The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-06
COL. K. B. BUSH
 CHIEF OF STAFF,
 WHITEH0R5E POST
New North west Service Command Officer Has
 Fine Record

WIFI EI1OIbtoG, .A., 4NON. o.T Col. K. B Bush of Quincy, H., has arrived in this Klondike region settlement to be Chief of Staff ot the Northwest Service Command which has recently been established by the American Army to operate the Alaskan Highway and other supply routes to the North Pacific area.
 Col. Bush brings to his new post widespread army experience, in- cluding service under fire in the first World War and administrative supervision of the Civilian Conser- vation Corps in the states of Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin for more than five years.
 Tn August of this year Col. Bush married Miss Ida Giltner of Par sons, Kansas, daughter of a pio- neer family in that state. Mrs. Bush is now at Parsons with her parents.
 Is Veteran
 Col Bush is 49 years old. He was born on May 4, 1893, in Dan- vile, III, but shortly afterwards his family moved to Quincy. There he grew up and attended school. He went to the University of Illinois at Urbana and was graduated in 1916 as a civil engineer. A year later Bush answered the call to the colors and went overseas with the 4th Infantry. He participated in six major engagements and came out with the rank of captain after 2l months of service in France. ! Following the War, Bush con- menced on career in the Regular Army which was to take him into all regions of the United States and across the globe. He served at Camp Funston, Camp Meade Plattsburg Barracks, and with the Adjutant Generals office in Wash ington, DC. He assisted in setting up the administrative machinery in the Adjutant Generals office for handling the soldiers bonus, and he served tour of duty in the Philippine Islands.
 In 1892 Bush was with the Sixth Corps Area headquarters in Chi cago, and when the CCC was or ganized a year later he was active in the undertaking. From April of 1883 until May of 1888 he had charge of Army activities in the CCC camps in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. During this period notable advances were made by the eco in conservation, reforestation and fire control Many miles of roads and trails were constructed in the three states.
 Served in California
 In 1888 Bush again joined the Adjutant Generals office in Wash ington, and during 1940 and 1s41 he was assistant to the War De- partment representative with the 1CCC. After serving at Fort Knox and Fort Benning as Adjutant General of the 1st Armored Corps ne went with that organization to the desert in Southern California l and assisted in the establishment of the Desert Training Center. 1 Tn July he was ordered to duty In the Adjutant Generals office in Washington, where he received his present assignment.
 | As Chief of Staff of the North west Service Command Bush has had supervision of the establish ment of the administrative machfn- tery for operating that organization The Command has been placed in charge Of all roads, railways. in- land waterways, pipe lines and other routes of transportation which serve Alaska. It controls all American Army projects in Vest ern Canada.
 Col. Bush's mother, Mrs. c. J. Bush, still lives in Cuincv I'll