Evening star., 1937-01-10
Brigadier Generals
Are Given Assignments
Gen. McNair to Command Second Field
Artillery Brigade-Gen. Pratt to
Remain at Present Post.

1.-TWO of the six officers recently
appointed brigadier generals in
the line have been given their
new duty assignments. The
first to be given a general officer COM
mand was Brig. Gen. Lesley j. McNair,
who, prior to his promotion to briga-
dier general, was on duty in the office
Of the Chief Of Field Artillery as ex-
ecutive officer. Gen. McNair has been
assigned to command of the I'd Field
Artillery Brigade at Fort Sam Hous-
ton. Tex. His executive officer duties
in the War Department will be taken
over by Col. Rene E. Der. Hoyle, who
has been on duty in the Field Artillery
Office as personnel officer. Col Hoyle's
successor has not been picked.
Brig. Gen. Henry c. Pratt will re-
main assigned to his present duty as
commander of the I'd Wing, General
Headquarters Air Force at Langley
Field, Va.
The recent promotions Of Lieut..
Coils. Louis L. Pendleton, c. A. c.;
John F.. Curry, A. c.; James E.
CLANCY, A. c., and Thomas A. Terry,
c. A. c.. to the grade of colonies has
left Lieut.. Col. Edward N. Woodbury.,
| c. A. c., as the senior officer in his
grade. Majs. Ralph P. Cousins, A. c.;
Charles r. Finley, c. A. c.; Vernon
E. Pritchard, F. A.; Adlai H. Gilkeson,
| A. c., and Gilbert S. BroWnell, In
fantry, have been promoted to the
| grade of lieutenant colonel. leaving
Maj. Richard C. Stickney. Infantry.
as the senior major. Capts. John c.
Christophel, @. M. c.; Asa Irwin,
@. M. c.; Van Leslie Prather, @. M.
c.; Edward P. Doyle. @. M. c., and
Robert L. Miller, G. NJ. c.. have been
promoted to the grade of major, leav-
ing Capt. Ralph E. Fleischer, @. M
c., as the senior captain.
The 1887 annual physical examina-
ton of the several hundred Army
officers and warrant officers stationed
in Washington and vicinity, will begin
tomorrow afternoon at the Army Dis
pensary in the Munitions Building
| olACClo Will UC CACHlpI ldhIIlS
the examination if. during the three
month period prior to the first OF
January, they have been physically
examined for promotion, or, if they
have, during that period, had q
thorough physical check-up in an
Army hospital. In either of those
cases. they will be required to send a
letter to the examining board.
The dispenSary in the Munition:
Building will be open at all hours
! Col. Murray pointed out this week, a.
usual, but the examinations will bt
held in the afternoon, and as far a.
| possible the medical authorities woulc
like to take care Of routine cases in
| the morning.
| Navy.
One of the most interesting fea.
lures of the Navy General Board re.
/ port on revision of the laws govern.
ing promotion by selection in the Navy
! and Marine Corps, is the view of the
board concerning the selection of real
admirals of the lower half for ad-
vancement to the upper half. Tc
make these selections, the board favors
the annual convening Of a board oi
senior rear admiralS to select real
admirals of the lower half for ad-
| vancement to the upper half as va
cancleS occur. Such advancement MOI
only constitutes step-up OF seniority
In the grade but also an increase from
$4,000 to $4,000 year in base pay
1t seems that this scheme, however
does not meet with the approval oi
some of the departmental officials who
have studied the report.
| Another important feature of the
boards report is plan for the trans.
| fer to the reserve of those officers who