Evening star., 1935-02-15
WILEY IS INCLUDED
jim PROMOTION LIST
Macon Officer Slated for
Grade of Commander
With 81 Others.

While a naval court Of inquiry to-
Gay was investigating the loss of the
airship U. S. S. Macon, the Navy De-
partment informed its erstwhile COM
manding officer. Lieut.. Comdr. Herbert
v. Wiley. that he was chosen for ad-
vancement TO the rank Of COM
mander.
President Roosevelt today indorsed
recommendation made by the Line
Selection Board, Of which Rear Ad-
miral Thomas c. Hart, commander of
Cruiser Division 6, Scouting Force,
was president, whereby 65 lieutenant
commanders are picked for the rank
of commander. These names will be
forwarded shortly by the President to
the Senate for confirmation. Secre-
tary Swanson has already approved
them.
PennOyer Also on List.
Included among the prospective
commanders is Lieut.. Comdr Ralph
G. Pennoyer, who was on duty until
recently in the Judge advocate gen.
erals Office Of the Navy and lived at
Mclean, Va. He served as Judge ad-
vocate in the inquiry into the Akron
disaster.
Another former Washingtonian who
was in the Office Of Naval Communi-
cations at the department who Is
slated TO be advanced is Lieut.. Ccmdr.
Roswell H Blair. Recently he re-
linquished command of a destroyer
and is going to the new cruiser New
Orleans as navigator
Ofhcers With official Washington
home addresses or those in this
vicinity who are slated for promotion
include Lieut.. Comdrs. William H.
Porter, jr., Bethesda, Md; Warner P.
Portz, this city; Leon B. Scott, Kens-
lngton. Md; Theodore E. Chandler,
this city; Frank D. Wagner, this city;
Francis S. Low, this city: Alexander
5. WetherspOon, this city; Forrest B
Royal, Arlington County. Va: Tully
Shelley, Arlington. Va: Allen G.
, Quynn, Frederick. Nd. and Ralph w.
Christie. Annapolis, Md.
Others Due for Promotion.
lit OlAICI pAOiIlOllOIlS IOlIOW.
Herbert j. Ray, Dayton. Tenn;
James E. Boak. Hughesville. Pa;
Francis K. OBrien New York. n. Y.
Marion Y. Cohen, Belmar. N. j.: Rob
ert w. Cary. San Francisco, Calf:
Karl R. Shears San Diego, Calf;
Robert c. Starkey. Roodhouse. Ill:
Robert P. Luker. Staunton, Ill: Oliver
o. Kessing. Indianapolis. Ind: John
H. Brown, jr.. Canton, Pa; Lewis j.
Stecher, Dodge Nebr; Harry J. Reuse.
Norfolk, Va; Lynde D. Mccormick.
San Diego, Calf.
Arthur c. Davis, Lincoln. Nebr.:
Arthur D. Struble, Portland Greg:
Walter A. Hicks, Dadeville. Ala; Ben
jamin F. Perry. Jefferson. Ohio: Louis
r. Moore, Allerton, Ill; James NJ.
Shoemaker, San Diego. Calf: Gerard
H. Wood. New York. N. Y; Robert o.
Glover. Richmond. Va; Edward Haz-
lett, jr, Raleigh, N. c.: Scott Umsted,
New York, N. Y; Powell NJ Rhea.
Fayetteville, Ark; Henry P. Burnett,
Shelbyville, KY. Hubert E. Paddock,
Charlevoix, Mich; William S. Pop
ham, Charleston, S. c.; Samuel r.
Il
Kerrville. Tex; Thomas G. Peyton,
San Diego Calf; Samuel P. Jenkins,
San Diego. Calf, and Cornelius w.
Flynn. Somerville, N. ].
William Granat. San Francisco,
Calf; Armit c. Thomas, Scranton.
Pa; Homer w. Graf. Des Moines,
Iowa Francis M Maile, jr.. Vim
cennes. Ind; John L. McCrea Mar
lette, Mich; Frederick G. Richards,
Newcastle. Me; Marshall B. Arnold.
San Francisco. Calf: Dallas D. Dupre.
| Lubbock. Tex; Nathaniel NJ. Pigman,
| Concordia, Kans.; Horace D. Clarke,
Eagle Grove, Iowa; James E. Maher,
Scranton, Pa; Allan E. Smith, Detroit,
Mich; Leighton Wood, Birmingham.
| Ala; Harvey E. Overesch, Lafayette.
Ind; George c. Kriner, Reading, Pa;
Clifford G. Richardson, Norfolk. Va;
James NJ. Lewis Dallas, Tex; John j.
Mahoney. Hoosick Falls, N. Y; Henry
| NJ. MullinniX, Attica, Ind.