Evening star., 1942-01-01
5750ificers Raised
To Temporary Grade
OF Co|one|s
List Clears Way for
Setting Up Wartime
Promotion Policy

A final list Of SIS Regular Army
lieutenant colonies who have been
promoted to the temporary grade
of colonel was announced by the
War Department yesterday pre-
paratory to putting its recently au-
thorized wartime promotion policy
into actual operation.
Included on the list were 20 off,
GERS who gave Washington and
vicinity their home address and "a
others whose homes are in Maryland
and Virginia. A number Of the
newly promoted colonies are now
engaged in action in the Philippines
and some others are in Hawaii.
Several Of the officers connected
with the Public Relations Bureau OF
the War Department have been
promoted to full temporary colonies
Stanley J. Grogan, chief Of the press
section, Is one Ralph B. Lovett
executive officer Of the Public Re-
lations Bureau, and r. Earnest
Dupuy Of the planning and liaison
section also were on the list.
One of the Washingtonians
Robert Olds, is director of the
Ferrying Command, which pilots
airplanes from factories to coastal
ports of debarkation,
Majors Slated for Promotion.
The promotion of the 575 officers,
the War Department said, equalizes
rank and responsibility and gives
them their mobilization rank as con-
templated by regulations. 1t is
understood there are number OF
Regular Army majors also due soon
for advancement in rank, officers
who already have been selected.
The new promotion policy will
apply uniformly to all grades Of
officers. including Regulars, Reserves
and National Guard. Promotion
under the new system will be on
recommendation of commanders In
the field on strictly merit basis.
In addition to the promotions an
founced yesterday. approximately
$50 selected captains and 1920 Sc
lected first Ieutenants, all of the
Medical Corps, will be advanced to
the next higher grade to fill vacan-
cies. Most Of them are Reserve
and National Guard officers.
The new colonies from Washing
ton and vicinity are:
Klbler. Franklin A. Mckinley
Leioer' Paul E. Edward B.
E5aW Most' W,lllsm Er.hsnn r oBsien; Walter P.
mend l. Hsyes, Wo;cott Wtott P.
BACK, Percy q. Hinwood. Joseph H.
0ulntard, Alex Hardy, Roswell E
anger 8 HorEan, George A.
xrsile, Rene Z Sadler, Percy L.
5yoe; rTeoerlck W. Klein. John A.
James p. Tydings william L.
Stron, Donald 4. Harmeling, Henry
Muson' John II. Richmond. Adam
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From Maryland and Virginia:
John l.. Mckee. Richmond, Va:
Paul H. Morris, Spring Hill Md;
Carl w. Connell. Leesburg. Va:
Charles H. Chambers. Woodford.
Va; Alexander M. Owens, Baiti-
more: Fenton G. Epling. Norfolk,
Va; Maximilian Clay. BrookneaI.
Va: Richard H Ballard, Baltimore.
Md; Douglas M. Griggs. Hampton.
Va: Edwin B. Crsbill, Gelax, Va;
George D. Wiltshire. Lexington, Va;
Fenton S. Jacobs, Gordonsville, Va;
David L. Ruffner, Lexington, Va;
Oliver B. Bucher. Bridgewater. Va;
Clarence A. Martin, Accomac, Va:
Lloyd S. Partridge, Portsmouth. Va:
Herbert L. Earnest, Richmond, Va:
Thomas j. Belts, Baltimore. Md;
Harold s. Wright, Bowling Green,
Va; John Nash. Norfolk. Va:
Charles F. Johnson, Beaverdam,
va; Lewis A. Pick. Lynchburg, Va;
John H. Church, Frederick, Nd. and
William B. Yancey, Harrisonburg,
Va. o.