Evening star., 1938-04-24
NEW PAYMASTER
TO Be |NDUCTED
Gen. Putnam to Be Sworn
May 2-Marine Corps
Shifts Planned.

The new paymaster Of the Marine
Corps, Brig. Gen. Russell B. Putnam,
will be sworn in on May 2, Marine
Corps Headquarters has announced.
Brig. Gen. Harold c. Reisinger, the
paymaster, who has been a patient
at the Naval Hospital here for several
weeks. will be placed on the retired
list, due to physical disability, on
May /.
While final arrangements have not
as. yet been made. 1t Is presumed
that, In accordance with practice,
Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, COM
mandant Of the Marine Corps, will
swear in Gen. Putnam, who has
served for several years as Gen.
Reisinger's assistant.
Marine Corps Headquarters is look
ing forward to big shift in officers
In late May and early June. Oficials
said the Army and Navy War Col
leges will shortly be gradual ting their
students and ofiicers attending the
Basic School at Philadelphia and the
Marine Ohicers' School at the Marine
Barracks. at Quantico, Va, will be
awarding diplomas, thus releasing
personnel for services elsewhere.
Platoon Leaders Schools.
Preliminary preparations are being
made to care for the new Platoon
Leaders School at Quantico and San
Diego. Calf. The young men to at
tend these are now enrolled In various
colleges over the Nation and during
the summer months they will be put
through the grind to give them active
service in the Marine Corps. They
will be given various drills, target
practice and other work that will
At them to be leaders in the service.
Designated as officers in charge of
the Western Recruiting Division Of
the Marine Corps at San Francisco
is 1t. Col. John B. Sebree. Marine
Corps Headquarters announced. Previ-
ously he was directed to proceed to
Los Angeles for service there, but
Gen. Holcomb has modified these
instructions.
Capt. Earl S. Piper is coming on
duty in the Office Of Naval Intelli-
gence at the Navy Department. About
June ! he will be detached from the
Marine Detachment aboard the gun
boat Erie and come to Washington.
About July 81 1t. Col Roy S. Swink
will be detached from the 9Th Bat
talon Of the Fleet Marine Corps Re-
serve at Chicago and be assigned as
inspector instructor Of the Sd Bat
TALON OF the Reserves at New York
New Post for Col. Whaley.
1t. Col Louis w. Whaley's new post
of duty will be the Marine Barracks
at the Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba. He will be detached from
the Marine Barracks at Quantico
about June l. authorities asserted.
1t. Col Karl I. Buse. who is on
duty at Guantanamo Bay, will be
detached about June 30 He will
assume duty as inspector-instructor Of
the 10th Battalion Of the Fleet Ma
rine Corps Reserve at ''ew Orleans. La.
About July adj. Frederick c.
Biebush will be detached from the
Marine Barracks at the Naval Am
munition Depot at Puget Sound,
Wash. and go on duty as Inspector
instructor OF the 17th Battalion Of
the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve at
Detroit, Mich.
Maj. Ralph E. West and Capt. Ralph
G. Anderson will be retired soon, Ma
rine Corps Headquarters announces.
Mai. West has been on duty at the
Marine Barracks at the Norfolk, Va,
Navy Yard. Capt. Anderson has been
serving at the Recruiting District at
Boston, Mass. He Is ordered detached
May /.