The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-11
GEN. ALLISON
 VISIT s HERE
 DURING TODAY
Chief of United States Sig nal Corps, and Col.
 Kumpe on Boat

Major General James B. Allison, of the Signal Corps, United States Army, with his headquarters in Washington, D. O., and Col. G. E. Kumpe, Officer in Charge of the Signal Corps, United States Army Washington Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System, are arrivals in Juneau aboard the steamer Northwestern this afternoon, on an inspection trip. The two will remain here until Monday when they will go south on the Yukon. Col. Kumpe has been in Juneau before but the present trip to Juneau is the first one for Gen. Allison. Col. Krumpe's headquarters are in Seattle.
 Gen. Allison was born at York South Carolina, on September IS, 1873, and came into the Army from civil life, being apointed a second lieutenant of Infantry, October 10 1898.
 Promotions
 Gen. Allison was promoted first lieutenant of Infantry, January 29, 1900; captain of Infantry, April 5, 1906; major of Infantry, May IS, 1917; lieutenant colonel Temporary of Infantry, August 5, 1917: and colonel, Signal Corps (National Army) September 4, 1917. He revert ed to his Regular Army rank of major of Infantry, August 31, 1919. He was promoted lieutenant colonel, Infantry, July l, 1920. and was promoted colonel. Signal Corps, May g, 1921. He was appointed Chief Signal Officer of the Army for a term of years from Jan. 3l, 1895, with the rank of Major General.
 Service
 After a short service with his company, Gen. Allison became Act ing Assistant Quartermaster at Columbus, Ohio. from January 1899 to April 1900. From April 1900 to June 1902 he served as Acting As sistant Quartermaster in Alaska, in charge of construction of Fort Lis cum. In September, 1902, he became aide de camp to Brigadier General George M Randall at Vancouver Barracks, Washington In April,  1905, he sailed for the Philippines with General Randall, and when relieved as aide in January, 1905, he commanded battalion of Phil ippine Scouts and later a company of Infantry In August 1906 he be- came a student of the Infantry Cavalry School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, graduating in June, 1907. He then attended the Army Signal School, graduating in June, 1908. He returned to the Philippines in June, 1909, and served with the 7th Infantry until June, 1911, when he returned to the United States.
 After one year with the National Guard of the District of Columbia, he rejoined the 7th Infantry and served with it at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Galveston, Texas. In April, 1914, he went to Vera Cruz Mexico, with his regiment, return ing to the United States in Novem- Der, 1914. Then he served at vari- ous posts in Texas until August, 1916 when he was appointed a lieu tenant colonel, 2d Infantry, South Carolina National Guard, and be- came Inspector, 10th Provisional Di- vision, until April, 1917. During the war he commanded several United States Signal Corps training camps. In March, 1919, he became Assistant Commandant, United States Disci- binary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and then served on the War Department General Staff from September, 1919, to June, 1924. He went to the Army War College in September, 1924, graduating in June, 1925, after which he was or dered to Fort Monmouth, New Jer- sey, as Commandant of the Signal School, until August, 1926. He re- turned to the War Department General Staff and served with the