Evening star., 1942-11-02
Gems. Frank Andrews
And Philip B. Fleming,
FWA Chief, Promoted
President Advances
Ten Brieordiers and
As CoIoneIs

President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated 10 brigadier generals for
promotion to major generals and
IS colonies for promotion to the
rank of brigadier general.
1t. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews,
who has held that rank by virtue of =
his command over the Panama
Canal Department and the Carib.
bean Defense Command, was nomi-
mated by the President to be q
temporary lieutenant general.
Gen. Andrews held the rank of
major general before being given
his present important command.
and officials explained that the
nomination was made SO that he
would have the rank of lieutenant
general wherever he is assigned.
Gen. Fleming Included.
One of the 10 newly-nominated
major generals Is Brig. Gen. Philip
B. Fleming, 55, administrator of
the Federal Works Agency. Gen.
Fleming, one of the outstanding
men in the Engineer Corps, has
been on various New Deal agencies.
He was assigned to duty first with
the Administrator of Public Works
in 1888, serving in that capacity to
1885, when he was given an assign
ment as District Engineer at East
port, Me.
After a year, Gen. Fleming was
transferred to Washington again as
co-ordinator of the Resettlement
Administration, then sent to st.
Paul, Mimi, as district engineer
and in October, 1899, came back
here as Administrator of the Wage
and Hour Division in the Labor
Department. His home is in Bur-
ington, Iowa.
Brig Gen. William o. Butler of
Marshall, Va, commander Of the
United States Air Forces in Alaska,
was another of the newly named
major generals.
Gen. Butler was assigned to Fort
Richardson, Alaska, March "a. He
has been in command of the air
forces which have been making re-
peated attacks on the Japanese in
the Aleutians since the Japs' occu-
patton. Before given his Alaskan
command, he was chief of staff of
the 4th Air Force at March Field,
Calf.
The other brigadier generals given
temporary major generalships are:
Donald Hillary Connolly, So, Of
Mort Mojave, Ariz., Corps OF Engi-
neerS.
Leroy Lutes, 50, coast artillery, Of
Cairo, Ill.
Troy Houston, Middleton, SO, in
fantry, of Hazelhurst, Miss. ..
John William Leonard, So, infan-
try, of Toledo, Ohio
Fred w. Miller, 81, infantry, Of
Manchester, Iowa.
Ralph c. Smith. 49, infantry. Of
South Omaha, Nebr.
James Kerr Grain, SO, engineers,
Hallettsville, Va.
William G. Livesay, At, infantry.
of Benton, Ill.
Gen. Andrews, who took promi-
nent part in the Armys prepared
ness program, was assigned to duty
as commander -of-the Panama De-
partment Air Force November ID,
1910. In September, 1941, he was
placed IN command of both the
Caribbean Defense Command and
the Panama Department.
The two commands were con-
solidated for defense purposes at
that time and. since the Air Force
was the predominating factor in
defense. Gen. Andrews, an out
standing airman, was placed in full
charge.
Served as Cavalry Officer.
A native of Nashville, Tenn. and
graduate of the Military Academy
in 1902, he served as a cavalry officer
early in his career. e
At the outbreak of the World War
he was transferred to the Signal
Corps for duty with the aviation
branch. He held important conn.,
mands at various fields and shortly
after the war served with the war
plans division of the general staff -
Gen. Andrews was ordered to Ger
many in August, 1920, where he :
served as air officer with the Amer r
lean Forces of Occupation until
June, 1922. After his return to this +.
country he held assignments in
Washington and in the field. -