Evening star., 1938-04-03
465 L|EUTENANTS
PROMOTED IN NAVY
22 Residents of This Area
and 28 Stationed Here
Win Advancement.

In one of the largest mass promo
tions since the World War, 465 naval
officers have been selected for promo
ton to the rank of lieutenant COM
mander and lieutenant, senior grade,
the Navy Department announced yes
terday
OF that number 13 are residents of
the District of Columbia and % others
are stationed here, while nine others
are residents of nearby Maryland and
Virginia.
Announcement of the promotions
came after President Roosevelt had
approved recommendation of the Jun
Tor Line Selection Board, headed by
Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairchild.
OF the total number, 1872 officers
we're selected for the rank of lieuten-
ant commander and 273 for that of
lieutenant. senior grade.
District of Columbia Residents.
Washington residents promoted to
the rank Of lieutenant commander and
their places of duty are: Chester C.
Wood. 2205 California street NV.
U. S. S. Dewey; William G. Michelet,
1886 Argonne place NV, Naval Air
Station, Pensacola, Fla; Howard l..
Collins, 37l5 Ingomar street NV, Ma
val Academy Warren D. Wilkin, 4429
Ninth street NV, Submarine Base,
Coco Solo, c. e.; Robert L. SWart,
1924 I street NV, commander U. S. S.
R-11: Samuel E. Latimer Cathedral
Mansions, north, Bureau of Naviga-
ton, Navy Department, and Ira H.
Num-, 1746 K street NV, Office of
Judge Advocate General, Navy De-
partment.
Washingtonians promoted to the
rank of lieutenant, senior grade, are ::
Andrew L. Young, jr. 624 Keefer
place NV, U. S. S. Brazos; Harlan
T. johnson, 1863 Columbia road NV.
VP Squadron 4-F, Pearl Harbor,
T. H.; Henry Williams. jr, TIA @
street NV, Naval Academy: Joseph
w. Leverton, jr, l7l2 Sixteenth street
NV. U. S. S. Tucker: John w. Byng,
1920 Upshur street NV, U. S. S. Vim
cennes, and Lloyd NJ Muslin, 1928
Wyoming ave. NV. U. S. S. Lamson
Nearby Residents.
Nearby residents promoted to the
rank of lieutenant commander are:
George w. Patterson, jr Indian Head,
Md: Naval Torpedo Station, Newport,
r. l.: John NJ. Kennedy, East Irving
street, Chevy Chase. Md, U. S. S. Hat
field; William 3. Bailey, sl5 Prince
street, Alexandria, Va, Destroyer
Squadron II: William H. Duvall, Lor-
ton, Va, Naval Academy, and William
H, Benson, Halethorpe, Md, Ford
Instrument Co., Long Island, N. Y.
Maryland and Virginia residents
promoted to the rank of lieutenant,
senior grade. are; Robert E. Lock-
wood, Forest Glenn. Md, U. S. S. Dick
erson; Nelson M. Head. 46O7 Columbia
pike, Arlington, Va, Naval Air Sta
ton, Pensacola, Fla; Harry E. Seidel
tr., 1913 Maple avenue, Takoma Park
Md, United States Embassy, Berlin,
Germany, and Odale D. Waters, jr,
Grant avenue, Manassas, Va, U. S. S.
DoWnes.
Officers stationed in Washington
who were promoted to be lieutenant
commanders are: Robert S. Hatcher,
Bureau of Aeronautics; Edward w.
Clexton. same; Edward L. woodward,
Naval Gun Factory; Merle A. Sawyer,
Bureau of Ordnance: Leo A. Bachman,
office of Judge Advocate General;
Elmer H. Yeomans, Bureau of Engi-
neering; Bernard L. Austin, Office of
the Chief Of Naval Operations: Joseph
NJ P. Wright, Naval Gun Factory;
John N. Opie, Sd, same; Aurelius B.
Vosseller, Bureau Of Aeronautics;
Marcel F. A. Gouin. Naval Air Station,
Anacostia, D. c.; Donald F. Mclean,
Naval Gun Factory; George A. Sim
clair, Bureau Of Engineering; Henry
c. Daniel, Bureau of Navigation; Sher-
man A. Burroughs, jr., Bureau of
Ordnance; Murray J. Tichenor, office
of the Chief of Naval Operations;
Forrest Close, Office of Judge Advo-
cate General; Harold P. Smith, Naval
Gun Factory; Preston v. Mercer, Of
fee of the Chief of Naval Operations;
Donald J. Ramsey, Office of Judge
Advocate General; Edward P. Creehan,