Keleher, headquar-
ters, Marine Corps.
Franklin Topping Steele, Marine
Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia,
Pa.
William Newton Best, Fleet Marine
Force. Quantico.
William Arthur Worton, American
Legation, Peiping.
Merritt Barton Curtis, Marine
Corps Base, San Diego, Calf.
Charles Thomas Brooks. Command
and General staff School, Fl. Leav-
enworth, KanS.
Herbert Hardy, Marine Barracks.
Quantico.
Charles N. Muldrow. 4th Regiment.
China.
John Thaddeus Walker, Gsrde
y Haiti.
Oliver Prince Smith. Ecole de
Guerre, Paris.
Joseph Guthrie Ward, Fleet Ma
rine Force. Quantico
Robert Charles Anthony Marine
Barracks, Quantico.
William T, Clement, student at Ma
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