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has a service reputation for getting
things done. During the time he
commanded the Atlantic Fleet in
the pre-war patrol against Axis sea
raiders, it was said that he always
kept his ships lone speech ahead of
the President"
Horne Head Special Stan.
It was understood that Admiral
Kings special staff for operations,
headed by Rear Admiral F. j. Horne,
may pave the way for further re-
organization that will give greater
power and prominence to the Navy's
air arm in the high councils. Ad-
miral King IS one of the few high
ranking officers who has qualified
mandS from 1929 until 1910 were
connected with the development of
Navy air strength and air bases.
Admiral Ghormley, relieved from
his assignment in Great Britain,
will go to sea after a period of tenn
porary duty in Washington, the
Nays announcement said.
An outstanding shift in the Army
reorganization was the selection OF
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, 4S,
as deputy chief of staff, second only
to Gen. Marshall. Gen. McNarney,
an air force off1cer, was a member
of the Roberts Commission which
Investigated the Pearl Harbor attack.
AS deputy chief of staff. Gen. Nc
Narney replaces two major generals,
Richard c. Moore and William Bry-
den. both 81 Their new assignments
were not announced.
In the remade high command,
modelled somewhat after the Ger
man, the general staff of 90 officers
will concern itself primarily with
major planning of military opera
tions, and with formulation Of poll
cies governing the Army" the War
Department said.
Duties of administering the Army
are assigned to commanders of the
ground forces. air forces, and serv-
ices Of supply, the three new main
groupings.
General Staff Assignments.
Aside from Gen. Marshall. the
general staff assignments announced
yesterday were:
Deputy chief Of staff-Maj. Gen.
McNarney.
Assistant chief of staff, personnel
Brig Gen. John H. Hilldring, 46
Assistant chief of staff, military
intelligence-Brig Gen. Raymond E
Lee, 55.
Acting assistant chief of staff,
plans and operations-Brig, Gen. H.
r. Bull. 40.
Acting assistant chief of staff,
supply-Col. Raymond G. Moses, So
Assistant chief of staff. war plans
division-Brig. Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, 81.
Secretary general staff-Col. ]. R.
Deane, As.
Assignments to the reorganized
ground forces. commanded by 1t.
Gen. Lesley J. McNair, announced
were:
Chief Of staff-Brig. Gen. Mark w.
Clark, As.
Deputy chief OF staff-Col. Floyd
L. Parks, 46.
Assistant chief of staff-Col. Alex
ander R. Boiling, 46.
Assistant chief of staff-Col. J. 7.
Duke, 48.
Assistant chief of staf1-Col. Lloyd
D. Brown, 49.
Assistant chief of staff-Col. Will
lard S. Paul, 48.
Assignments announced for the
Army air forces, commanded by 1t
Gen. H. H. Arnold, were:
Chief of the air staff-Maj. Gen.
Millard F. Harmon, 54.
Deputy chief of Staff-Brig. Gen.
Laurence S. Kuter, 81.
Assistant chief of staff-Col. F..
Trubee Dawson, 46.
Assistant chief of staff-Col. Rob-
ert L. Walsh, 48.
Assistant chief Of staff-Col. Hoyt
S. Vandenberg. 43.
Assistant chief of staff-Col
Thomas j. Hanley. jr.. 48.
Assistant chief of staf1-Lt. Col.
Howard A. Craig. "A.
Assignments announced for the
headquarters personnel of the serv-
ices of supply, headed by Maj Gen.