The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Army and Navy Orders

Va, to his home to await retlrementi
First Lieut.. william Paxton Fly. jr,
Army Medical Center, Washington. D. c.
continued on active duty until May IT,
- NAVY ORDERS
from Naval Hospital Puget Sound.
Naval District; 1t. Cdr. Frank W.
Hathaway (sC) from Naval Air sta
ton. San Diego. Cal. to duty as officer
Yard Pearl Harbor, T. H.; Ensign Bert
s. Beasley (sCl from Uss New
Mexico to duty destroyers (USS War
rington) attached to cruisers, battle
force; Gunner Julius s. Smith from
Uss Oklahoma to Uss Saratoga; Ch.
Mach. Charles NJ. Leslie from Navy
Yard. Portsmouth, N. H.; to UsS Enter
prise; Mach. Frank L. Dawley from
USS Detroit to Optical School, Navy Yard.
Washington; Ch. Pay Clerk Charles ].
Forquer from USS Nevada to USS Reina
Mercedes; Ch. Pay Clerk Clifford w.
Waters to USS Rigel instead Of Naval
Station, San Diego, Calf.
MARINE CORPS
The President has approved the report
of the Marine Corps Selection Board, rec
ommending the following officers for
promotion and appointment as heads Of
the staff departments of the corps:
For promotion to brigadier general Of
the line: Col. Clayton B. Vogel (now
serving as adjutant and inspector Of the
corps with the rank of brigadier gen.
eraD. home address. Washington, D. c.:
Col. Calvin B. Matthews. Headquarters
Marine Corps, home address, Loudon.
Tenn. Col. Holland NJ. Smith. director
of operations and training, Headquarters
Marine Corps. home address, Montgom-
cry Ala: Col. Philip H. Torrey. in
charge Eastern Tecrnitinu diviaiOn Phii-
adelphia, home address, Washington.
D. C.
For appointment as head Of the adju-
tant and inspectors department, with
the rank of brigadier general: Col. Ed
ward A. Osterman, chief Of staff, Ma
rine Barracks, Quantico, Va, home ad-
dress. Washington, D. c.; Col. Julian
C. Smith. commanding Fifth Regiment.
Quantico, Va, homo address, Elkton. Md.
For appointment as head Of the pay.
masters department., with the rank Of
brigadier general: Col. Harry Schmidt
Marine Corps, home address, stapleton,
Nebr.
For promotion to colonel: Lieut.. Col.
Marion B. Humphrey, Marine Barracks,
Pierce, Department Of the Pacific, San
Francisco: Lieut. Col. Harry X. Pickett
commanding Marine Barracks Navy
Yard. New York. N Y; Lieut.. COL
Barracks. Navy Yard. Portsmouth, N.
H. Lieut.. Col. Keller e. Rockey. Force
Marine Officer, Battle Force. U.S.S Cal
ifornia Lieut.. Col Allen H. Turnage,
executive officer. Fifth Regiment, Ma
rine Barracks. Quantico. Va; Lieut.. Col.
Matthew H. Kingman. executive officer,
Second Marine Brigade. Fleet Marine
Force, Marine Corps Base, San Diego.
Calf; Lieut.. Col. Alphonse De Care.
executive officer. Sixth Regiment, Ma
rine Corps Base. San Diego, Calf:
Lieut.. Col. Samuel L. Howard, Naval
War College Newport, r. l.: Lieut.. Col.
Lyle H. Miller, executive officer. Marine
Barracks, Paris Island. s. c.; Lieut..
Col Ralph j. Mitchell. commanding Air
craft Two, Fleet Marine Force, Naval
Air Station. San Diego, Calf: Lieut.. Col.
Dewitt Peck. assistant chief Of staff,
Fleet Marine Force. Marine Corps Base,
San Diego. Calf. Lieut.. Col. Archie F.
Howard, Squadron Marine Officer. At
lantic Squadron, U.s:S: New York: Lieut..
Col. Raymond r. Wright, paymaster'S
department, Headquarters Marine Corps.
del Vale, Division of Operations and
Washing ton, D. c.: Lieut.. Col. William
G. Hawthorne. Fourth Marines. Shang-
hal, China; Lieut.. Col. Oscar R. Cauld.
we'll, Marine Corps Base, San Diego.
Calf: Lieut.. Col. Arnold W. Jacobsen.
executive officer, Depot of Supplies,
Philadelphia, Pa; Lieut.. Col. Earl H.
Jenkins Sixth Regiment, Fleet Marine
Force. Marine Corps Base. San Diego,
Calf: Lieut.. Col. Thomas e. Watson,
in charge War Planes Section. Head
quarters Marine Corps, Washington, d. C.