Evening star., 1942-08-28
81 Marine Officers
Promoted for Special
Duty Assignments
New Lieutenant CoIoneIs
And Majors Listed;
D. 6. Men Included
Fy the Associated Press.

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Promotion of "a officers to higher
ranks for special duty has been an
nounced by the Marine Corps.
Among the officers, their new
ranks, usual addresses and special
assignments were.
Lieutenant colonels-Arthur P.
Crist, San Francisco. judge advocate,
general court marital, 18th Naval
District: Sidney N. Raynor, Pleasant
Ridge, Mich, director of publicity
bureau, supply depot, Philadelphia;
Peter Conachy, Miami, recruit de-
pot, Paris Island, S. c.; Ralph w.
Culpepper, Osceola, Ark, assistant
quartermaster, supply depot, Phila-
delphia; Eugene L. Mullaly, La
Jolla, Calf, commanding officer,
rifle range detachment. San Diego;
John r. McVey, Washington, dis
bursting officer, supply depot, Phila-
delphia; George l.. Hollett, ST..
Petersburg, Fla, Office of Judge Ad-
vocate General, Washington.
Also Clarence H. Yost, Lincoln,
Nebr., assistant quartermaster, sup
ply depot. Philadelphia; Carl S.
Schmidt, Hannibal. Mo, post pay
master, Paris Island: Harry w.
Gamble, Los Angeles, assistant
quartermaster, supply depot, San
Francisco; Maurice A. Willard,
Washington, Marine Corps allot-
ment officer. paymaster's depart
ment, Marine Headquarters: Frank
S. Flack, San Francisco. officer in
charge subsistence and con7ulissarv,
Paris Island; Raymond T. Presnell.
Blanchard, Idaho, range officer, New
River, N. c.
Majors-James A. Connor, Lex
ington, Tex, Commanding officer.
marine barracks, naval air station.
Corpus Christi, Tex; Robert Yowell
San Diego, commanding officer, ma
rine barracks, naval air depot, st.
Julien's Greek, Va; Francis C.
Gushing, San Diego, adjutant. re-
cruit depot, San Diego; Edward G.
Heufe, Los Angeles, quartermaster
rifle range, San Diego; James E.
Snow, Elkin. N. c., chief range
officer, San Diego; Earl C. Nicholas,
Brooklyn, N, Y range officer, San
Diego, Calf; William K. Snyder.
Lincoln, Nebr.. motor transport Off
Ger, marine barracks, naval air sta
ton, San Diego; Thomas A. Tighe,
Washington, officer in charge re-
cruiting district, Cleveland, Ohio.
Also John A Tebbs, Leesburg, Va,
officer in charge recruiting district.
st. Louis; William l.. Harding,
Wexahacllie, Tex. officer in charge
recruiting district. Minneapolis;
Daniel w. Bender, Jersey City, N. J..
marine corps public relations officer.
New York, Thomas j. KiIcourse
washington, base adiutant, marine
corps barracks, San Diego; John M.
Greer, Miami, officer in charge re-
cruitlng district, Raleigh, N. c.; Bap-
tiste Barthe, Oakland Calf. assist
ant paylnaster ID Marine Division:
Edward E. Mann, Mount Vernon.
N. Y, commanding officer. Marine
Barracks, Naval Air Station, Ala
media. Calf.
Also Albert E. Benson, San Fran
cisco, assistant personnel officer,
headquarters, Department of the
Pacific: Henry T. Nicholas, Louis
vile, KY, division post exchange
officer, lst Marine Division; Robert
l.. Skidmore, Sumter, S. c., acting
assistant quartermaster New River.
n. C.; William A. Hamilton, Mill
Valley, Calf. paynaster's DEPART
ment; Robert c. Orrison, San Diego,
Calf, Bureau Of Ordnance: and
Clyde c. Roberts, Anoka, Mimi.
officer in charge recruiting district,
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