The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-09
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U. S. Fleet Shakeup
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Rear Admiral Husband Il.
Kimmel will become COM
mander-in- chief OF the Pacific
fleet with the additional title
and duty ~ commander-in-
chief Of the United States
fleet. He will succeed Admiral
James o. Richardson, the pres
ont COMMUNICATIVE chief, who
was ordered to report to Knox
for undisclOsed duty.
The Atlantic fleet will be placed
under Rear Admiral Ernest j.
King, present commander OF the
Atlantic patrol force.
The Asiatic fleet will continue
under the command of Admiral
Thomas c. Hart
The navy went down the line in
its chief fighting units to shake
up the command of each. A num-
Der of rear admirals were shifted.
The following changes were an
nounced:
To be commander of the scout
ing force, Pacific fleet. Rear Ad-
miral Wilson Brown, present super
intendent of the Naval academy,
to succeed Vice Admiral Adolphus
Andrews, who was assigned to
command the third naval district
at New York.
Commander of battleships,
battlefOrce, and battleship di-
vision four, Rear Admiral
Walter s. Anderson, present
director of naval intelligence,
to succeed Vice Admiral Will
lam s. Pye, who will be as
signed TO duty with the gen.
eral board.
Commander of cruisers in the
battleforce, Rear Admiral Herbert
F. Leary, present director of fleet
training to succeed Rear Admiral
kimmel.
Commander of cruisers of the
scouting force. Rear Admiral John
H. Newton, present commander of
cruiser division five, to succeed
Rear Admiral Gilbert J. Rowcliff.
who was assigned to the general
board.
Commander Of battleship di-
vision, Rear Admiral Isaac G.
Kidd. present chief of staff,
and aide to the commander of
battleships, to succeed Rear
Admiral Russell Wilson, who
becomes the new superintend-
ent of the Naval academy.
Commander of battleship divis-
ion two, Rear Admiral David w
Bagley, present commandant OF
the Mare Island. Calf, navy yard
to succeed Rear Admiral Walter n
Vednou. who becomes president OF
the Pacific coast board of inspec'
ton and survey at Long Beach
, Calf Vernon will succeed Real
Admiral Sinclair Cannon, who re
, tires April l.
Commander of cruiser diyis-
Ion five. Rear Admiral Sher-
woode A. Taffinder. present
chief Of staff of the command
er In chief of the L. s. fleet.
To succeed Rear Admiral New
ton.
AS the new commandment OF tn
New York naval district. Vice Ad
: miral Andrews will succeed Real
Admiral Clark H. Woodward, WHIT
. retires April l.
Knox announced that about Jan
, is. the command of submarines il
/. the scouting force will be given &
Capt. Thomas Withers. presen
head OF the naval torpedo station
at Newport. r. I. He will succee,
| Rear Admiral Wilhelm L. Friedell
who will report late in Februar.
TO take over the Mare Island nav,
yard.
Knox said that in naming
one of the three new COM
manders-in-chief as command
e er-in-chief of the entire fleet.
n he did so "in the interests of
uniformity and efficiency"
: Rear Admiral kimmel. who wi
assume the rank Of admiral. wi
prescribe standards and method
Z Of training. not only for all thre
:. fleets. but also for all other ses
:. going forces Of the navy" kno
/ said
e When two or more fleets al
n concentrated. or when they operai
:. in conjunction with each other, n
+ commsnder-in-ch will be p
i sponsible for joint operations
Knox said