Evening star., 1940-09-27
Nominations
Continued From First Page.

Of the new triangular infantry divi-
sions are commanded by brigadier
generals instead of jor generals
None Of these divisions has brigade
commander in the grade of brlgadier
general, and the brigades are being
commanded by colonies. The air
force is being vastly expanded. 1t
will require six major generals to
command the four air districts in the
continental United States, one in
Hawaii and one in Panama.
1T will also require nine brigadier
general wing commanders in the
immediate future and an additional
seven wing commanders later on as
new wings are constituted. There are
also certain staff and procurement
posts which the expansion OF the
Army has created and which are
appropriate for general Office or
rank. With the authority to advance
officers to temporary rank, recently
granted by Congress, these promo
| tons can now be made. Since they
are to provide rank for particular
positions of command, officers
granted temporary promotions
/ might revert to their regular rank
in the event they are relieved from
command of a major tactical unit
and assigned to other duties"
Among todays promotions was
one for Brig. Gen. Edwin M. Wat
son, military aide to the President.
Gen. Watson will have the new
rank of major general.
Oficers listed in todays noni-
nations are:
Troop Comma nders.
Army (tacticaD Corps command
ers
To be major general: Brig. Gen.
Jay L. Benedict.
Mote: Commanders of three
other corps now being organized are
permanent major generals.
Armored Corps commander:
To be major general: Brig. Gen.
Adna R Chaffee.
Infantry division commanders:
To be major generals: Brig. Gems.
Henry c. Pratt, Philip B Peyton,
Joseph M. Cummins. Karl Trues-
dell, Jacob L. Devers, Charles F
Thompson. Jonathon NJ VAIN
wright, James L. Collins, Joseph w.
Stilwell, and Lloyd r. Fredendall.
Armored division commanders:
To be major generals: Brig. Gems.
Bruce Magruder. and Charles L.
Scott.
Cavalry division commander:
To be major general: Brig. Gen.
Robert c. Richardson, jr.
Divisional brigadiers or brigade
commanders:
To be brigadier generals = In
fantry. Coils Clyde r. Abraham,
Charles H. White, J. Garesche Ord,
Robert L. Eichelberger, Edwin F.
Harding, William H. Simpson. Fred
erick E. Uhl, Durward S. Wilson,
Oscar w. Griswold, Russell P.
Hartle and Leonard T. Gerow.
Field artillery-Cols. Edward P.
King, jr.; George R. Allin, Ralph
Talbot, jr.; Cortlandt Parker. Rene
E. De r. Hoyle. James P. Marley,
John Crane, Marshall Magruder,
Horace H. Fuller, John Magruder,
Fred c. Wallace. Ernest j. Dawley
and John P. Lucas.
Anti-aircraft artillery-Cols. Rich
ard F. Cox. Edgar B. Colladay. Har-
vey c. Allen and Oliver L. Spiller.
Armored-Cols. Henry w. Baird
and George S. Patton. jr.
Cavalry-Cols. Innis P. Swift,
John Milliken and 1t. Col. Terry D.
Allen.
Air Corps district commanders:
To be major generals-Brig. Gems.
James E. CLANCY. Frederick l.. Mar
tin. Barton X. Yount. George H.
Brett and Jacob E. Fickel.
Coastal frontier defense COM
manders:
To be major generals-Brig. Gems.
Frederic H. Smith, Henry T. Burgin
and Thomas A. Terry.
Air Corps wing commanders:
To be brigadier generals-Cols.
Henry B. Clagett, John F. Curry,
Jacob H. Rudolph, Walter H. Frank.
Douglas B. Netherwood. Lewis H.
Brereton, Follett Bradley, Clarence
l.. Tinker and Millard F. Harmon.
Harbor defense commander (six
regiments):
To be brigadier general-Col.
Rollin L. Tilton
Corps area and department COM