Evening star., 1942-12-15
Native Of District.
Among !! Six Captains
Named asAdmira|s
Robert IA. Griffin
Advanced; Coptoineies
Given Is Commanders

President Roosevelt today nomin-
ated six Navy captains, three with
long experience in Naval aviation,
for promotion to rear admirals and
Is commanders to be captains. One
Is District native.
The captains, several Of whom
have held the temporary rank Of
rear admiral, are Robert Grimm,
Marc A. MitScher, Charles A. Pown-
all, Walden l.. Ainsworth, Francis
w. Rockwell and Daniel E. Barley.
The commanders named for pro-
motion are John Wilkes, Homer l..
Grosskopf. Thomas D. Warner, I.
N. Kiland, Homer N. Wallin, Harold
B. Sallada, Walter c. Calhoun, Allen
I. Price. Thomas R. Cooley, Guy w.
Clark, John v. Murphy, William j.
Malone, John D. Crecca, William C.
Wade. Lawrence B. Richardson,
Frank r. Dodge, Owen e. Grimm,
Thomas B. Inglis, Earl E. Stone,
Clifton A. F. Sprague, Joseph j.
Clark, Albert M. Bledsoe. Wilbur M
Lockhart, Christopher G. Miller, and
Harry -. douman.
Appointed From Virginia.
Capt. Griffin, a native OF Wash
ington, who lives at 1915 Thirtieth
street NV. was appointed to the
Naval Academy from Virginia. For
World War service in protecting
conveys from submarines he received
the Navy Cross.
He has been attached to the naval
headquarters in London, the Bureau
of Aeronautics at the time of its or
ganization in 1921 and also at that
time did additional duty as aide to
the White House.
After commanding the U. S. S.
Marcus, he returned to duty in the
once of Naval Operations, later
completing the Naval War College
course. He now is attached again to
the ONCE Of Naval Operations.
Capt. Pownall was born October
4, 1887, at Atglen, Pa, and was ap-
pointed to the Naval Academy in
1905. For distinguished World War
service on the staff Of Admiral w. S.
Simms in European waters he re-
ceived the Navy Cross.
He has been feet athletic oficer
of the Asiatic Fleet and aide to the
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
leaving that post in 1925 for instruc-
ton at the Naval Air Station, Pen
sacola, Fla. He fitted out the car
rier Saratoga and later was on the
staff Of the commander Of aircraft
squadrons Of the battle feet. He
was executive offlcer Of the carrier
Ranger and later attached to the
Aircraft Base Force and the Bureau
Of Aeronautics OF the Navy Depart
ment. Following a command OF the
carrier Enterprise, he was sent to be
commanding omcer Of the Naval Air
Station at the Naval Operating
Base, Norfolk, Va. His home Is IN
Tyrone, Pa.
In Air Branch rs Years.
Capt. Mitscher, who now holds
sea command, is a native Of Wis
consin and also was appointed to
the Naval Academy in 1905. He has
Been on duty with naval aviation
since 1915 and in 1919 was a mem
ber of the crew OF the seaplane
NC-l when 1t made the first
transatlantic night. For his part
in that feat he received the Navy
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He was in command Of the Naval
Air Station, Anacostia. D. c., from
1921 to 1922, later was attached to
the carriers Langley and Saratoga,
and became the executive officer of
the Langley, which as q converted
seaplane tender was sunk of Java
early this year. After several other
air commands he became assistant
chief of the Bureau OF Aeronautics
IN 1899. He went to sea May %,
l941. Capt. Mitscher lives in Okla
homa City.
Capt. Barley. native Of Port
land, Greg. came to the Naval
Academy from that State in 1908.
He saw duty with American forces
In Europe in 1918, and later was
oort officer at Cardiff, Wales. Fol-
lowing that duty he Joined the head
quarters STAN at London, later be-
coming aide to the commander OF
United States Naval Forces in Tur-
kish waters.
From June, 1923. until June. 1881,
he was aide to the superintendent
at the Naval Academy. His usual
residence is Portland, Greg.
Native Of District.
FAINT Rockwell. who was In COM
mand Of the 18th Naval District and
Navy Yard, Cavite, Philippine
Islands, during the Japanese invasion
last December, received the Dis
tineuished Service Medal from the
Navy and the Silver Star Medal
from the War Department for
leadership and judgment against
the enemy.
He was born in Connecticut and
appointed to the Naval Academy IN
1904. For World War services In
patrolling he won the Navy Cross
and later served at Brest. France.
He has been an instructor on two
occasions at the Naval Academy
and later was assistant budget Of
ficer Of the Navy Department.
Capt. Rockwell, who now has a
sea command. makes his home at
Annapolis. Md.
Capt. Ainsworth. who now has a
command at sea, was born Novem-
Der 10, 1886, at Minneapolis, Mimi,
and appointed to the Naval Acad-
emy in 1906. Following several
assignments at sea, he went on
duty in the office Of the naval in
spector of ordnance at the Charles
town (W. va0 plant Of the Naval
Ordnance Bureau.
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