Evening star., 1938-04-09
BIG SLATE SHIFT
IS MADE IN NAVY
8 Washingtonians Affected
by Transfer of Twenty
High Officers.

Twenty high-ranking officers of the
Navy are involved in shifts in COM
mands ashore and afloat, just ap-
proved by President Roosevelt, to be-
come effective in June or July.
Announced yesterday by the Navy
Department, the big slate" as it is
known among naval personnel, affects
eight Washingtonians.
Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
chief of the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, is to relieve Vice
Admiral William T. Tarrant as COM
mander of the Scouting Force of the
United States Fleet. He will have the
rank OF vice admiral in his new assign
ment. Admiral Tarrant will become
commandant of the first naval district
and of the Navy Yard at Boston, Mass.
The new chief of the Bureau of
Navigation will be Rear Admiral James
Q. Richardson, who is now assistant
chief of naval operations. Like Ad-
miral Andrews, whom he succeeds, he
is native. of Texas. He served in
the bureau in 1928 as director of on
Ger personnel and in 1884 was budget
officer.
Admiral Fairfield Shifted.
Succeeding Admiral Richardson will
be Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield
now member Of the general board
at the department.
Rear Admiral Gilbert j. Rowcliff
judge advocate general of the Navy
will relieve Rear Admiral Joseph K
Taussig, as commander of the cruisers
of the Scouting Force, who goes to
Norfolk, Va, to become commandant
OF the fifth naval district. Admiral
Taussig will relieve Rear Admiral
Frank H. Brumby, who retires from
the service on October /, upon reach
ing the statutory age limit of "a years
Capt. Walter B. Woodson, now naval
aide to President Roosevelt, will be-
come the new judge advocate general
OF the Navy. His successor at the
White House has not yet been an
nounced. In his new post, Capt
Woodson will have the rank of rear
admiral. He was assistant Judge ad-
vocate general in 1922 and again in
1931-34. Capt Woodson graduated
with distinction in law at George
Washington University In his post
graduate course
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel,
now budget officer at the Navy De-
partment, will relieve Rear Admiral
John DoWnes as commander Of Cruiser
Division 7. Admiral Downes comes to
Washington as president of the Naval
Examining Board. A new budget Off
Ger has not yet been announced.
Ingersoll to Be Rear Admiral.
Capt. Royal E. Ingersoll, slated to
become a rear admiral shortly and
now director of war plans at the Navy
Department, will relieve Rear Admiral
Frank H. Sadler as commander of
Cruiser Division 6. Admiral Sadler
comes to Washington for duty, but his
new assignment has not been an
nounced.
Capt. Chester W. Ninlitz now as
sistant chief of the Bureau of Navi-
CATION, who Is to become rear ad.
maral this summer, will relieve Rear
Admiral Harold r. Stark. in command
OF Cruiser Division 8. Admiral Stark
relieves Rear Admiral julius c. Town
send as commander of Cruisers of
the Battle Force. Admiral Townsend
will report for duty in Washington,
but his new post has not vet been
made public.
Capt. Forde A. Todd, until recently
commandant Of midshipmen at the
Naval Academy, and now under in
struction at the Naval War College at
Newport, r. l., will assume command
OF the new Cruiser Division 8. He
Is slated to be promoted shortly to
the rank Of rear admiral.
Capt. Wilhelm L. Friedell. now chief
OF stan and aide to the commandant
OF the 14th naval district at Pearl
Harbor. Territory of Hawaii, will re-
lieve Rear Admiral David w. Bagley
IN command of the Mine Squadrons of
the Battle Force. Admiral Bagley goes
to command the Mare Island (Calif.)
Navy Yard, replacing Rear Admiral
Clarence S. Kempff, who will retire
Tor age on June /.
Rear Admiral Walter r. Gherardi
commandant of the first naval district,
will be ordered to duty in Washington,
but Just what that will be has not
been announced. He served at the
Navy Department as hydrographer
from June, 1880, until May, 1885.