Evening star., 1940-02-10
5 High-Ranking Army
Officers Nominated
For Promotions
Brig. Gen. w. c. Short
Would Succeed
Mai. Gen. Hughes

The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee today has under considera-
ton the nomination by President.
Roosevelt for promotion Of Ave off,
GERS of the Regular Army. Brig.
Gen. Walter c. Short was promoted
to major general to succeed John
H. Hughes, who retires for age the
end of this mon h.
Col. Robert H. Lewis, field artil-
lery, was nominated yesterday to
succeed Gen. Short, who has been
designated to command the 4th
Army Corps for the large-scale war
games in the South this spring.
Col. Virgil L. Peterson, Corps of
Engineers, has been designated to
be inspector general of the Army
for term of four years, to succeed
Mai. Gen. Walter l.. Reed, whose
term expired last December. He will
have the rank of major general.
Col. Loughry Nominated.
Col. Howard K. Loughry, coast
artillery, was nominated for con-
firmation by the Senate to the post
of chief of finance for a four-year
term, to succeed Maj. Gen. Fred
erick w. Boschen, whose term will
expire in April. His rank also will
be major general.
Col. Joseph A. Green was selected
to be chief of the coast artillery with
the rank of major general. He will
succeeded Maj. Gen. Archibald H.
Sunderland, whose term expires the
end of next month. Col Green is
at present executive officer of the
coast artillery
Gen. Short is at present in COM
mand of the 1st Infantry Division.
now undergoing intensive training
in the field at Fort Benning, Ga.
A native of Illinois, he is a graduate
of the Army War College here and
during the World War participated
in battles in France He was ap-
pointed second lieutenant in 1901
after his graduation from the Uni
versity of Illinois.
Col. Lewis a West Pointer.
Col. Lewis is native Of Ohio and
a graduate of the West Point Mill
tary Academy. He saw action
abroad during the World War and
on his return served in various posts
in this country and was an execu-
tive officer of the Field Artillery
School and a member of the gen.
eral staff. He is at present COM
mander of the 77th Field Artillery
at Fort D. A. Russell, Maria, Tex.
| Col Peterson, chief of staff of the
Second Army and of the 9Th Corps
Area, is stationed at Chicago. A
native Of Kentucky, he attended
Centre College and later was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy.
Prior to the war most of his work
involved map making, typographical
surveys and construction work At
ter the war he served as instructor
at several service schools and served
as district engineer in Los Angeles.
! Col. Loughry Native of Indiana.
! Col. Loughry, member of the
War Department general staff, is in
charge of the budget and legislative
planning branch. A Hoosier, he be-
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listed men during the Spanish
American War with the Indiana
Volunteers. In 1906 he was gradu-
ated from West Point and served
abroad during the war. He has had
two tours of duty as a member of
the department general staff and
was graduated from the Coast Ar
tillery School, the Command and
General Staff School, the Army War
College and the Navy War College.
Born in Iowa, Col. Green was
| graduated from the academy and
later returned there to teach mathe-
matics With the SD Coast Artillery
he fought in several World War bat
ties in France. He served as editor
of the Coast Artillery Journal and
commanded anti-aircraft forces at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, and was a men,
Der of the general staff He is a
graduate of the Army War COLLEGE,
the Command and General Staff
School and the Coast Artillery
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