Evening star., 1935-10-20
GENERAL OFFICERS
SOON TO Be NAMED.
Many Vacancies in Army
High Command Must
Be Filled.

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Hardly will War Department au-
thorities complete the task OF select
ing officers to fill approaching Army
vacancies of high command that will
occur between now and the end OF this
calendar year, than they will be con-
fronted with nine other general officer
billets to be filled during the 1885
calendar year
The first of these key positions to be-
come vacant involved Brig. Gen. An
drew Moses, whose four-year term OF
Office as chief of G-l, War Department
General Staff (perSonneD expired
October 7. He will assume new duty
with the commanding general, Army
Group, Washington, D. c. Two major
generals of the line will be placed upon
the retired list November 80. They
include Gen. Harold B. Fiske. who has
been in command of the Panama Canal
department (now en- route home 10
await retirement), and Gen. Frank
S. Cocheu, who has been in command
of the Philippine division. Maj. Gen.
Robert E. Callan, who has been in
command of the Sd Corps Area, Bal
timore, will be retired January 81, on
his own application, and his duties as
commanding general of the Sd Corps
Area will be taken over by Maj. Gen.
Albert J. BoWley.
Four War Department chiefs 'ef
branches and one assistant chief of
branch will complete their 4-year
terms of Office this year. Maj. Gen.
James F. Mckinley, adjutant general
of the Army. will be retired on his own
application on October 81: Mai. Gen.
John ]. Preston will complete his term
of Office as inspector general on No
vember 80; Maj. Gen. George E. Leach
whose term as National Guard Bureau
chief will expire November 80; and
Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois. chief
of Air Corps, who will retire on own
application December 30 The va
cancy to be created by Brig Gen.
Matthew A. Delaney, commandant of
the Medical Field Service School, Car
Isle Barracks, Pa, when he COM
pletes his term December 81, as as
sistant to the surgeon general of the
Army, has already been filled by the
appointment of Brig. Gen. M. A. w.
Shockley, who is now on temporary
duty in the Office of the surgeon gen.
eral of the Army. Gen. Shockley was
recently in command of Letterman
General Hospital. San Francisco, Calf.
OF the nine general officer billets to
be filled during the 1886 fiscal year,
six will involve age retirements of
major generals of the line, while the
remaining three concern two chiefs
of branches and one assistant chief
The six major generals of the line
attaining 81 years of age in 1886 with
their present assignments indicated,
include: Maj. Gen Dennis E Nolan,
commanding general of the I'd Corps
Area, Governors Island, N. Y, April
%, 1886; Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone,
commanding general of the 9Th Corps
Area, San Francisco, Calf. May 8,
1886; Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, who has
been in command of the Philippine
Department. but has been assigned to
duty as commander of the 1st Di-
vision, Fort Hamilton, N. Y, Sep
tember 81, 1886; Maj. Gen. Frank C.
Bolles, commanding general of the
7th Corps Area, Omaha, Neb., Septem-
Der 25, 1885; Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown,
who will succeed Maj. Gen. Harold B.
Fiske ito be retired November 30
1885, as commanding general of the
Panama Canal department, November
%, 1885; and Mai. Gen. Charles e.
Kilbourne, in command of the I'd Di-
vision, Fort Sam Houston, Tex, who
will attain statutory age limit on De-
cember %, 1896.
Present known vacancies to occur
in War Department chiefshipS during
1886 include Maj. Gen. Louis H. Bash,
quartermaster general of the Army,
who will be retired for age on March
81, 1896; Maj. Gen. Frederick w. Cole
man, whose term as chief Of finance
will be concluded on April %, 1886;
and Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover, who
will complete his term of Office assist
ant to the chief of Air Corps on jan
uary 13, 1896.
Navy.
AS the result of retirements ON Oc-
tober l, the following officers became
due for promotion on that date: Lieut.
Comdrs. Hubert E. Paddock and Theo-
dore E. Chandler; Lieuts. Edmond p.
Speight, Carroll T. Bonney and
Charles D. Edmunds; Lieuts. (Junior
Grade) Philip H. Fitz-Gerald, Harry
B. Heneberger. Andrew E. Harris, Max
H. Bailey, Thompson F. Fowler, John
E. Florence, Robert N. McFarlane,
John G. Hughes, jr., and Edwin r.
Swinburne.
In addition to the above advance
ments, the following officers have be-
come due for promotion incident to
change of ten lieutenant commanders
to additional numbers in their grade:
LieutS. Richard H. Cruzen, George
w. Meade, jr., Harry D. Power, Myron
A. Baber, Austin X. Doyle, Willard M.
Downes, Elmer S. Stoker, John B.
Lyon, William E. Miller, James H.
Doyle and Lieuts. (Junior grade)
Clarence E. Gregerson, Ranald M.
MacKinnon, Lynn c. Petross, John F.
Delaney, Martin j. Drury, Arthur r.
Quinn, Alexander MacIntyre, Virgil
F. Gordinier, John G. Johns and
Geizer L. Sims.
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