Evening star., 1936-01-12
PHYSICAL TESTS
BEGIN TOMORROW
Officers of Regular Army
Will Get Annual Ex-
aminati0nS.
The annual physical examination OF

The annual physical examination OF
officers of the Regular Army begins
tomorrow. The object is the con-
servation and promotion of health Of
the commissioned personnel of the
Army. Primarily, the purpose of these
examinations is to identify the phys
ical defects in individual instances, in
order that such defects may be cor
rected before there is development to
a degree that will require retirement
or extended hospital treatment.
The board will meet at the general
dispensary. Munitions Building. to-
morrow. Medical officers detailed to
this board include Col. Alexander
Murray. president: Lieut.. Col. George
F. Lull; Majs. Charles w. Riley,
Frank w. Wilson, Oramel H. Stanley,
John w. Watts (recorder), John j..
Mccormick, Frank w. Young, Frank
W. Pinger. James B. Owen, George
w. Rice. John M. Welch, Ira F. Peak,
and Capts. Clifford A. Best and
Robert F. Bradish. Dental officers
serving on the board include Lieut..
Col. Leigh C. Fairbank and Maj. Earle
J. McClung.
Army officers who will participate
as observers in the fleet landing exer-
cises Of the Marine Corps while based
at Culebra, Puerto Rico, which will
begin shortly and will continue until
about the last of February. include:
Coils. Garfield L. Mckinney and Sher-
man Miles, Lieut.. Coils. Harvey C..
Allen. Frank S. Besson, c. M. Thiele,
Lloyd E. Jones, Jesse A. Ladd, LaRhett
Stuart, James r. N. Weaver; Majs.
Louis Cansler, Harold P. Gibson, A.
Franklin Kibler, William E. Lynd, Paul
L. Ransom, Robert w. Yates, Samuel
I. Zeidner; Capts. Thomas j. Ford.
John E. McCammon. William M.
White. and First Lieut.. Paul de w.
Adams.
Navy.
Rear Admiral Frank B. Upham has
assumed duty as chairman of the
general board, succeeding Rear Admiral
Frank H. Clark, who was transferred
to the retired list of the Navy on
January for age.
Rear Admirals Thomas J. Sem and
Frank H. Clark were transferred to
the retired list on January / for age;
Lieuts. Harold F. McHugh. Daniel H.
Kane, John A. Pierson, Charles A.
Kirtley, James S. Haughley and Will
liam ]. Walker for physical disability;
Lieut.. Elmer J. McCluen on his 30
year application, and Lieut. Frederick
w. Ickes on his application under the
act Of February %, 1881.
Incident to these retirements, the
following officers became due for pro-
motion on January /: Capts. Edward
j. Marquart and Gilbert J. Rowcliff
Comdrs. Joseph j. Broshek additional
number), Frank j. Willie additional
number, Abel T. Bidwell and Elwin
F. Cults; Lieut.. Comdrs. Samuel r
Shoemaker and Frank D. Wagner
LieutS. Norman S. Ives and William
Hibbs, and Lieuts. q. CD Norman w
Sears. James v. Query, jr: Ernest J.
Davis, Paul M. Clyde, Charles w
Truxall, Clyde M. Jensen, Richard A
Guthrie, Benjamin May, I'd; Walter C
Ford and Gordon B. Rainer. Incident
to the death of Capt. David A. Weave,
on January 2, the following officers
became due for promotion on January
3: Comdr. Edward j. Foy, Lieut.
Comdr. Otto Nimitz, Lieut.. Stanley j
Michael and Lieut.. q. g. Bennett s.
Coping.
As a result of the retirement of
Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt,
Medical Corps, for age on January /,
Capt. John Brister of that CORDS be-
| came due for promotion to the rank of
rear admiral. Capt. Emory D. STAN
ley, now on duty at the Navy Depart
ment as general Inspector of the Sup
ply Corps for the east coast, will re-
linquish this duty in March and will
assume duty as fleet supply officer on
the staff of the commander in chief of
the Asiatic fleet.
The officers of the Civil Engineer
Corps recently selected for promotion
will make their. numbers for the
higher ranks as follows: Comdrs.
Greer A. Duncan and Henry G. Tay-
lor, probably July l, 1896: Lieut.
Comdr. Kendall B. Bragg, June 30,
1886; Lieuts q. g. Charles L. Strain,
Robert H. Meade, Joseph F. Jelley,
jr.; Thomas L. Davey, John E. Faigle,
Wesley H. Randig, Archibald D. Hun
ter and Hunt v. Martin, June 80,
1886.