Evening star., 1935-03-06
NAVY REASS|GNS
RANKING OFFICERS
Speeds Up Transfers Sci
for Summer to Meet
ManeuverS Date.

Shifts in high ranking commands in
the Navy, originally scheduled Tor
Summer, today were announced at
the Navy Department as effective
within the next three weeks. The
United States Fleet is scheduled to
start soon upon maneuverS and war
games in the area embraced within a
triangle from Puget Sound, Wash, TO
Alaska to Hawaii. The changes Will
become effective before the maneuvers.
Admiral Frank H. Brumby will be
detached about April as commander
Of the Battle Force and assume duty
as commandant of the fifth naval dis
trict and commandant of the naval
operating base at Norfolk, Va. About
the same date Vice Admiral Edward
H. Campbell will be detached as COM
rnander of the Scouting Force to be-
come commandant of the twelfth dis
trict and commandant of the naval
operating base at San Francisco.
Vice Admiral Harris Lanning at
the same time will be detached as
commander of cruisers of the Scout
ing Force to become commander OF
the Battle Force.
Andrews Coming Here.
Rear Admiral Samuel w. Bryant
will be detached at the same time as
commander of Battleship Division 2
of the Battle Force to duty as chief
of staff to the commander in chief OF
the United States Fleet. He will re-
heve Admiral AdolphuS Andrews. VINO
IS coming to Washington as chief OF
the Bureau of Navigation.
Rear Admiral Wat T. Cluverius
eommandant of the 9th Naval District
at Great Lakes, Ill, will be detached
about March 25 to duty as commander
of the base force.
Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield
Is detached shortly as assistant CHIEF
of the Bureau of Navigation to outy
as commander of Cruiser Division
of the Scouting Force.
Rear Admiral Sinclair Cannon is
detached as commander OF mine craft
of the Battle Force to duty as COM
mander of Destroyer Scouting Force
Rear Admiral Thomas c. Hart i:
detached as commander of Cruiser
Division 6, Scouting Force, on April
l, to duty as commander cruisers
Scouting Force, and additional duty
as commander Cruiser Division 5.
Hepburn to Be Transferred.
Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn
about April l is detached as COM
mander Dastroyers Battle Force: tc
duty as commander of Scouting Force,
United states Fleet.
Rear Admiral Frederick ]. Horne is
detached on March % as president
of the Naval Examining Board at the
Navy Department: to duty as COM
mander Of Cruiser Division 6, Scout
ing Force.
Rear Admiral George F. Neal is de.
tached as commanding officer OF the
Naval Training Station, San Diego
Calf. next month as commander Of
mine craft, Battle Force.
Rear Admiral George T. Pettengil
is detached about April l as COM
mander Of the Base Force; to duty
as commander of Battleship Division
2, Battle Force.
Rear Admiral William S. Pye is de-
tached from the Naval War College
Newport, R. l., next month and L
coming to Washington for duty in the
Office of Naval Operations at the
department as director of war plans.
Other New Assignments.
Rear Admiral Thomas j. Sem il
detached as commandant of the 18th
Naval District at San Francisco tc
become the Nays representative al
the California Pacific international
Exposition at San Diego, Calf.
Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson
is detached on April l as commander
of the destroyers of the Scouting
Force to come to Washington as
president of the Naval Examining
Board.
Rear Admiral Clark H. woodward
Is detached next month from the
General Board of the Navy, at the
department. to duty as commander OF
destroyers. Battle Force.
Capt. David A. Weaver, who has
been commanding the reconditioneC
battleship New Mexico, will become
the new commanding officer of the
naval training station at San Diego