Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-24
EXTRAORDINARY
DIVISION HEAD, Dies
Recently Was Confirmed for
Rear Admiral Rank
by Roosevelt.

Capt. Halsey Powell, o.. 8. Navy,
director Of the Ships Movement
Division, Once Of Naval Operations,
Navy Department, died early today of
. heart attack at his home, IT'S N
street. He was So years old.
Several weeks ago he had been BE-
lected for promotion to rear admiral
and Secretary Swanson and President
Roosevelt had confirmed this choice.
The captain is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Margaret D. Powell.
Funeral services for Capt. Powell
will be held in the Fort Myer. Va,
chapel at 2:30 pm. Monday. Officiat-
ing will be Lieut.. Comdr. J. H Brooks.
Chaplain Corps. Interment will be In
Arlington National Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Rear
Admiral G. r. Train. Rear Admiral
William 8. Pye. Capt. H. e. Kimmel
Capt. H. A. Stuart, Capt. A. B. Reed
all on the active list-and Capt.
Abram Claude, retired.
Born in McAfee. KY. August 3, 1888
Capt. Powell was appointed to the
Naval Academy from his native State
In 1900 and graduated four years
later.
Commanded Destroyer Jouett.
Capt. Powell completed the course
at the Navl War College at Newport
r. l., In 1914 and then he commanded
the destroyer Jouett. Two years later
he was transferred to command the
Parker, which sailed for European
waters June, 1917, and was based at
Queenstown, ireland, conveying troops
and supplies through the war zone.
The United States Government be-
slowed upon Capt. Powell the Dis
tinguished Service Medal and Great
Britain gave him the Distinguished
Service Order for his war services.
The captain fitted out the destroyer
Tarbell and commanded her after her
commissioning In November, 1918.
The captain served on the staff Of
the president of the Naval War COL
lege from July, 1919, to June, 1921,
and during the following two years
commanded the destroyer division
OPERATING the MeOlUSTIanean,
Capt. Powell was senior officer pres
ent and had charge of the evacuation
in 1922 from Smyrna, Asia Minor,
when 263 900 refugees were taken to
the nearby islands. the Greek main
land and Macedonia incidental to the
Turkish War.
Headed Public Relations.
Well known to Washington news
paper men. Capt. Powell was for two
years in charge Of public relations of
the Navy Department. Later he
served as executive ofiicer OF the bat
tleship U. S. s. New Mexico and in
November. 1925, he was appointed
aide to the Secretary of the Navy,
Curtis D. Wilbur.
From October. 1927, until Septem-
Der, 1929. Capt. Powell served as naval
attache to the American Legation at
Peiping. China. Then he commar-
the U. 8. s. Pittsburgh. flagship OF
the Asiatic Fleet, and served as chief
Of staff later Of the 9th Naval Dis
trict, at Chicago. from September,
1881, until June, 1884. when he was
named chief of stan of the commander
Of the Battle Force. United States
Fleet. In April. 1885. he commanded
Destroyer Squa dron of the Scouting
Force and held that post until last
June, when he came to Washington
to the duty he occupied at the time
Of his death.
The Navy Department today re-
called that out of his first IS years
after graduation Capt. Powell had
only IL months shore duty. Among
his decorations were the Mexican
Service Medal. the Victory Medal with
clasp, the decoration Of Commander
Of the Military Order of Aviz," given
him by the Portuguese government,
and the decoration and diploma
commentators of the Order of the
Crown of Italy," awarded him by
Rome.