Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-02
129 Promotions
Give Navy2O
New AdmiraIs
Three Marine Corps
Generals Receive
Higher Rank
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tains to become rear admirals and
1O6 commanders to become cap
tains was announced last night as
the latest move to provide adequate
leadership for the increasing per-
sonnet of the Nations armed
forces.
The Navy Department made the
announcement of President Roose-
velts approval of the promotions
which are expected to become
effective soon.
The number of rear admirals is
boosted to a total of no. while the
Marine Corps will have three major
generals and nine brigadier gen.
erals, including the three slated for
promotion.
The marines named included
Brig. Gen. Clayton B. Vogel Of
Washington, who gained fame in
rescue work in the Knickerbocker
Theater disaster here in 1922.
Belleau Wood Hero Honored.
The other Marine Corps promo
M. Smith of Montgomery, Ala,
commander of the lst Brigade at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Brig.
Gen. Charles F. B. Price of Wayne.
Pa, member of the Naval Examin-
ing Board here.
Gen. Smith was awarded the
Croix de Guerre with palm by
France for his service at Belleau
Wood during the World War, and
Gen. Price served in Shanghai dur
ing that city's bombardment by the
japanese, as well as overseas during
the World War.
Among the promotions to rear
admiral were Capt. Harold M. Bemis
of Washington, commander of the
u. S. S. California; Capt. Jonas H.
Ingram of Jacksonville, Ind, COM
mander of the U. S. S. Tennessee,
who was football coach at the Naval
Academy in 1876, and Capt. Will
liam R. Munroe of Waco, Tex, COM
mander of the U. S. S. Mississippi.
Other New Admfrals Listed.
Other captains designated to
become rear admirals, with their
present stations and home ad-
dresses, follow:
Alexander H. Van Keuren, assist
ant chief bureau of ships, Washing
ton; Howell, Mich.
Roy w. Ryden, manager Norfolk
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va; Mem
phis, Tenn.
Herbert S. Howard, superintend-
ent of shipbuilding and inspector
naval material, Camden, N. j.;
Barnstable, Mass.
Allan Chantry, jr, manager OF
Navy Yard, Philadelphia; Malvern,
Iowa.
Thomas Withers, inspector ord
nance in charge, Naval Torpedo
Station, Newport, r. l.; Reno. New.
John S. Mccain, commander Of
Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calf;
Csrrollton, Miss.
Augustin T. Beauregard, chief
United States naval mission to
Brazil; San Antonio, Tex.
Randall Jacobs, assistant chief
Bureau of Navigation, Washington;
Danville, Pa.
Richard S. Edwards, temporary
duty Naval Operations, Washington;
New London, Conn.
John H. Hoover (present assign
ment not given: Great Falls. Mont.
Ernest D. McWhorter. commander
Patrol Wings, Patrol Force; Blue
Springs, Miss.
William S. Farber, Norfolk Naval
Hospital; Cazenovia, N. Y.
tions, Washington; Annapolis, Md.
Patrick N. L. Bellinger, command
er Patrol Wing 2; Cheron. S. c.
Richmond K. Turner, Naval OPP
erations, Washington; Carmel, Calf.
Abel T. Bidwell, Bureau of Navi-
CATION, Washington; Dover, N. j.
Arthur S. Carpenter. Bureau Of
Navigation, Washington; Washing
ton.
Those promoted from commander
to captain we're:
Gordon Hutchins, Donald Royce,
Carl Henry Jones, Gordon w. Nell
son, Joseph L. McGuigon, William
j. Larson, John I. Hale, William
E. Malloy, Charles F. Martin, Wilder
I L
o. Davis, Lloyd J. Wiltse, Herbert J.
Ray, Marion Y. Cohen. John H.
Brown, jr.; Lynde D. Mccormick,
Robert N. S. Baker, William Nell
son, Arthur C.. Davis, Arthur ..
Struble, Frederick w. Pennoyer, jr.
Claude C. Kell, James M. Shoe
maker, Robert o. Glover, Howard
L. Vickery, Scott Umsted, Powell M.
Rhea, Henry P. Burnett. Theodore
e. Chandler, Herbert v. Wiley, Sam
uel r. Shumaker, Frank D. Wagner,
Otto Nimitz, Thomas G. Peyton,
Samuel P. Jenkins, William Granat,
Homer w. Graf, Francis S. Low,
Alexander S. Wotherspoon, Forrest
B. Royal, John L. McCrea, Horace
D. Clarke, James Edward Maher
Allen E. Smith, Leighton Wood,
Harvey E. Overesch, Allen G. Quynn,
Clifford G.. Richardson, John
/ Joseph Mahoney. Ralph w. Christie,
Henry M. Mullinnix, Richard w.
Bates, Irving Reynold Chambers,
Ralph E. Dawson. Don P. Moon,
Russell S. Berkey, George F. Hussey,
OI., lADtIidS a. hclillcT. IT,, OSDOTQe
B. Harrison, Clinton E. Braine, jr.:
Arthur c. Miles, william M.
Fechteler, Charles A. Baker, Gerald
F. Began, Sidney E. Dudley, Leon
S. Fiske, Grover c. Klein, william
A. Kits. Sd; Bertram j. Rogers,
Frank E. Beatty.
Gail Morgan, Thorvald A. Solberg,
John w. Carson, Robert B. Carney,
Arthur w. BEDFORD, Webster Mad
I dux Thompson, Andrew Dec.
Mayer, Charles T. Joy, Charles j.
Wheeler, Samuel p. Ginder, Van
Hubert Ragsdale, John Wilkes,
Ernest L. Patch, Charles P. Nc
Featers, william I. Causey, Roy
Dudley, Herbert K. Fem, Henry
M. Briggs, Paul Cassard.
Elroy L. Vanderkloot, John r.
Palmer, William w. Meek, Paul A.
Stevens, Robert H. Grayson,
William G.. B. Hatch. Alfred p. H.